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Hoover's Company Records
Confirm the proper corporate name, is it public or private, a subsidiary etc.

Marketline (Datamonitor)
Contains SWOT, competitors, market share, related industry reports.
Passport GMID
Background, competitive environment, market share, outlook and more.
NetAdvantage (Standard & Poor's)
Comparative company data and company stock reports for US companies.
Corporate Affiliations
ISI Emerging Markets
Good for locating information on companies in emerging markets (e.g. Brazil, China, Mexico etc.).
International Directory of Company Histories
Provides a detailed history of many U.S. and Canadian public companies and some private companies.

ABI/Inform (ProQuest)
Articles from business and management journals including articles on companies.
Business Source Complete (EBSCO)
Articles from business and management journals including articles on companies.
Factiva
Source for news articles, news wires, company press releases.
CBCA Complete
Covers Canadian publications, good for local coverage of a company.
Canadian Newsstand
Offers access to the full text of Canadian newspapers.

Mergent Online
International coverage, mostly public companies. Comprehensive financials and annual reports. .
NetAdvantage (Standard & Poor's)
US, Europe and Asia comparative company data, as well a section on how to analyze companies in specific industries. Company stock reports for US companies only available.
Thomson Research Reports (Investext)
Analyst reports.
Factiva
Public companies. Access company snapshots by clicking "Companies/Markets" tab, then "Company". Ratio comparison reports present key financial ratios against industry, sector and S&P 500.
SEDAR
Canadian public company filings, including annual reports, news releases, interim financial statements, MD&A filings. All Canadian public companies have to file electronically with SEDAR, beginning in 1997.
FP Infomart
Canadian public companies. Corporate surveys list basic facts, key executives, stock performance, key financial ratios and related industry reports.
Value Line Investment Survey
Covers mostly US stocks, some Canadian. Contains Timeliness, Safety, and Technical ranks, beta, forecasts for the coming 3 to 5 years, and analyst's commentary.

Advertising Red Books
Domestic & international advertising agencies and advertisers, including ad budgets, sales, products advertised, and contact information.
Ad$pender
Advertising expenditure by product category, parent company, subsidiary company, and brand for various media for the last 5 years.

Mergent Online
Use the tab D&B 20M to create a list of privately-held companies by country, industry etc.
Canadian Business Resource
Directory of Canada's 2500 largest firms. Contains executive profiles and contact information (where possible).
Registraire des enterprises Quebec
Information concerning the identity of associations and enterprises incorporated or in operation in Québec.
ICRIQ
Free directory of over 30,000 Québec companies, and the products or services they offer.
Industry Canada Company Directories (Gov of Canada)
Access Canadian Company Capabilities directory, Directory of Federally Incorporated Companies, Directory of Social/Volunteer Associations
Frasers.com
Canadian industrial wholesalers, manufacturers, distributors, international companies that supply goods and services to the Canadian marketplace.
Thomas Register
ThomasNet is an American industrial search engine that provides access to finding the exact product, service, or supplier needed.
Canadian Business Patterns- Number of Canadian establishments by city, NAICS and number of employees. See librarian for assistance in use.
Canadian Key Business Directory
Canadian Trade Index = Index Commercial Canadien.
Financial Post Directory of Directors
Financial Services Canada
Fraser's Canadian Trade Directory
National Services Directory = Répertoire national des entreprises de services.
Regional directory = Répertoire régional
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Updated on Mon, 2013-09-30 18:40