Business Company Research
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:
-
Find company profiles in the e-database called Business and
Company ASAP.
STEP 1: At Library homepage, open to "Gale PowerSearch"
STEP 2: Next screen is the "Basic Search" dialog box. Click on the
phrase "34 databases".
STEP 3: Next screen 1) deselect/uncheck the box "Select All";
2) scroll down to check the box "Business and Company ASAP"
3) and press the Continue button.
STEP 5: Next screen is a Keyword Dialog box. Change this screen from
Keyword to Subject.
STEP 6: Next screen is the Subject search dialog box. Type in the
name of your company.
STEP 7: View the "READ about company".
- Is the company U.S.-owned, or
does it part of an international corporation?
Some quick places to check for capsule profiles are
Yahoo.
Brief
profiles of more than 1,600 companies are available at
WetFeet.com and Washington Post's Top Private Companies
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