How to do company research
 This research guide has been prepared by your instructor and your librarian to help you complete your Business  research assignment.

Searches for company information, you'll need answers to these questions:

• Is the company U.S.-owned, or does it part of an international corporation?
  Some quick places to check for capsule profiles are Hoovers , Wall Street Research Network(WSRN), and Yahoo. You can go to Hoover's Online to read capsules of more than 10,000 public companies. The complete profiles require a subscription on that site. Brief profiles of more than 1,600 companies are available at WetFeet.com
• Washington Post's Top Private Companies
• Company Index provides information on several companies, and not only gives them a score and rank according to several categories, but also compares them within their industry.
• Company Index'Corporate Financials Online provides news from several U.S. companies.
• EDGAR is a database that provides the annual reports (10K) and other valuable documents filled with the SEC by publicly-held companies. 
• Thomas Register of American Manufacturers you can find valuable information on companies, products and/or services. First click on "Free Membership & More", fill out a form, and assign yourself a member ID and a password.
• Yahoo!s Business and Economy:Companies category with companies listed by type of business.
• Wall Street Research Net you can search U.S., Canadian or International companies by name or ticker symbol, and receive valuable information such as: SEC fillings, current quotes, stock graph, Stockmaster quotes and charts, and company news.
• Web100 The 100 largest American and international corporations on the Web.