Company Research resources
Databases for company research
Public companies:
- Business Source Ultimate (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowIncludes news, articles, and SWOT analysis
- ABI/Inform (Proquest) This link opens in a new windowFeatures thousands of full-text journals, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as the Economist, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.
- MarketLine Advantage This link opens in a new windowProvides company, industry, country and financial data. Includes company SWOTs, industry profiles, case studies.
- Mergent Online This link opens in a new windowCreate comparison reports on companies within an industry; search by SIC, NAICS, DUNS, and more.
- Mergent Intellect This link opens in a new windowA fully searchable database with detailed information on businesses including both active/inactive companies as well as daily updates on executives.
- Value Line Investment Survey (Standard and Poor's) This link opens in a new windowValue Line provides investment research data and analysis of companies and markets.
Private companies:
- PrivCo This link opens in a new windowBusiness and financial information on US-based, private non-publicly traded corporations, including family-owned, private equity-owned and venture-backed companies. Access requires registration with a Northeastern email address.
- Mergent Online This link opens in a new windowMergent includes some limited information on select private companies.
- Mergent Intellect This link opens in a new windowA fully searchable database with detailed information on businesses including both active/inactive companies as well as daily updates on executives.
Tutorials
Below, find selected tutorials on locating company information using library resources.