Business Subject Guide
Company Information
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Business and Company Resource Center
Business and Company Resource Center provides information for domestic and international companies, industry associations, a SWOT analysis for some companies, company financials, and company histories, industry rankings, market share data and more.
Searchable archive of corporate and industry related documents. Contains more than 180,000 documents covering over 100 countries. Includes data from 1909 to 2008.
CAROL: Company Annual Reports On Line
Includes annual reports for companies in the US, Europe and Asia. Also links to other investor information sources, such as news, professional organizations, and foreign stock exchanges. Access is free, but you have to register to see annual reports.
Company Information Subject Guide
An extensive guide to print and online resources for company information compiled by the WMU business librarian. It includes information on private, public, and international companies, company histories, and provides links to appropriate article indexes.
Contains searchable 10K Reports and other filings from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Hoover's Handbook of American Business
HG 4057 .A28617 (Reference Desk Collection)
Company profiles contain a concise statement of the nature of the business, its history and the products and services it delivers; also a list of major projects, sales, names of officers, number of employees, ranking in the Fortune, Business Week, and Forbes annual ranked lists, names of competitors, and a Hoover's rating.
This business directory lists public, private, international and emerging company profiles with links to company Web sites, as well as other business related links. For the fulltext of Hoovers go to LexisNexis in the list of databases. From their home page see "Get Company Info" in this box click on Company Profiles, then select Hoovers.
International Directory of Company Histories Online
This multi-volume directory is available as part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library and consists of over 8,500 historical profiles of the world's largest and most influential companies. Included is a list of subsidiary companies, and sources for further reading. The link will take you to "Basic
Search," click on the plus sign next to "Business," then select your
title to access the e-book. HD 2721 .I58x (Reference Collection) vol. 1-92
Indexes thousands of domestic and foreign newspapers, as well as journals, and other publications in News, Business company reports and articles, Legal Research, Medical and Reference. The legal research category includes law reviews, law news, federal and state laws and cases. Mostly full text. Includes Hoover's full text. Coverage dates vary.
LexisNexis Corporate Affiliations.
HG 4057 .A219 (Reference Desk Collection)
Covers major public and private businesses in the United States and throughout the world. The principle of organization for the set is geographical (by parent company) and hierarchical (by company reportage). All subsidiaries of a parent company, no matter where they are located, will be found in the same volume as the ultimate parent.
MarketLine Business Information Centre
This database compiles business information using primary and secondary research to create 10,000 company, 2,000 industry, and 50 country profiles. MarketLine includes daily updates of relevant news, comments and analysis, company history, and a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) within company profiles.
Contains data on U.S. and international publicly owned companies. Company reports include the history, business, properties, officers and directors, income, long-term debt, capital stock, latest news stories and more. Company annual reports are included for U.S. and international companies in PDF format. Financial data can be retrieved in text or spreadsheet format with searchable EDGAR SEC filings dating back to 1993. Private company reports cover over 4 million U.S. businesses containing business address, SIC codes, estimated number of employees, and estimated revenue. Updated daily.
Michigan Manufacturers Directory
T 12 .D588x (Reference Desk Collection)
Includes a geographic section by cities in Michigan which includes when established, SIC codes for the company, owner/officer(s), number of employees, annual sales, telephone number and sometimes computer system, if company offers medical benefits, and square feet of company building. Also has an alphabetical index by company name, alphabetic product section and SIC codes with descriptions.
Million Dollar Directory
HC 102. D8 (Reference Desk Collection)
Contains U.S. public and private businesses with an indicated worth of over $500,000. For each firm it usually gives officers and directors, line of business, SIC code, approximate sales, number of employees, stock exchange abbreviation, stock ticker symbol, division names, bank, accounting firms, and legal counsel. The first three volumes contain the alphabetical listings and the next two volumes are Series Cross Reference by Geography, indexing the company by location, and Series Cross Reference by industry, indexing the companies by SIC codes.
Standard & Poor's is an international investment research and commentary database. Includes independent credit ratings, indices such as S&P 500, risk evaluation, stock reports, mutual funds research, company descriptions and financial data.
This database provides industry sector analysis, research, trends, and statistics for 32 different industries. Includes alternative, renewable & conventional energy; automotive; biotechnology; health care; outsourcing & offshoring; wireless & Wi-Fi; retail; telecommunications; supply chain; sports; transportation & logistics; apparel; e-commerce and more. Use "Build-A-Report" to export your information in PDF format. Updated weekly.
Small Business Resource Center
Covers all major areas of starting and operating a business, including accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, tax and more. Based on a combination of periodical and reference content from planning...to marketing a product and franchising a business. Included is the Business Plans Handbook Series which contains hundreds of sample business plans.
Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives
Now included in the online database NetAdvantage. The directory contains descriptions of U.S. public, private, and international companies.
HG 4057 .A4 2008 (Reference Desk Collection)
Standard Directory of Advertisers
HF 5805 .S72 (Reference Desk Collection)
Volume 1 is a directory of more than 25,000 U.S. companies that advertise nationally, and it is arranged by 50 product classifications. For each company the entry usually gives year founded, phone and fax, officers, products, approximate sales and number of employees, the SIC number, advertising agency, advertising appropriations, media used. Volume 2 contains an index of over 62,000 trade names, a list of companies by SIC, and a name index of individual company officers.
Standard Directory of Advertising Agencies
HF 5805 .S72 (Reference Desk Collection)
For each U.S. agency, this directory gives specialization, officers, account executives, approximate annual billings, percentage by media, and names of accounts. A ranked list of the largest agencies is at front, as well as a list of name changes and a special market index.
T 12 .T6 (Ref. Index Shelves)
Formerly the Thomas Register, this is a free index of industrial products and services for manufacturers from United States and Canada with company and product information. Links available to company Web sites, CAD drawings, and catalogs give detailed buying and specifying information, including some pricing.
Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies
Includes private and public companies listing for each, when available: year founded, description of products/services offered, approximate sales, number of employees, SIC codes, officers, fax number, stock exchange, ticker symbol, whether private or public, or a subsidiary, and lists the companies by location (zip code). In addition the directory contains ranked lists of the 1,000 largest privately held companies, and the 1000 largest public companies. Ranks companies by sales within four-digit SIC, within four-digit SIC code for states, and by sales within six digit NAICS. Also located at the Reference Desk: HG 4057 .A56 (Reference Desk Collection)