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Business Guide: Information About Companies
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Alacra Store
www.alacrastore.com/
Sells business-information reports from fee-based databases. Users can search for free and purchase only desired information. Company can be searched by name, ticker symbol or SEDOL (Stock Exchange Daily Official List) identifier, keyword, industry and/or country; includes information on more than 53,000 public companies and 777,000 private companies. Publisher provides separate search pages for Dun & Bradstreet, Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s Credit Research. Country provides country-specific information about economic, political and investment environments of more than 200 countries; includes content from the Economist Intelligence Unit, Datamonitor and TF Market Research. Industry includes profiles of more than 100 industries; includes credit and investment data, industry-specific news, trade associations and industry publication Web sites.
AnnualReports.com
www.annualreports.com
Free online directory that aids in finding companies' annual reports. Can look up companies alphabetically, by ticker symbol, by sector or by industry and can order reports online.
Asian Development Bank
www.adb.org
Opportunities, Business Opportunities, Shortlisted Firms lists firms and companies shortlisted for specific projects. Lists are arranged by country and project; includes company address, phone number and contact information.
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BestCalls.com
www.bestcalls.com
Online
source for schedules and access information for earnings conference calls. Subscribers
can use CallTracker to track conference call schedules and transcripts; receive
e-mail notifications of specific conference calls; e-mail alerts of interim quarterly
conference calls; and purchase, manage and print transcripts. Portal provides links to investor resources, including quote and charting services, research, message boards, webcasts, public relations firms, financial publications, news.
Better Business Bureau
www.bbb.org
Can search database of company records by company name, city and state to view reports on businesses, which include information on background, licensing, consumer experience, regulatory problems, complaint history, if any. Can use advanced search to search by phone number, e-mail or Web address. Can browse records by industry category, fill out interactive complaint form, and access customer reviews of businesses. Provides searchable directory of BBB-accredited businesses and charities. Resource Library contains consumer and business tips, alerts, Federal Trade Commission information.
Builder
www.builderonline.com
Business includes annual state-of-the-industry survey, Top 100 Home Builders. Local Markets lists Top 10 Builders from markets.
Building Design and Construction
www.bdcnetwork.com
Giants 300 List lists top architects, architect-engineers, engineer-architects, engineers, contractors, construction managers, with information on revenues, recent major projects, staff size, addresses, Web links.
Business Information on the Internet
www.rba.co.uk/sources/index.htm
Provides
links to international, European and British business finders; stock market and
share price resources; company financial information and annual reports; country
information; company directories; telephone directories; trade and service directories;
other references.
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Central Contractor Registration
www.ccr.gov
Database of basic business information about contractors doing business with the Department of Defense. Can search database by company name, location, SIC code, NAICS code, CAGE code, PLUS 4 or DUNS number to check contractor's registration status.
CEO Express
www.ceoexpress.com
Multi-purpose business-oriented reference and news site. Daily
News & Info provides a Web site locator (search
by company name locates its site(s)). Business Research
provides company research, IPO research.
Construction Equipment Online
www.constructionequipment.com/
Industry Giants lists top 250 companies ranked by replacement value.
ContractorMag.com
www.contractormag.com
Book of Giants provides annual rankings of the nation's 100 largest
mechanical contracting firms, top 10 by type of work and top 10
by region for current and past years.
Corporate Information
www.corporateinformation.com
Offers profiles of more than 30,000 companies in 58 countries. Registered users can search by company name (publicly-traded or privately-held, foreign or domestic) or by ticker symbol to retrieve company information, such as Wright Quality rating, description of the company's business, other business information, financial data from the previous year, address, phone number, home page, officers, ticker symbol, stock charts, earnings, ratio analysis, links to other market research reports. Some profiles include accounting policies and comparisons to other companies. Can search company information by industry type. Selected construction and architecture company profiles include description of types of construction and/or architectural services provided. Can search for company information by state or country and view all companies by state; or can search all companies in the database in alphabetical order. Can view Top 100 Lists by market capitalization, sales, operating margin, 52-week price change, three-year sales growth. Research Links provides links to investment information, company research, stock exchange resources.
CorpTech
www.corptech.com
Publishes data on more than 95,000 high-tech manufacturing, development and services companies. Company information includes sales leads, company research, mailing lists and competitor analysis. Can sign up for free guest membership and search by company name or ticker symbol to view a CorpTech company capsule. Capsule includes company name, address, telephone, fax, home page, ownership, year formed, sales range, employee range, primary industry and CEO name. Can search by 20 criteria and view up to five standard profiles free per search. Provides standard sample capsule and subscription information.
Cortera
www.cortera.com
Subscription-based database of public and private company information that includes business overview, sales, company size, ownership, credit profile, executives, contacts. Includes “top” lists; company news updates.
Crunchbase
www.crunchbase.com/
Database of technology companies, people and investors. Users can search companies and financial organizations by location, category, keyword, size, other criteria; can search for people by age, keyword, work experience, other criteria. Can browse companies by name and category; financial organizations by name; people by name and type. Web site is wiki so anyone can edit.
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Daily Stocks
www.dailystocks.com
Stock research Web site. Search for company stock by stock ticker symbol,
retrieves links to quotes, analyses, history, charts, profiles and other financial
data. Link to company home page available. Provides links to other
sites and search engines with information on the company stock. Stock symbol
can be looked up by company name.
DataMonitor
www.datamonitor.com/
Offers for sale business intelligence reports on market segmentation, market growth and pricing, competitors, products in the construction and heavy equipment, construction materials, energy, telecommunications, transportation industries.
Dialog
www.dialog.com
Online information service from Thomson Scientific offers company and industry intelligence on nearly 500,000 companies worldwide; market share and sales figures, business directories and financials on 14 million U.S. and international companies. Intellectual property databases include U.S. copyrights; trademarks from 14 countries, European Community, World Intellectual Property Organization; 4 million trademark images; Japanese trademarks in English; more than 15 million patents in 60 countries; U.S. business process patents; Korean patent application abstracts in English.
Dun & Bradstreet
www.dnb.com
Business-to-business credit, marketing, purchasing and receivables management
and decision-support services; provides information on companies in the following
areas: account monitoring, business background reports, credit check reports,
past and present performance assessment, risk evaluation, business locator, directories
and many others. Information is available for U.S. and international public or
private companies. Depending on the profile requested, information may contain
statistical scores for helping to determine the likelihood of severe slow pay
and financial stress, financial information and key business ratios, payment information
and trending analysis, business background, payment norms and financial risk assessment,
risk score, public record filings, special events (can include bankruptcy filings,
business moves, changes in ownership, fires and other disasters, quarterly performance
reports, acquisitions), federal government profile, company history, background
information on the chief officer(s), etc.
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EDGAR
www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
Operated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file disclosures with the SEC. Allows users to retrieve electronic filings; lists types of documents available; organized by year as well as by registrant (company or fund); daily and full indices to the database. Provides information for filers. Investor Info links to FAQs, publications, calculators, broker background checks, center, investor alerts, investor education resources, information on claims funds and settlements.
ENR Online Directory of Design and Construction Firms
www.enr.com
Top Lists has lists of top design firms, contractors,
specialty contractors, design-build firms, environmental firms, international
design firms and contractors, construction management firms, and owners. Sourcebooks
includes listings for top design firms and contractors by major industry sectors.
Resources provides links to online construction industry directories.
EuroPages: the European Business Directory
www.europages.com
Can
search for company information (address, telephone/fax number,
e-mail and map) by product/service, company name or business sector.
Experian
www.experian.com
Searchable
databases of business credit reports and business public records
reports for more than 15 million U.S. companies. Visitors can
search the databases, view results and purchase reports online.
Sample reports are available.
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Rules and Regulations
www.finra.org/RulesRegulation/index.htm
Database of information about individual brokers and securities firms. Can search database for broker by name, current or previous employment, CRD number; search for firm by name or CRD number. For brokers, provides current employment, previous employment and approved registrations; for firms, provides address, types of services, legal status, registration. Can order report of disclosure events (such as criminal events, financial disclosure events, regulatory actions, customer complaints and civil judicial events).
Fitch Ratings
www.fitchratings.com
Provides evaluation of company credit based on long-term debt and preferred stock,
short-term debt and insurance claims-paying ability. Can search for company
ratings by company name, CUSIP number and ticker symbol or search within corporate,
financial services, structured finance and global company categories. Can
access press releases, research reports, credit analysis updates and view credit
ratings, rating watch and actions.
Forbes
www.forbes.com/lists/
Can search Forbes 500 companies by company name, state, industry or rank in any of four categories. Provides market information for that company. Can browse Super 100 companies, Forbes 400 individual performers, other lists.
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Glass Magazine
www.glassmagazine.net
Annual Top 50 glazing contractors list includes sales figures, employee counts, new construction and renovation percentages.
Goliath
goliath.ecnext.com
Fee-based business information resources from the Gale Group. Offers free trial. Company Profiles provides database of more than 400,000 profiles, including contacts, officers, news, products and brands, financials, divisions and subsidiaries, business rankings and comparisons, company history. Industry and Market Reports offers reports for construction, transportation and utilities, other industries; industry news.
Good Experience
goodexperience.com/
Online consumer forum designed to make businesses more aware of their customers' experiences with them. Visitors can post comments, including photos, about unsatisfactory products, customer service experiences
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Hoover's Online
www.hoovers.com
Provides substantial information free of charge, but in-depth information is available to paid subscribers only. Companies provides company reports or news by name, ticker symbol, industry, location or stock index; subscribers can search by more criteria. Lists companies alphabetically as well as by private, public or subsidiary categories. Free information includes address, phone number, Web link, Hoover's summary, key people, recent news and industry information, financials, subsidiaries and divisions, top competitors, rankings. Expanded business profile, products and operations, related companies, industry and competitive landscape information are available to subscribers. People offers sample searches for key decision makers, with detailed results available to subscribers. Can generate custom research lists. News posts news stories for the last 30 days for each company and press releases for the last 90 days. CEOs on Camera displays interviews with company CEOs. Industry Watch displays video interviews with stock analysts. Includes company research links. IPO Central has latest filings, latest pricings, related headlines, stock quotes. Can buy company reports online for immediate download in PDF.
Housing Zone.com
www.housingzone.com
Giant 400 lists 400 largest residential builders, with total revenues, new closings
and other figures.
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Jigsaw
www.jigsaw.com/
Can find companies by name, location, industry, size, revenue, other criteria. Can browse by industry, geography, ticker sign, Fortune magazine lists. Provides company information, directory, locations, family tree, wiki description. Includes business contact directory.
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Knowx.com
www.knowx.com
Searches for people, businesses, professional licenses, owners and officers,
reverse address or phone number in multiple databases, Business Yellow Pages,
Corporate Records, Federal Employer ID numbers and "doing business as" records.
Single database searches include bankruptcy, business Yellow Pages, corporate
and limited partnerships, death records, judgments, lawsuits and liens, etc.,
and various real estate searches, like foreclosures, refinancings, sales records,
state professional licenses and UCC records. Must be a registered user
and provide billing information to access databases. Price list is available.
Help gives answers to common general customer support, privacy
and billing questions.
Kompass, the Business to Business Search Engine
www.kompass.com
Database of worldwide business information. Can search for companies by company and trade name, region and country, products, services, industry codes. Provides company address and contact numbers, Web link, business information, list of executives, key figures, list of products and services. Paid subscription is required to access advanced search features, including keyword search, financial performance indicators.
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Manta
www.manta.com
Provides free business information on more than 60 million small companies worldwide, including number of employees, estimated annual sales. Can network with other Manta members; find sales prospects and partners; create and store lists, reports; ask questions about companies; access business-related white papers. Can browse by industry, company or publisher to find research reports, company profiles, related products for sale online.
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New York Stock Exchange
www.nyse.com/
Database of the companies listed on the NYSE.
Can search company by name, or search lists of companies arranged
alphabetically, by location or industry. Retrieves stock
price, link to company home page. Provides IPO listings
of companies, requirements for companies to be listed on NYSE,
market information for listed companies, such as stock quotes
and market indices.
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Orbis from Bureau van Dijk
orbis.bvdep.com/version-2007813/
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Subscription-based global business information database contains data on more than 59 million companies, including 60,700 listed companies worldwide, 30,000 banks, 9,900 insurance companies, 27.4 million European companies from 46 countries, 19 million U.S. and Canadian companies, 5.3 million South and Central American companies, 6.3 million Far East and Central Asian companies, 67,200 Oceanic companies, 78,500 Middle Eastern companies and 220,000 African companies. Data includes company descriptions, financials, market research, ratings, country reports, scanned reports, ownership, research reports. ZEPHYR database of M&A deals provides five years of global coverage; European or U.S. coverage back to 1997. Offers free trial to visitors; tutorials and guides for subscribers.
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PRARS (Public Register’s Annual Report Service)
www.prars.com
Free service that lets users order annual reports on more than 3,600 public companies. Can browse company names alphabetically, by industry, by state; can request multiple reports. Links to IBM’s Guide to Reading Financial Statements.
ProQuest
il.proquest.com
Offers information products and services for sale. Corporate/Special offers Canadian corporate reports and filings, financial databases, publications, electronic ordering of company filings. Price quotes and online order forms are available for some products. Offers marketing intelligence reports on Canadian companies and organizations, including those in construction, manufacturing, mining.
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Researcha
www.researcha.com
Offers access to company and company director information for all United Kingdom companies; detailed company reports for more than 32 million companies in 12 European countries. Can search by company or director name and location to view basic company information free; lists of business reports available for sale online.
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Securities Class Action Clearinghouse
securities.stanford.edu
This Stanford University Law School site links to the full text of complaints,
motions, judicial opinions and other major class action filings. Keyword search
allows tracking of companies that have been sued and free-of-charge registration
to receive automatic e-mail notifications of litigation developments. Can browse
index of filings alphabetically or chronologically; view index of settlements;
Top 10 lists.
SEDAR (System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval)
www.sedar.com
Provides access to the filings of all Canadian public companies and mutual funds. Search Database searches the entire database by company name, industry group, type of document or date of filing. Retrieves company name, date of filing,
document type and format and link to its text. Company Profiles searches
in the alphabetical database retrieve all companies under a letter and provide
company address, phone number, contact name, industry classification, ticker symbol, reporting
and governing jurisdiction, name of auditor, assets, etc.
Selectory
www.selectory.com/Selectory/Login.aspx
Dun & Bradstreet database of 14 million U.S. businesses, 1 million Canadian businesses and 8 million international businesses; updated monthly. Subscribers can access company profiles, contact information; search database using more than 35 criteria, including company name, location, product category, company size, sales. Free seven-day trial is available.
Standard and Poor’s
www2.standardandpoors.com/
Provides financial market information and analysis. Can browse indices, credit ratings and risk evaluation, equity research, risk solutions. Some features require free online registration.
Stock Exchanges
www.123world.com/stockexchanges/
Lists world's stock exchanges in alphabetical order, with links.
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The Corporate Library
www.thecorporatelibrary.com
Repository for research and study of global corporations, with a focus on corporate governance and the relationship between company management, boards and shareholders. Can view blog and blog archive; subscribe to blog; register for research alerts. Subscribers can access information on boards, directors, executive compensation, shareholder proposals, shareholder litigation for more than 3,200 U.S. and Canadian public companies; corporate leadership database; reports on TCL’s ratings of corporations.
TheStreet.com (formerly Weiss Ratings)
www.thestreetratings.com/
Provides ratings of banks and thrifts, including strongest and weakest lists; can look up banks by bank name, state, rating.
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U.S. International Trade Commission
www.usitc.gov
Electronic
Document Imaging System provides Internet access to public documents filed with
the Secretary's Office in USITC investigations. Users can obtain docketing information,
view images and request print copies of the public documents filed in USITC investigations
instituted since 1996.
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Wall Street Reporter
www.wallstreetreporter.com
Contains interviews with CEOs of leading public and private companies, investment fund managers, analysts; schedule of upcoming roundtables; events schedule.
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ZoomInfo
www.zoominfo.com
Business information database of millions of individual, company, product, service records. Can search database free of charge; subscribe to access contact and in-depth business data; can add new company and individual records.
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