| American
Productivity & Quality Center: Benchmarking
Resources |
| The
following list includes topic-specific articles, white
papers, case studies, and/or publications written by
APQC experts and others. |
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Business Portals |
| Business.com |
| Detailed
descriptions of 40,000 private and 14,000
international companies join the site's profiles of
10,000 U.S. public companies. |
| CEO
Express |
| Business
research and information resources by category |
| Manufacturing.Net |
| Manufacturing.Net
combines the industry’s most comprehensive product
and supplier databases with news, original editorial
content, and powerful search and retrieval
capabilities. |
| SBDCNet:
SBDC National Information Clearinghouse |
| The SBDCNet
serves as a resource providing timely, relevant
research, web-based information, and training to SBDC
counselors and their small business clients. |
| Texas
Marketplace |
| The Texas
Marketplace is a FREE online tool that the State of
Texas uses to facilitate electronic commerce,
including government procurement and private-sector
trade opportunities. |
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Company Profiles/Research |
| Annual
Report Service |
| Select a
company and choose to view the online annual or to
request a free hard copy. |
| Business
Nation: Business Research Center |
| Company
profiles, industry databases, patent databases, media
directories, telephone directories, trade-event shows,
industry web sites, industry news and regional
business |
| Business.com |
| Detailed
descriptions of 40,000 private and 14,000
international companies join the site's profiles of
10,000 U.S. public companies. |
| Company
Information: An Ithaca College Library Guide |
| This guide
is intended to help the user research information on
both public and private companies using just the
Internet. |
| Corporate
Information |
| Research
public or private, foreign or domestic companies |
| EDGAR
Company Search |
| From this
page, you can search the EDGAR database for company
information, including real-time filings. |
| EDGAR
Full-Text Search |
| This page
allows you to serch the full text of EDGAR filings
from the last four years. The full text of a filing
includes all data in the filing as well as all
attachments to the filing. |
| EDGAR
Online IPO |
| Free access
to IPO filings |
| FastCompany.com:
A-Z Fast Companies |
| Use this
tool to read comments and criticisms from real
employees, to browse related articles, to find job
openings, and to research in-depth company
information. |
| Forbes
Lists |
Includes
Companies: Forbes 500s, 200 Best Small Cos., 400
Best Big Cos., 500 Largest Privates, Forbes
International 500
People: 100 Top Celebrities, 400 Richest
Americans, World's Richest People, 800 Best Paid CEOs;
Places Best Places |
| Fortune
500 Lists |
| Fortune.com
presents the Fortune 500 or you may browse by
additional Fortune Lists. Click on any name for
company news and information. Then see the On the
Lists box to view the data behind the rankings. |
| FreeERISA |
| The Complete
Compensation Database allows you to conduct detailed
searches and produce meaningful statistical
comparisons of the highly compensated executives of
publicly traded companies. |
| Goliath |
| Goliath
connects you to a wealth of business information,
including business and industry news and detailed
profiles of public and private companies worldwide. |
| Harris
InfoSource |
| A database
profiling over 400,000 manufacturing establishments. |
| Hoover's
Online |
| Directory of
corporate Web pages, capsule report and quarterly
financial data provided for over 11,000 companies |
| Inc.
500 |
| Inc.'s
annual list of America's fastest-growing private
companies |
| IndustryWeek’s
IW 1000 |
| The IW 1000
is IndustryWeek's unique report on the world's 1,000
largest publicly held manufacturing companies based on
revenue. |
|
InfoSpace
|
| InfoSpace is
an online yellow pages website for a business by type
or name within 1 to 100 miles of an address. You can
search by city/state or ZIP code and then by category
or business name. |
| Investors
Relations Information Network (IRIN) |
| Find
information on more than 3500 companies (including
links to annual reports from 2500 companies). |
| Locating
U.S. Corporation Records Online |
| A directory
of state web sites and Secretaries of State contact
information. |
| Manta |
| Manta offers
all site visitors free access to contact information,
location, and other details for more than 45 million
companies. Visitors who register with Manta gain
access to more detailed profiles of 13 million
companies, also free of charge. |
| Report
Gallery |
| The Report
Gallery is the most complete and up-to-date listing of
Annual Reports and related financial reports online
today. Save time and paper by researching your reports
online. The Report Gallery currently lists over 2,200
annual reports and covers the majority of the fortune
500 companies. |
| SEARCH-SEC.COM |
| Allows the
self directed investor, financial, business and legal
professional to rapidly search for filings with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. |
| SIBL:
How to Find U.S. Company Information |
| A guide to
doing basic research on United States companies |
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The
Zoom List
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A directory with
information on companies, products and services.
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| They
Rule |
| Arm yourself
with Flash 5 and get ready to delve into the boards of
corporate America. This site explores the connections
between America's most powerful companies, many of
which are found in shared board members. |
| Thomas
Register of American Manufacturers |
| Search for
manufacturers of industrial products and services |
| TWST:
The Wall Street Transcript |
| The purpose
of The Wall Street Transcript is to help investors
make better investment decisions when choosing stocks
and sectors. We interview Wall Street professionals
and corporate leaders, which help us bring the views
of stock market insiders to our readers. |
| Vault.com |
| Search for
company information by industry, location, type,
revenue, or number of employees |
| Websters
Online |
| Over
1,000,000 industrial and commercial products, services
and brand names. Businesses are listed with their
complete company profile, which includes address,
toll-free numbers, fax number, SIC Codes, NAICS Codes,
products, brand names and hyperlink to their Web-Site.
Information is always current and constantly updated. |
| WetFeet.com:
Companies |
| WetFeet
includes more than 1,600 snapshots of companies:
history, business, profitability, and jobs. Company
Comparison Tables compare how different companies
stack up against each other. |
| Zapdata |
| Find your
targeted prospects using our integrated database of
dozens of industry-specific data sources including
information on 12 million U.S. businesses and 35
million contact names |
| ZoomInfo |
| ZoomInfo is
a unique summarization search engine that finds,
understands and extracts the latest online information
about people and companies and instantly delivers it
in concise and useful summaries. |
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Industry Research Guides |
| Baker
Library Research Guides |
| Baker
Library Research Guides focus on topical resources to
help in your research. Research Guides cover general
business topics, specific industries, and countries.
There are also Guides that step you through the
research process. |
| Business.com |
| Detailed
descriptions of 40,000 private and 14,000
international companies join the site's profiles of
10,000 U.S. public companies. |
| Career
InfoNet: Industry Information |
| This
industry information section currently contains
national, state and local employment and wage data. |
| CI
Strategies & Tools |
| General
business and industry specific resources |
| IIR
Industry Alerts |
| Industrial
Information Resource, Inc. (IIR) releases daily news
on industry activity around the world. Each article
originates from our team of industry experts who
regularly maintain communications with companies
operating in these industries. |
| Industry
Data Finder |
| Click on an
industry for SIC/NAICS codes, industry profile,
industry financials & statistics, industry
forecasts, industry news, current issues, trade &
industry associations, trade & industry
publications, government & regulatory agencies,
and links to selected companies |
| Industry
Research Desk: Portals / Home Pages |
| Provides
links to specific industries |
| Industry
Research Desk: The Steps |
| Steps to
learning about an industry or specific company |
| Industrylink |
| Industry
related resources categorized by specific industry |
| Penn
State Libraries |
| Industry
specific research guides |
| SBDCNet:
Industry |
| Links to
both industry information and specific industries |
| Texas
Economic Development: Business and Industry Data
Center |
| Provides
one-stop access to state economic and demographic data
and analysis from a wide range of public sources. |
| Yahoo!
Industry Center |
| Provides a
company index by industry, profiles, news, and
industry search by company name |
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