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Entrepreneurship -- Prof. Hmaddi
RESEARCH
MARKET & INDUSTRY
PROFESSOR SARAH COHN
HEAD OF REFERENCE
September 16, 2025
Agenda
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Types of Sources
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Open Data
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Library Resources
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Getting Help
Types of Sources
(and where to find them)
- Government or Non-profit data sources
- Raw or interpreted data
- Consumer/target market demographics
- Problem numbers
- Industry & Market reports
- Broad overviews, trends
- Key starting point
- Trade publications
- What is happening within a field
- Current trends, practices, problems
- News
- Public perception of a problem or solution
- Interviews with people outside of your circles
- Academic/Scholarly/Peer Reviewed Literature
- Theory, deep engagement, case studies
Open web & Library databases
Library databases
Library databases
Open web & Library databases
Library databases
Governmental Open Data
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census.gov
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Topics-->business & economy
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bls.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
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data.gov
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data.ny.gov
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opendata.cityofnewyork.us
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communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov
United States
New York City & State
Library Resources
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Business: Insights
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International & US market, industry & company reports
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SWOT analyses
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NAICS searching
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Scholarly, trade, & news articles
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Business Source Complete
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Scholarly business journal articles
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Market & industry reports
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- Economist
- New York Times
- Wall Street Journal
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Nexis Uni/LexisNexis Academic
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News & business
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Regional Business News
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US & international business news
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Social Explorer
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Interactive demographic data in the United States, 1790-2023
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Datasets available in tables or maps
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Getting Help
Professor Sarah Cohn
Head of Reference
scohn@ccny.cuny.edu
Reference Desk: Cohen Library
Monday-Thursday 10am-7pm
Friday 10am-2pm
library.ccny.cuny.edu
