finding company and industry information

Finding Company and Industry Information

Louise FeldmannBusiness & Economics Librarian

Louise.Feldmann@Colostate.edu970-491-4262

Company Information

Public and private companies and availability of information.

Public Companies

Proprietary reports Analyst reportsSEC filingsAnnual reportsArticles

Private Companies

Proprietary reports (maybe)Articles

Industry Information

• Proprietary reports (IBISWorld, Freedonia)• Government data• Articles• Trade associations• Other

http://lib.colostate.edu

Mergent Online

Regional industry reports archived back several years.Reports available usually twice a year.

Contents:Current Environment – USCurrent Environment – CanadaIndustry Profile – USIndustry Profile – CanadaMarket Trends and Outlook – USMarket Trends and Outlook – CanadaReferences

Business Source Complete

Click on the “Company Information” tab

Business Source Complete results page. Look to the middle of the page for results.

To search for industry information in Business Source Complete, enter the industry name in the search box and click “search.” No need to “select a field.” This can limit results too much.

LexisNexis Academic

IBISWorld

Freedonia

Government Data

• SEC Filings (EDGAR and Mergent) – 10K• Bureau of Economic Analysis• Bureau of Labor Statistics• Census Bureau

http://www.usa.gov

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)EDGAR database

http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml

Finding Aids

Company Research Guide http://libguides.colostate.edu/company

Industry Research Guide http://libguides.colostate.edu/industry

Entrepreneurship Research Guide http://libguides.colostate.edu/entrepreneurship

Finding Aids

http://libguides.colostate.edu/company

Finding Aids

http://libguides.colostate.edu/industry

Contact Louise for further assistance:

Louise Feldmann148 Morgan LibraryLouise.Feldmann@Colostate.edu970-491-4262

Best ways to get in touch with me:• Send me an email.• Come visit during my office hours: Tuesday and Wednesday, noon – 2

p.m. (fall 2013 semester)• OR you can schedule an appointment with me via my scheduling

software at http://col.st/17Xjji6 (usually I have blocks of time set aside about a week or two out).