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Vault (formerly FirstHand) no longer requires individual registration

Vault (formerly FirstHand) has upgraded their platform to simplify access.  You may now log in with your Emory NetID and password, with no additional registration steps required! This new platform includes all the Vault career guides and company rankings that were previously available in FirstHand. Vault Guides are under “Guides” Vault Rankings are under “Careers” Read More …

Euromonitor Passport: Expanded Access to Global Consumer, Industry and Economic Analysis and Data

Over the summer, the Goizueta Business Library expanded content access on Euromonitor’s Passport database.  Euromonitor, a global market research firm, combines global expertise with local insights from analysts for over 100 countries around the world, it helps corporate clients anticipate industry, economic, and consumer trends and figure out how to best navigate and lead disruptive Read More …

Marketline Database is Upgraded to GlobalData Explorer

If you are familiar with the Goizueta Business Library’s Marketline database, you know it is a go-to resource for company SWOT analysis, industry profiles that include a Porter 5 Forces section, and country PESTLE reports. In May 2023, the library upgraded Marketline to a new database, GlobalData Explorer. You may have already used one of Read More …

GBL Shorts: Library Questionary with Julia Andrle

Stephen Colbert’s Colbert Questionert has nothing on the business librarians when it comes to asking just the right questions to learn things about our Goizueta community that we never knew before! We are continuing our video series, GBL Shorts: Library Questionary with Julia Andrle. Check it out! Want more GBL Shorts? GBL Shorts: Favorite Business Books with Read More …

This Day in Business History: Netflix Founded

August 29 1997: Netflix was founded in Los Gatos, CA. They mailed DVDs in little red envelopes, with a huge collection of movies and tv shows to choose from.  Ten years later, in 2007, Netflix started offering subscribers the option to stream movies online.  Sources: 6 Famous Companies That Launched in Summer (so Don’t Take Time Read More …

Refinitiv’s New Learning Centre

Refinitiv has recently launched a new Learning Centre, where it is housing the following content: Guided Learning – Explore a curated selection of topics for the Investment Banking community, including Market Data, Asset Management, Wealth Management, and Risk & Compliance. This section includes both on-demand and instructor-led learning sessions. Enroll in Classes – Hundreds of Read More …

This Day in Business History: Best Buy Celebrates its Golden Anniversary

August 22, 1966: In St. Paul, Minnesota, a small store called Sound of Music opened its doors to customers in late August of 1966. Fifty years later, Best Buy (the company changed its name in 1983) is a multinational retailer with nearly $40 billion in annual revenue. Source: Company Website Read more from the Goizueta Read More …

Financial Platforms: Training and Certifications

The Goizueta Business Library licenses several Wall Street financial platforms: Bloomberg, Refinitiv EIKON, FactSet, and Pitchbook. Each offers various options for learning to use the platform, understanding more about topics (e.g. equities, fixed income) and most include courses for which you can earn certificates. Below is relevant information and links for each platform Bloomberg Bloomberg Read More …

This Day in Business History: Happy Birthday Otis Elevator!

August 3, 1811: It’s the birthday of Elisha Graves Otis, born 205 years ago in Halifax, Vt. who found his inspiration while working in a Yonkers, N.Y., factory that needed to move heavy equipment to its upper floor. Using a hoist came with the risk of equipment crashing to the ground if the cable broke, so Read More …

This Day in Business History: Happy Birthday, Milton Friedman!

July 31, 1912: Milton Friedman is born in Brooklyn, NY. Friedman, winner of the 1976 Nobel Prize for Economics, is best known for his scholarship on the free market economy and monetary policy, namely the quantity theory of money which states that the amount of money in circulation has a direct and proportional relationship to prices. Sources: Milton Friedman: A Read More …