E/M 355: Marketing Research: Finding Company Information

There are many difficulties in searching for private company information. Consequently, researching private companies often requires considerable creativity. After exhausting some of the more basic directories like Wards, some of the sources listed here MIGHT reveal more information. (from the Business Division of the Library of Congress)

Search by product and receive a list of companies that manufacture or distribute that product.

A public database of reports on publicly held corporations, which are required by federal law to file reports on their activities with the SEC. Most reports filed from 1994 to the present are publicly available through EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval System) on this site. Information in these reports includes financial status, chief officers, stock information, company history, pending litigation that might have an economic impact on the company, and more. A brief tutorial for searching EDGAR is also provided.