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Read actual business plans from entrepreneurs.

Read articles from business journals, research companies and industries, and find SWOT analyses, case studies and market research reports.

Note: MDDI has been discontinued by the parent company and incorporated into Mergent Intellect, available from home with your Schaumburg Library card. Find information on public and privately held companies around the world, including executive contacts and sales data.

Find contact information, ad rates and circulation/listener/viewer data for radio and TV stations and print media.

Find nonprofit membership organizations throughout the U.S., including trade associations, cultural and educational organizations, professional societies and more.

Find extensive industry research, including profiles and forecasts with employment and earnings data.

Access historical annual reports as early as 1925.

Private and public U.S and international business data, industry news, facts and figures, executive contact information and industry profiles. 

Search detailed information on international publicly traded companies searchable by country, industry group and international exchange.

Access historical stock prices and up-to-date financial data on mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, returns, reports and ratings.

Search contact and descriptive information on publishers and distributors.

Search business and residential listings, including consumer demographics. Build company lists according to location, industry, number of employees, sales volume and more.

Read full-text articles in business publications, including Crain's Chicago Business.

Find investment management tools to help make informed decisions with current and historical market data.

Search financial strength ratings and financial planning tools covering insurance, banks, mutual funds and stocks. Use the Medigap tool for a customized guide to Medicare supplement insurance.