Companies

BASIC RESOURCES

Maine

• Maine Business Directory (REF HF5065.M2 M27  2008)
  Current information on 76,000 big and small businesses in Maine.  Provides contact information, owner/manager, sales, number of employees, credit rating, and number of years in directory.  Arranged by city, yellow-page category (based on proprietary 6-digit SIC number categories), manufacturers by city, and manufacturers by SIC.  Also includes major employers and public companies by city.  Data also available in LexisNexis Academic, but without precise yellow-page categories.
  
  
• Maine Manufacturing Directory (REF HD 9727 .M2 M335)
  Organized by company name, city, and by SIC.  Provides contact information (including email address if available), number of employees, sales, square footage, year established, and export markets (e.g., Canada).
  
  
• Corporate Name Search
  Hosted by the Maine Department of the Secretary of the State.
  

New England

• Harris New England Manufacturer's Directory (REF HD9723 .D45  2008)
  Covers the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and vermont.  Arranged by city, SIC, company name, and by product (e.g., Paper:Gift Wrap) (based on proprietary 8-digit SIC number categories). 

National & International

• Directory of Service Companies (REF HD9981.3 .D85  2008)
  
  
• Blue Book of Canadian Business (REF HF3223 .B59)
  Includes detailed profiles (history, subsidiaries/operating units, executives) of leading Canadian companies, as well as a directory of about 2,400 additional companies with annual sales/revenues over $50 million.



• Business & Company Resource Center
  In addition to covering over 4,600 periodicals, users gain access to information extracted from a number of company directories.  Useful for large public and private companies worldwide.  Directories include:
  • American Wholesalers and Distributors Directory
  • Graham and Whiteside Major Company Series, which consist of 13 directories (e.g., Major Companies of Asia and Australasia). 
  • Ward's Business Directory of Private and Public Companies in Canada and Mexico
  • Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies



• Canadian Key Business Directory (REF  HF3223 .C24  2008)
  Over 140,000 Canadian business listings.  Entries include contact information, number of employees, sales, and key management.  Organized by company name, city, and 4-digit SIC.
  
  
• Datamonitor Company Profiles
  Multi-page reports on a large number of national and international companies.  Information often includes a Company Overview, Key Facts, History, Key Employees, Major Products and Services, Revenue Analysis, SWOT Analysis, Top Competitors, and Locations and Subsidiaries.  market segmentation, leading companies, and an industry forecast.  Sample profile: e-Bay Inc. (pdf).  Accessible online via the database Business Source Premier.
  
  
• EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval System)
  Maintained by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR provides free access to full text public company filings including annual reports, quarterly reports, registration reports, proxy statements, and other documents.  List of form types (pdf).  Coverage begins in 1994. 
  
  
• LexisNexis Academic
  Includes a large number of company resources.  Highlights include:
  • Canada Business Directory
  • Hoover's Company Records - In-depth Records
  • Directory of Corporate Affiliations
  • US Business Directory
  • Worldscope-International Company Profiles
  
  
• Research RoundUp: Business Filings Databases Updated
  Collection of links to state business filings.
  
  
• SEDAR (System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval)
  Gateway to public company filings required by the Canadian Securities Administrators.  Coverage begins in 1997.

• Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
  Provides access to:
  • Stock Reports
  • Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors, and Executives 
    
    
• Value Line Research Center 
  Intended for investors, users can access one-page reports on over 3,500 public companies.  



• Worldwide Company Registries

Revised by Stephen Fadel, 07/24/2008
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