Research Guides: Arts Business Plan Research: International Entrepreneurship

Statistical Resources

Statista This link opens in a new window
Statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources.
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City Population
Population statistics for countries, administrative divisions, cities, urban areas and agglomerations. Look for links to official city websites and other resources.
Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe
Find information by theme or by country. Includes statistics on economic impact, markets, employment, funding.

International News

You can read some news just from the papers' free websites. But if you run into a page asking you to pay, DON'T PAY! Use one of the subscription options below.

You may also want to access SMU's subscription to the New York Times, including its international pages.

Access World News Research Collection This link opens in a new window
Look for the map search to filter results by country.
PressReader This link opens in a new window
Recent news, only from within the last 90 days, for newspapers and magazines around the world.
Factiva This link opens in a new window
Another good source for searching across international newspapers. To find news coverage in a specific region, select the blue arrow next to the Regions tab and click the country name (to add it to search. Or, use the Source tab and add specific newspapers from that country. Add any other criteria to focus your search. **You MUST use AND or OR between each search word/command in this database.**
View the Finding News and Company Searching tutorials for more insights.

New York Times
Type and select "Southern Methodist University” in the box. Follow the instructions based on whether you are on-campus or off-campus. Already have an account? Use the direct log in.

Other Recommended Resources

International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies
Use this directory to find the relevant arts organizations for the area you are interested in. From those organizations, you may find statistics, programs and grants, and more.
Encyclopedia of Associations: International Organizations
This is a directory of organizations that may have information like statistics, events, industry directories, and more. Us the "Search Within" option to search by keyword, and limit by country.

Passport This link opens in a new window
Business information on industries, countries, and consumers. Use this for projects on consumer goods and services. Also look for the city reports.
Restricted to only current SMU students, faculty & staff.
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Mintel Reports This link opens in a new window
Market research reports that mainly focus on U.S. but selected is included for other areas of the world - with an emphasis on Western Europe.
Restricted to only current SMU students, faculty & staff.
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Search Strategies

Use country codes, regional search engines, or search terms in that language. Example Google search for dance schools in Lleida, Catalonia: escoles de ball site:.cat Lleida
For demographics and other statistics, a good place to look is the governmental agencies.
For regional arts activity, start with the national arts agency, which you can find through this directory or through an Internet search. You may find out about specific projects that have been funded.
Look for blogs where people might post about local activity.
You might also find out about cultural activity on individual cities' websites.

Arts Business Plan Research: International Entrepreneurship

Statistical Resources

International News

Other Recommended Resources

Search Strategies

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