This guide is designed to help you get started with the research and resources you’ll need for Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship. Here, you’ll find tools to explore industries, discover innovative solutions to real-world problems, and strengthen your entrepreneurial skills. Whether you’re researching markets, finding background information, or exploring career pathways, this guide will connect you to key library databases, books, and other resources that can support your assignments and ideas.
Are you a new student to LMU?
To learn about the library, start with our Library How-to Videos or connect with your business librarian through Research Consultation.
What are some of the library services?
Visit the Student Services page to learn more about borrowing materials, research assistance, spaces, technology, and more.
Where can I locate specific business journals or business databases?
Use the A-Z Databases list to browse or search all of the business research tools we subscribe to.
Use the Journal Search search engine to search for specific journal titles. Use BrowZine to connect to our business digital journal collection.
Can I suggesting a purchase?
Head to the Suggest a Purchase form and make a request.
If our library doesn't have a book or journal article could I request it from another library?
Go to the Borrow from Another Library site and learn about Link+ and ILLiad.
Subjects: Business, Communication Studies, Careers & Graduate Study
Description: Modules to practice professional business skills to transition from campus to the workplace. Topics include: data analytics; entrepreneurship; leadership; organizational communication; professionalism.
Contents: Trade/Professional Articles
Subjects: Business, Economics, Entrepreneurship
Description: Research database containing a collection of industry market research and industry risk ratings on over 1300 U.S. industries.
Contents: Industry Reports; Industry Ratios; Market Share Reports
Subjects: Business
Description: Research and compare companies and industries using industry rankings, company profiles, market share data, investment reports, charts, and graphs.
Contents: Trade/Professional Articles; Company Reports; Financials; Industry Ratios; Industry Reports
Subjects: Business
Description: The Mintel Academic database provides in-depth reports that analyze market size and segmentation, consumer attitudes and marketing strategies relative to hundreds of consumer products in the United States.
Contents: Company Reports; Financials; Industry Ratios; Industry Reports; Statistics/Datasets
For years, the William H. Hannon Library has provided access to the New York Times through databases like U.S. Major Dailies, via ProQuest, and Nexis Uni; but these platforms are optimized for academic research rather than casual reading. We are proud to announce that we now additionally provide access to the consumer edition of the New York Times online, via nytimes.com, for current LMU students, faculty, and staff.
If you already set up access to NYTimes online (previously provided by ASLMU), then there is nothing you need to do. Your access should continue uninterrupted. If you are a new user, register at accessnyt.com. Once registered, faculty and staff have four years of full account access, after which they must re-authenticate. Students have access until Dec. 31 of the graduation year they choose.
Whether you’re writing a paper or planning for the weekend ahead, discover original, quality journalism that helps you understand the world – and make the most of every part of life.
Subjects: Art, Business, Finance, History, Religion, Science, Technology, Sports, Political Science, Sports Science, Music, Entertainment, Film, Archeology
Description: Flipster is a digital magazine subscription platform for libraries that allows users to read magazines on their computers, tablets, or phones. This platform offers access to a variety of popular titles, such as Forbes, Time Magazine, Rolling Stones, Sports Illustrated, Bloomberg Businessweek and more.
Contents: Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journal Articles