Company Lists & Profiles
Getting Started
The resources on this page are key for finding prospects and new customers and for learning about your competition.
- Small Business Administration Guide for Market Research
- Edward Lowe Foundation: How to Prepare a Market Analysis
- Market Research World
- SBTDC guide: Conducting an Industry Analysis*
Key Sources of Company Lists & Profiles
Library Databases
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Business Source Premier
Download Datamonitor company reports that include a company overview, key facts, business description, history, key employees with biographies, major products and services, top competitors, locations and subsidiaries.
Corporate Capital Histories
Research corporate histories all the way back to the 1800s, including stock splits, mergers, and take-overs Capital Changes Reporter Online. To access this database, please see the Research Center service desk.
Directory of Global Chemical Manufacturers
Worldwide directories of manufacturers and suppliers in chemical and allied industries. Topics are biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, food, agricultural/agrochemical industries, petroleum/petrochemical industries, paint and pigment industries, plastics, polymers and packaging industries, and herbal chemical industries amongst others. PDF files.
Directory of Doctors and Dentists – HealthCare Database
When looking for detailed information on 675,000 doctors and 180,000 dentists, turn to ReferenceUSA's HealthCare Database. Selection criteria include: Physician and Dentist name; Zip code, City, County, MSA or State; Age and Gender; State of license; Primary Specialty; and Medical school attended.
Directory of New Businesses
Updated with more than 50,000 new businesses added each week, use ReferenceUSA's New Businesses Database to research hot areas of economic development. Selection criteria include: Business name; Contact information; Business type by yellow page heading, primary SIC or major industry group; Zip code, City, County, MSA or State; Home-based business; and start-up time frame.
First Research
Get the latest news, trends and hottest companies in over 250 industries and 750 industry segments. The industry prospector also includes HR metrics, industry growth forecasts and industry drivers.
Hoovers Online
Access to over 17 million worldwide companies with comprehensive profiles of most major companies in the world, corporate history, executives, products/operations data, financials, industry benchmarks, competitive landscape and news articles, with the ability to generate lists in targeted industries and to limit geographically. Search First Research for even more company information.
MDDI Global Reach
MDDI Global Reachallows for access toall businesses in the U.S., Canada, & Mexico regardless of size, plus international businesses with $500,000+ sales or 20+ employees. Company information includes line of business with both SIC and NAICS codes, size criteria (employees and annual sales), type of ownership, and principal executives.
Plunkett’s
Create your own industry report with weekly-updated market research, trends analysis, industry terms, statistics and profiles of thousands of industry-leading companies, industry articles, and industry associations and organizations.
Reference USA
Provides addresses, sales information, executives, for over 11 million U.S. companies. Searchable by state, city, zip code, and SIC codes and yellow page headings. Searches can be customized by company size, sales volume, geographic location, industry, etc. Many of the listings are for small businesses. Can be used to identify businesses for job searches, market research, find census data, or identify neighbors within a certain distance of your home. Also available is a residential division for phone numbers and addresses.
PLEASE NOTE: When accessing Reference USA from home, there is a 25-record limit on prints/downloads.
Online Resources
- Franchise Handbook
http://www.franchisehandbook.com - Gebbie Press: The All-In-One Media Directory
http://www.gebbieinc.com
Provides links to the Web pages of television stations, radio stations, daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, magazines and state press associations throughout the United States. - Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator http://www.martindale.com/xp/Martindale/home.xml
Directory of lawyers in the United States. Search by name, location and/or area of practice. - National Chamber of Commerce Directory
http://www.2chambers.com/ - Thomas Regional Directories
http://www.thomasnet.com/
Directory of 155,000 US and Canadian manufacturers. City, state and zip codes, and phone number are given. Free registration to use the site is required. - Thomas Register
http://www.thomasnet.com
U.S. manufacturers and distributors. Free registration to use the site is required. - World Banks
http://www.aaadir.com
Directory of central and commercial banks worldwide with links to their web pages. - Media Company Ownership
http://www.cjr.org/resources
This is a list of major media companies and what they own.
TCCL Research Wizard
The TCCL Research Wizard, a fee based service, can supply the numbers and background information to inform, guide and support your marketing plan or business strategy.
Market Research Specialties
Research Wizard sources contain most of the information you need to make good marketing decisions. Some of the specialty areas include the following:
- Local, state, and national demographic & economic data
- Market statistics on production, consumption and sales
- Current health of the market
- Forecast for demand and projected trends
- Identification of market leaders
Books
- Oklahoma Directory of Manufacturers and Processors
670 O41 - Finder Binder. Oklahoma's Update Media Directory
001.51025766 F492 - Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives
650.58 P79 - Ward's Business Directory of Private and Public Companies
650.02573 W2192
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