> Return to the #105 Newsletter Interested in VC funding and want to know which firms invest in your sector, at your financing stage, and in your geographical location? The Library offers several sources that offer this kind of information: Capital IQ: Go to Capital IQ. On the menu, click on “Markets” and then “Deal Screener.” Under “Targeting,” click on “Find Buyers and Investors” and make your selections to find VCs…
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Identify Market Potential
> Return to the #104 Newsletter Interested in understanding the business environment or do you need to expand your company or introduce a new product? Market Insights, a Statista tool, provides you with easy-to-use data on over 1,000 markets and industries to identify market potential. Go to Statista, click on Insights from the upper bar menu and then on “Explore Market Insights”. You can either type the market of your choice…
Factiva Suggested Reading
> Return to the #103 Newsletter Suggested Reading feeds are a Factiva feature designed to enhance your industry research. These feeds include top articles published about more than 30 industries, as determined by an automatic filtering process monitored by Dow Jones Factiva editorial staff. Each weekly feed features an average of 25 to 30 articles from Factiva sources including news, commentary, analysis, overviews, profiles, and trend stories. To access Suggested Reading…
Idea Generation
> Return to the #102 Newsletter Are you looking for a specific type of security but can’t find it using standard screening tools? Consider exploring Capital IQ’s “Idea Generation” screens. Capital IQ offers pre-constructed screens designed to identify specific securities or indexes based on complex criteria not easily captured by simple screening. For instance, the SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Companies) “Idea Generation” screen filters for business descriptions, industry classifications, and company…
Consumer Lifestyles
> Return to the #101 Newsletter Are you interested in understanding the state of the market and exploring future opportunities? Go to Passport, click on the “Consumers” tab in the horizontal navigation menu, and then select “Lifestyles”. In the “Explore Analysis” section, use the filters to define your search criteria, such as reports by industry, category, geography, or type. You will find in-depth analyses on megatrends, consumer values and behaviors, and…