Following are websites that provide research on business and company information.
Private investigators land cases that involve investigating the
activities of a business almost as often as they do for individuals.
A number of internet websites can guide you in your search for company
information. Information available on these sites include: links to company
websites, business contact information, research tools, and company news.
| BizJournals |
Bizjournals is the online media division of American City Business Journals, the nation's largest
publisher of metropolitan business newspapers. It operates the Web sites
for each of the company's 41 print business journals and operates a
web-only site with local business news and information for Los Angeles. |
| American Marketing Association |
The American Marketing Association, one of the largest professional associations for marketers,
has 38,000 members worldwide in every area of marketing. For over six
decades the AMA has been the leading source for information, knowledge
sharing and development in the marketing profession. |
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Big Book of Plants |
Company information with contact names, titles, and detailed road maps for the following industries: refining, gas processing, chemical, pulp & paper, power and food. |
| BizWeb |
Businesses on the web. |
| Business Week |
Business Week magazine |
| BusinessWire |
Business Wire disseminates full-text news announcements from thousands of companies and
organizations worldwide (our members) to news media, financial markets,
disclosure systems, investors, information web sites, databases and
other audiences. |
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Chamber of Commerce Directory |
International directory. |
| Dun & Bradstreet |
The leading provider of global business information, tools and insight |
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| Economist.com |
Economist.com is an online source for the analysis of world business and current affairs, providing
authoritative insight and opinion on international news, world politics,
business, finance, science and technology, as well as overviews of
cultural trends and regular industry, business and country special reports. |
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Electronic Talking Phone Book |
Residential, business, coupons and audio content. |
| Fast Company |
Chronicles how changing companies create and compete, to highlight new business practices, and to showcase the teams and individuals who are inventing the future and reinventing business. |
| Financial Times |
Financial news, articles and company profiles. |
| Forbes |
Forbes magazine online |
| Free Patents Online |
FreePatentsOnline.com provides fast, easy-to-use access to millions of patents. Attorneys use this data
for patent searching. Inventors too. Researchers use it to keep up on
the latest developments in their field. And everyone can use it just to
browse all the interesting (and sometimes crazy!) ideas that are out
there. FreePatentsOnline.com now provides free PDF downloads. Many sites
charge $2 - $5 each to compile individual image files into a PDF and let
you download it. We do it for free! |
| Hoover's Online |
Delivers comprehensive company, industry, and market intelligence that drives business growth. With a database of 12 million companies, with in-depth coverage of 40,000 of the world's top business enterprises, is at the core of our business tools and services that customers find vital to their business operations. Hoover's editorial staff of some 80 editors and researchers bring vital business information and knowledge to their coverage, updating the site daily to bring our visitors and subscribers the most up-to-date business information in the industry. |
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Industry Research Desk |
Tools and a method for researching specific companies, industries, and manufacturing processes. |
| InvestorGuide |
The company offers a wide range of serviceswww.investorwords.com ,www.webfinanceconsulting.com, to help individuals with their finances and investments |
| Motley Fool |
The Motley Fool champions shareholder values and advocates tirelessly for the individual investor.
The company's name was taken from Shakespeare, whose wise fools both
instructed and amused, and could speak the truth to the king -- without
getting their heads lopped off. |
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Openair-Market Net |
World wide guide to street markets and vendors, flea markets and farmers' markets. |
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PR Newswire |
PR Newswire is the global leader in news and information distribution services for professional
communicators. |
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Switchboard |
Free nationwide residential and business directory. |
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Tech Expo Directory of Hi-Tech Information |
Includes directory of companies. |
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TheChamber.net |
Chamber of commerce directory. |
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TheStreet.com |
TheStreet.com, Inc. is a leading financial media company whose network of Web sites serves as the
premier online destination for all areas where money and life intersect.
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Thomson & Thomson (Trademarks) |
Thomson & Thomson is the world leader in trademark and copyright services. Thomson & Thomson offers
intellectual property research products and services that have gained an
unmatched reputation for reliability, accuracy and comprehensiveness. |
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TRUSTe Directory |
Guide to member web sites of TRUSTe, an organization whose aim is to establish a trusting environment to make
purchases and share and gather information on the Internet. |
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US Search |
Looking to really learn about a company? Confirm your trust before doing business with them by
performing this comprehensive search on the corporation. Has it filed
for bankruptcy? Who has liens against their assets? Are they still a
legally operating company? Searches for: Bankruptcies, Tax Liens
and Judgments; Amount associated with Bankruptcy, tax lien, or judgment;
Corporate Record Summary; Company address; UCC filings; UCC Debtor; UCC
collateral listed; Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) |
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U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission EDGAR Database |
All companies, foreign and domestic, are required to file registration statements, periodic
reports, and other forms electronically through EDGAR. Anyone can access
and download this information for free. Here you'll find links to a
complete list of filings available through EDGAR and instructions for
searching the EDGAR database. |
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Valuecom |
USA Business, Real Estate, Community Directory - The Valuecom directory includes real estate
services, apartments, any type of business, community information, for
sale by owner listings, and lengthy essays providing information and
history for every state in the USA. |
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Venture Capital Resource Library |
A leading destination on the Internet for companies seeking capital, as well as institutional and
high net-worth investors seeking dynamic high-growth companies. |
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Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition |
The Wall Street Journal Newspaper, Online Edition |
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Webster's Business Guide |
Search by product, industry, company, SIC or NAICS code, and region. |
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Yahoo! Finance |
Extensive financial information, news, and research on public companies. |
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Yellow Pages.com |
Yellow pages and shopping directory. |
