tips for locating information on private and local companies presented by: ed hahn – weber state...
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Tips for Locating Information on Private and Local
Companies
Presented by: Ed Hahn – Weber State University
Britt Fagerheim – Utah State University
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Private Companies
What is a Private Company? Private companies are owned by:
Individuals Family Group of shareholders
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Private Companies
Don’t sell shares on open market Don’t file quarterly earnings Financial Statements not publicly
available Information is scattered – Need
to use multiple sources
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Private Companies
Searching for information done by:Specific companyCompeting Companies Industry Information
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Private Company Sources
Sources for finding private company information include:Print Reference ResourcesGovernment and Commercial Websites
Value-Added Databases
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Print Resources
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Print Resources
Ward’s Directory of U.S. Private and Public CompaniesProvides company directories by:
AlphabeticalGeographicalSIC RankingsNAICS Rankings
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Print Resources
Hoovers Handbook of Private Companies Provides background and some financial
information on large private companies Find executives, major competitors,
products, and some financial information
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Print Resources
International Directory of Company Histories Provides historical information of
larger public and private companies
Includes regular updates of companies
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Print Resources
Plunkett’s Research Covers top companies in specific industries,
including: Retail Trade Information Technology Energy Entertainment Banking Telecommunications
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Print Resources
LexisNexis Corporate Affiliations “Who Owns Whom” Provides subsidiary information for
both public and private companies
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Web Resources
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Web Resources
Hoover’s Online (http://www.hoovers.com/free/) Provides limited free information
for:CompaniesIndustries
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Web Resources
Biz Journals (http://www.bizjournals.com) Provides company and industry
news for:CitiesIndustries
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Web Resources
Securities and Exchange Commission (http://www.sec.gov) S-1 forms for private companies
intending an Initial Public Offering (IPO)
Find information about private companies doing business with public companies
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Web Resources
Trade and Industry Associations on the Web from the Internet Public Library (http://www.ipl.org/div/aon/) Provides links to various trade groups
including: Accounting Economics Marketing Finance
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Web Resources
North American Industry Classification System from the U.S. Census (http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html) Listing of all classification codes by
sector Keyword searchable
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Web Resources
U.S. Economic Census (http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/) Industry Sector Report by 2 digit
NAICS code Geographic Area Series Reports by
state, metro area, county, and city
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Web Resources
Individual company websites Contains company specific
information Often includes links to news
articles about the company Most of the information comes
from the company itself
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Value Added Resources
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Value Added Resources
Business Source Premier (Company Profiles) Contains profiles of public and
larger private companies Available to the residents of Utah
through Pioneer
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Value Added Resources
Factiva Profiles of public and private
companies News information about companies
and industries Available to residents of Utah
through Pioneer
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Value Added Resources
ABI/Inform-Proquest Newspapers Helpful for finding company and industry
news through trade publications Contains access to national as well as
local newspapers including: Wall Street Journal New York Times Salt Lake Tribune
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Utah Business Resources
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Utah Business Resources
Utah Division of Corporations & Commercial Codes Information and statistics of
company filings in the state of Utah http://corporations.utah.gov/
index.html
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Utah Business Resources
Utah Business Directory Utah business directory by city and
category Includes information about:
Company rating Number of employees Years in business Estimated revenue
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Utah Business Resources
Salt Lake Enterprise Weekly business newspaper
providing news from around the state
Available in print and online through Pioneer on the Regional Business News Database
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Utah Business Resources
Utah Business Monthly magazine covering business
news around the state of Utah Available in print and searchable online
at: http://www.utahbusiness.com
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Questions?