Getting Started
The resources on this page are key for finding prospects and new customers and for learning about your competition.
- Edward Lowe Foundation: How to Prepare a Market Analysis
- Market Research World
- Small Business Administration: Market Research and Competitive Analysis
Library Databases
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/ Capital Changes
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 call the AskUs Hotline at 918.549.7323.
Mergent Intellect (incorporating enhanced content for Hoover's and MDDI Global Reach databases) is a highly flexible web-based application that features a deep collection of worldwide business information that enables companies to generate insightful business intelligence. Coupling Mergent's expertise in developing products for the reference marketplace with D&B®'s private company database, Mergent Intellect offers new and existing clients a unique opportunity to access private and public U.S and international business data, industry news, facts and figures, executive contact information, the ability to access industry profiles and much more.
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 100-record limit on prints/downloads.
Books
- Oklahoma directory of manufacturers and processors.
- Finder binder. Oklahoma's update media directory.
- Ward's business directory of U.S. private and public companies.
Online Resources
- Franchise Handbook
Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator
Directory of lawyers in the United States. Search by name, location and/or area of practice.
This is a list of major media companies and what they own.
- National Chamber of Commerce Directory
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.
U.S. manufacturers and distributors. Free registration to use the site is required.