Research Guides: Industry Research: Trade Groups & Publications

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ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest)
This database is one of our most-comprehensive resources for finding scholarly articles. Limit results by trade publications in the sidebar.
Business Source Ultimate (EBSCO)
This database is a comprehensive source for materials on all business topics, and includes company profiles. Limit results by trade publications in the sidebar.
Factiva
This resource features full-text articles from major world business and financial news sources, company reports, and financial market information.
D&B Hoovers
In-depth company profiles on international companies, including key executives and detailed financial information. Covers large companies and their foreign parents and subsidiaries. Resource previously known as OneSource.
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You can search the Internet for relevant trade associations.

Often this is as simple as typing the name of the industry and "trade association" into a search engine.
Industry profiles in IBISWorld list major trade associations and their websites.
Many trade associations will have industry information, statistics and reports available through their websites.
You might find this sort of information on website tabs with names like research, resources, or publications.