- Do you need information about a publicly traded U.S. company?
- Do you need names, addresses, phone numbers and company profile information?
- Do you need company or research reports about a company?
- Do you need information about a private company?
- Do you need information about an international company?
- Do you need financial ratios?
- Do you need company news?
- Do you need information on Corporate Affiliations/Families?
- Do you need Investment Reports?
If you don't have a clue where to look, try:
- The Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources
HF 5353 E52 located at the PCL Information and Research Help Desk can be an good place to start. This resource lists information sources on business topics, including industry information. It can point you to directories, bibliographies, indexing and abstracting services, encyclopedias, dictionaries, statistical sources, trade associations and many other valuable places to start your search.or try these databases:
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- International directory of company histories.
HD 2721 I63 PCL Reference Business Services - Company
- Mergent's (formerly Moody's) Manuals - PCL Reference Business Services - Finance
- Industrial Manual HG 4961 M65
- Bank and Finance Manual HG 4961 M7237
- OTC Industrial Manual HG 4961 M68
- OTC Unlisted Manual HG 4961 M74
- Transportation Manual HG 4971 M7245
- Public Utility Manual HG 4961 M67
- Standard & Poor's corporation records. / Standard corporation descriptions
HG 4001 S8365or try these databases:
Private company information is difficult to find. Since they issue no publicly traded stock, they are not required to file disclosure documents with the Security and Exchange Commission. Some large private companies do have profile information in public/private directories, but most information must come from research reports, news articles, newsletters, press releases, personal interviews, as well as published and non-published information. Small private companies have no government obligation to provide information to the public.
The following resources have information about private companies
- CorpTech -- technology companies
- Business & Company Resource Center
- Hoovers
- Reference USA
- Forbes 500 Top Private Companies
- The Inc. 500
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- Troy, Leo. Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios
HF 5681 R25 T68 PCL Reference Business Services--Finance
CD-ROM 302 PCL Reference Electronic Information Center- Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios
HF 5681 R25 I525 PCL Reference Business Services -- Finance- Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios, one year. Agriculture, Mining, Construction, Transportation, Communications, Utilities
HF 5681 R25 I531 PCL Reference Business Services -- Finance- Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios, one year. Finance, Real Estate, Services
HF 5681 R25 I533 PCL Reference Business Services -- Finance- Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios, one year. Manufacturing
HF 5681 R25 I551 PCL Reference Business Services -- Finance- Industry norms and key business ratios, one year. Retailing
HF 5681 R25 I561 PCL Reference Business Services -- Finance- Industry norms and key business ratios, one year. Wholesaling
HF 5681 R25 I571 PCL Reference Business Services -- Finance- Robert Morris and Associates. RMA Annual Statement Studies
HF 5681 B2 R6 PCL Reference Business Services -- Finance
CD-ROM 478 PCL Reference Electronic Information Centeror these databases:
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- LexisNexis corporate affiliations.
HG 4057 A2195 PCL Reference Business Services - Companyor these databases:
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