{"id":484,"date":"2021-06-01T18:39:46","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T18:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bis\/?page_id=484"},"modified":"2026-03-24T15:46:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:46:27","slug":"how-to-find-company-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/bis\/how-to-find-company-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Easy Steps to Find Company Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><div class=\"shortcode sh-px-3 sh-py-1.5 !sh-border-2 !sh-border-il_blue sh-text-il_blue sh-flex sh-justify-between sh-items-center\"> <span class=\"shortcode sh-grow sh-text-center sh-text-xl sh-font-medium sh-no-underline\">Step 1: Figure out what information you need. <\/span> <\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Information Examples<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Revenues (either estimated for private companies or from filings)<\/li>\n<li>Top executives &amp; brief bios<\/li>\n<li>Designates if private or public (subsidiary, branch, parent)<\/li>\n<li>Ability to compile lists within an industry, geography, sales range, or stock index<\/li>\n<li>Lines of business\n<ul>\n<li>aka industries (either NAICS or SICS)<\/li>\n<li>What it does &#8211; makes, services, or both<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Competitors &#8211; either designated by the company or within SIC<\/li>\n<li>Financials and background\/history<\/li>\n<li>Some may have investment analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><div class=\"shortcode sh-px-3 sh-py-1.5 !sh-border-2 !sh-border-il_blue sh-text-il_blue sh-flex sh-justify-between sh-items-center\"> <span class=\"shortcode sh-grow sh-text-center sh-text-xl sh-font-medium sh-no-underline\">Step 2: Determine if the company is public, private, or subsidiary. <\/span> <\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">If you&#8217;re having trouble accessing a database or getting an error code, try opening the link in an incognito or private window.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/proxy2.library.illinois.edu\/login?url=http:\/\/referenceusa.com\/Home\/Home\">Data Axle (US Companies Only)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/proxy2.library.illinois.edu\/login?url=https:\/\/advance.lexis.com\/?identityprofileid=G5B36654687\">Nexis Uni<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><div class=\"shortcode sh-px-3 sh-py-1.5 !sh-border-2 !sh-border-il_blue sh-text-il_blue sh-flex sh-justify-between sh-items-center\"> <span class=\"shortcode sh-grow sh-text-center sh-text-xl sh-font-medium sh-no-underline\">Step 3: Select a database for pertinent company information. <\/span> <\/div><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Public Companies<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-2\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-2 table-striped table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Company History &amp; Directories<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Financial Information<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Company Reports<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Article Databases<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/proxy2.library.illinois.edu\/Shibboleth.sso\/SAML2\/POST\">Data Axle (US companies only)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-gale-com.proxy2.library.illinois.edu\/ps\/i.do?id=0IAD&amp;v=2.1&amp;u=uiuc_uc&amp;it=aboutSeries&amp;p=GVRL&amp;sw=w&amp;aty=ip\">International Directory of Company Histories<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www-proquest-com.proxy2.library.illinois.edu\/annualreports?accountid=14553\">ProQuest Historical Annual Reports<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/proxy2.library.illinois.edu\/login?url=https:\/\/advance.lexis.com\/?identityprofileid=G5B36654687\">Nexis Uni<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\">EDGAR<\/a><br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cas-emis-com.proxy2.library.illinois.edu\/login\">Emerging Markets Information Service<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/stemebis\/\">Business Easy Search<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www-proquest-com.proxy2.library.illinois.edu\/pq1business?accountid=14553\">ProQuest One Business<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/web-p-ebscohost-com.proxy2.library.illinois.edu\/ehost\/search\/advanced?vid=0&amp;sid=2052639d-9622-42ee-82d8-30f12edb6e49%40redis\">Business Source Ultimate<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-2 from cache -->\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Private Companies<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-5\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-5 table-striped table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Information on Private Companies<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Article Databases<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr 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