Market research - MAR 2011 - Clark (Dale Mabry) - LibGuides at Hillsborough Community College

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Market research and competitive analysis (Small Business Administration)
From the U.S. Small Business Administration. "Market research helps you find customers for your business. Competitive analysis helps you make your business unique. Combine them to find a competitive advantage for your small business."

Entrepreneurship (Gale)
HCC login. Covers all major areas of starting, operating and maintaining a business, from financing and marketing to accounting, taxes and more. PRO TIP: Scroll to browse topics.

Business (Gale)
HCC Login. Company performance and activity, industry events and trends, management, economics and politics. Research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings.
Business Source Complete (EBSCO)
HCC login. Articles from journals and other periodicals in all business disciplines.

New York Times - Current (Gale)
National and international news, opinion, and commentary; published in a national and a New York metropolitan edition. Includes business and finance news. Covers January 1, 1985 - Current.
America's News (Newsbank)
Full-text articles from printed and online newspapers, blogs, journals, newswires, broadcast transcripts and videos...on topics such as business, politics, health, sports, cultural activities and people.
Florida News Sources (NewsBank)
Search major Florida newspapers, including Tampa Bay Times (formerly the St. Petersburg Times), The Tampa Tribune, and others.

Additional databases for your research are available at other local libraries.