Business Resources

This database from Proquest includes industry reports, U.S. and international academic journals, trade publications, magazines and newspapers covering business and economic conditions, corporate strategies, management techniques and product information. Contains reports on industries and markets from D&B First Research and Business Monitor International (BMI); ProQuest Business Dissertations and Theses; country reports from Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and Oxford Economics ; business credit scores from Experian Commercial Risk Database; Financial Times full-text archive (with 1-month embargo).

Makes it faster and easier to find new business and employment opportunities, conduct market research, generate sales leads and demographics profiles. Provides information about 30 million business & executive profiles and 240 million residents using data available from public records.

This e-resource from Gale includes in-depth company and industry profiles, interactive live charts for economic and business indicators, detailed country profiles, investment research/brokerage reports and many business articles. Contains Plunkett industry reports; SWOT analysis reports for 1,000 top companies from Global Markets Direct; company histories from International Directory of Company Histories; small set of business cases.

Contains hundreds of actual business plans created by entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses. This business plan collection from Gale provides examples of how to structure and compose business plans.

This e-resource from EBSCO is an essential online archive covering all disciplines of business, including management, marketing, accounting, banking, finance and more. Contains full-text archive of business-related journals, magazines and trade publications, including full-text archive of Harvard Business Review since 1922, Bloomberg BusinessWeek and Entrepreneur magazines. Contains U.S. Industry & Market report series from Barnes Reports and Market Line company profiles.

This collection of digitized reference books covers all subjects and levels of study, and includes Gale Encyclopedia of Management and Macmillan Encyclopedia of Business and Finance.

Provides a wide selection of state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms across the most popular legal areas, including incorporation, lease agreements, sale of business, etc. Also included is a comprehensive attorney state directory and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in laymen's language.

An online learning platform with progressive levels of coursework for building technology, business, and creative skills.

A comprehensive collection of popular full-text magazines and journals, reference books, documents and videos, covering almost every interest and subject, including business and personal finance.

Contains hundreds of thousands of reports covering over 100 countries and industries. Included in FCPL's subscription are Corporate Manual Collection from Moody's, Hoover’s company report collection and D&B First Research industry report collection to name just a few. Available at the library only.

Features a deep collection of company and industry data from Mergent, Moody's and Dun & Bradstreet, perfect for collecting business intelligence. Includes data on millions of public and private U.S and international companies, executive contact information, First Research industry reports; residential data from Dun & Bradstreet; community demographics and Claritas Prizm consumer profiles.

The Investment Research Center provides information and analysis on companies and stocks, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and markets, with data, articles, sector and industry reports, videos, and other tools to help plan a portfolio, and learn new investing strategies and skills.

This vast collection of digital ebooks and eAudio now includes digital magazines (formerly provided by RBDigital). The selection available through FCPL includes The Economist, Inc., Kiplinger’s Personal Finance and Entrepreneur magazines. Access is provided via Libby or Overdrive apps. This service is sponsored by the Library of Virginia.

Offers 100+ self-paced free online courses on business and entrepreneurship, including sales and operations management, accounting and finance. Free registration is required.

Provides contact information for headquarters, subsidiaries, branches, and executives of multinational companies, both American firms operating in foreign countries and foreign firms operating in the United States, alongside job postings and announcements of impending mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and spinoffs, buyouts, etc.

Includes full-text archive of Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune, going back to 1985.

Offers unbiased research and analysis across multiple financial asset classes, with surveys, ratings, evaluations, and recommendations of mutual funds, emerging growth stocks, options (including long-term equity anticipation securities, or LEAPS), convertibles, and more, for the beginning or veteran investor.

This database from Proquest provides access to the content from thousands of magazines, newspapers, journals, dissertations, market reports and other documents on various subjects, including nonprofit sector.

A searchable database of private, corporate and government grant makers. Contains data on foundation’s application process, recently awarded grants, the number and dollar amount of grants made each year, geographic focus, specified areas of interest, contact information, and more. Normally, the library provides on-site only access to the FDO Professional at three grant centers located at Reston, Sherwood and Tysons-Pimmit Regional Libraries. During the Covid-19 pandemics, the database publisher Candid authorized temporary remote access to the scaled-down version of the database, FDO Essential, providing free day passes once a month.

This e-resource includes digital versions of Gale Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S. and National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations. Data can be searched by organization's name, subject category, state, etc.

A comprehensive collection of popular full-text magazines and journals, reference books, documents and videos, covering almost every interest and subject, including business and nonprofit sector.

Provides access to the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and Chicago Tribune, with content updated every morning, and archives back to 1985.