MBA 215.1: Business Strategies for Emerging Markets

Look here for information about the governments, economies, and peoples of countries around the world.

• Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Country Reports and Profiles
  Indexes studies that provide analysis and forecasts of the political, economic, and business environments in more than 180 countries. Annual profiles are updated by quarterly reports.
  
• Europa World
  Provides political and economic information on over 250 countries and territories, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. A useful source of statistics on area and population, health and welfare, agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, industry, finance, external trade, transport, tourism, communications media, and education.
  

• ISI Emerging Markets
  Indexes over 15,000 local and international sources from more than 83 emerging markets in Asia, Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe. Features news articles, company data, financial statements, industry analyses, equity quotes, macroeconomic statistics, and market-specific information.
  

Start here for questions about international trade and economic data.  For more information please also see Doe Library's International Statistics guide.

Top Resources

Global Financial Database All manner of stock and economic data.

Lexis-Nexis Statistical Statistics from governments, non-governmental agencies, United Nations agencies, regulatory agencies, as well as trade and professional associations. For reports and data not available electronically: record numbers prefixed with SRI are on microfiche and are filed in cabinets across from the Reference Desk in Long Library, while those that are prefixed with ISS and ASI are housed at in Doe Library.

UN statistical databases One-stop interface for statistical data and publications from various UN agencies.

Further Resources

Business & Industry  Market sizes and other data from industry publications.  Click on Advanced Search and check the TableBase box for best results.

Eurostat European Economic, social, business, and environmental data for the European Union and its member states, as well as major trade partners. The economy (national accounts, prices and wages, balance of payments, international trade in goods, environment, science and technology, sectors and enterprises (business structures at a glance, industry and construction, distributive trade, financial markets, transport, tourism, energy), and agriculture, forestry, and fisheries. Appendixes include a glossary, geonomenclature, classification of economic activities, classification of commodities, and a list of abbreviations and acronyms.

International Financial Statistics (IFS) By the International Monetary Fund. Monthly, quarterly, and annual statistics going back to 1948. Primarily dealing with banking, finance, and money statistics in a time series, it also includes population, economic/financial, income, GDP, production, consumption, government expenditures, export/import, balance of payments, etc. for IMF member countries.

SourceOECD One-stop source for OECD publications.

UN Comtrade Commodity trade statistics, UNCTAD publishes a number of statistics, including a new one on world trade in creative products and reports on world trade and industries.

World Bank Reports and World Development Indicators Social, environmental and economic development statistics and reports.

This category includes ready-made market research reports.  The content of these will vary, but most should include:

• Market size
• Market share
• Market segments
• Major players
• Analysis and Forecasts

For a complete list of Market Research databases Berkeley subscribes to, go to the Business Library's Databases by Subject page and choose "Market Research." 

• IBIS World Industry Market Research
  Provides 25-30 page research reports on hundreds of U.S. and Chinese industries.
  
• Mintel Reports
  Provides market research reports on consumer industries. Note: Requires creation of a personal account by each user.
  
• eMarketer
  Provides market research on the e-commerce, online media, and internet marketing industries
  
• Business Monitor Online
  Provides quarterly, updated market forecast reports on 14 industry sectors in 55 countries.
  

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• ABYZ News Links
  A portal to online news sources from around the world.
  
• Access World News
  Provides full-text information and perspectives from over 600 U.S. and over 700 international sources.
  
• Business and Industry Database
  Covers almost 1000 major U.S. and international trade journals, general business publications, and national & regional newspapers and newsletters.
  
• Factiva
  Provides general and business news and information from more than 9,000 sources in 22 languages.
  
• LexisNexis Academic
  Includes over 6,000 individual titles of international, national and local newspapers and wire services and much more.
  

Books

Business Plans Handbook : A Compilation of Actual Business Plans Developed by Small Business Throughout North America
HD62.7 .B865 Reference

The entrepreneur's information sourcebook : charting the path to small business success / Susan C. Awe.
HD62.5 .A96 2006
Table of contents

The Business library has a large collection of books on this subject.  Search OskiCat for subject: "new business enterprises planning" or "proposal writing for business" or "entrepreneurship" for locating more books that describe in detail how to write a business plan.

Websites

General Resources for Entrepreneurs
A collection of recommended resources from the Lester Center. Find titles from the reading list by searching OskiCat.

Write a Business Plan
U.S. Small Business Administration
A set of free resources to help entrepreneurs develop a business plan.

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