Created for an Organizational / Human Resource course (BBUS) at Thompson River's University, this guide is embedded into the research guide in support of student learning outcomes. http://libguides.tru.ca/BBUS3810.

1. Follow these short five steps to locate company reports and profiles using EBSCO’s database, Business Source Complete.
From the library web page http://www.tru.ca/library/ , click on Article Databases*.
*When off-campus, you will be required to authenticate yourself as a TRU library resource user. See http://www.tru.ca/library/proxy.html
From the drop down menu, choose Business Source Complete.
In Business Source Complete, click on More, then Company Profiles from the drop down menu.
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2. Enter the name of your company, click Browse, then open PDF MarketLine Report.
Report provides :
SWOT analysis Competitors
Company overview Key facts
Business description History
Key employees and biographies Products and services
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3. From this PDF reader you can:
• Download the PDF
• Find citation format
• Export to RefWorks
Create your own EBSCO account so you can save articles into folders, save searches, and set alert
notifications . From the top navigation bar, click Sign In, and complete the registration form. Use a
personal email account (Hotmail, Gmail, etc. and NOT your TRU nor a service providers (Rogers, Shaw,
Telus). Sign in every time you use an EBSCO database.
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