Business Source Complete contains full text articles from all fields of business. Either search for articles about a company or find a profile of a company. Once you have entered the database, hover over More, above the search box, and select Company Profile.
Description:Business Source Complete covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance, and more. Time Period: 1886 to present Sources: Indexes more than 6,700 journals and magazines plus thousands of reports and other sources. Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, Business, Education, News, Social Sciences (Accounting, Finance, Management, Business Education, Banking, Economics, Marketing, Computer Science) Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Case Studies, Citations, Conference Papers, Journal Articles, Magazine Articles, News, Other, Report, Reviews, Trade Publications Information Included: Abstracts, Full Text, Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: Yes Print Equivalent: None Publisher: EBSCO Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Nexis Uni provides access to its Company Dossiers and other company profiles as well as to business news. To access the Company Dossiers, hover over Menu on the search page and select Company Dosser. Other profiles can be located by selecting Company Info under Guided Search. Consider selecting All company information from the "...and show me" drop down box.
Description: Nexis Uni provides access to newspaper articles, magazine articles, and transcripts. It is also a key database for business and legal research, containing company reports, law journals, and statutes and cases from all 50 states. Also contains legal resources for Canada and the EU. Time Period: 18th century to present Sources: Searches more than 15,000 sources. Subject Headings: Business, General, Law, News, Social Sciences Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Citations, Journal Articles, Legal Materials, Magazine Articles, News, Reference Resources, Report, Transcripts Information Included: Abstracts, Full Text, Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Lexis Nexis Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Regional Business News covers local and regional business sources from most parts of the United States and may be helpful for finding news about smaller companies.
Description:Regional Business News covers local and regional business sources from most parts of the United States. Time Period: 1987 to present Sources: Includes the full text of more than 100 regional business publications. Subject Headings: Business, Mobile, News Scholarly or Popular: Popular Primary Materials: Newspaper Articles, Magazine Articles Information Included: Abstracts, Citations, Full text FindIt@BALL STATE: Yes Print Equivalent: None Publisher: EBSCO Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Find detailed articles on a company's history using the International Directory of Company Histories. From within the database, select Business in the left column and enter a company's name in the search box. Note that articles from other reference resources will also appear on the results list so, look for the International Directory of Company Histories on the results list.
Description:Gale EBOOKS is a collection of searchable subject encyclopedias and reference books from Gale Publishing and many other publishers. Time Period: Current Sources: Searches across nearly 500 reference sources. Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, Education, English & Linguistics, General, Health, History, Humanities, Law, Philosophy & Religion, Science, Social Sciences, Technology (Reference books) Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: Reference Resources Information Included: Full Text, Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: Publisher: Gale Group Updates: Yearly Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Use the Company Profiles to find background information for a company. Once you have entered the database, hover over More, above the search box, and select Company Profile.
Description:Business Source Complete covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance, and more. Time Period: 1886 to present Sources: Indexes more than 6,700 journals and magazines plus thousands of reports and other sources. Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, Business, Education, News, Social Sciences (Accounting, Finance, Management, Business Education, Banking, Economics, Marketing, Computer Science) Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Case Studies, Citations, Conference Papers, Journal Articles, Magazine Articles, News, Other, Report, Reviews, Trade Publications Information Included: Abstracts, Full Text, Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: Yes Print Equivalent: None Publisher: EBSCO Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Nexis Uni provides access to its Company Dossiers, other company profiles as well as to business news. The Company Dossiers contain extensive information about a company's finances. To access them, hover over Menu on the search page and select Company Dosser.
Description: Nexis Uni provides access to newspaper articles, magazine articles, and transcripts. It is also a key database for business and legal research, containing company reports, law journals, and statutes and cases from all 50 states. Also contains legal resources for Canada and the EU. Time Period: 18th century to present Sources: Searches more than 15,000 sources. Subject Headings: Business, General, Law, News, Social Sciences Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Citations, Journal Articles, Legal Materials, Magazine Articles, News, Reference Resources, Report, Transcripts Information Included: Abstracts, Full Text, Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Lexis Nexis Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage provides stock analysis with some company financial information. Find a stock report by clicking on the Research button and entering a company name or ticker symbol in the "Symbol / Name" box and press Search. The stock report will have the company's name in the Headline field on the results list.
Description:Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage provides stock analysis, company financial information, and industry analysis. Time Period: Current Sources: 1 Subject Headings: Business (Company and Industry Information) Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: Reports Information Included: Full Text FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Standard and Poor Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Contains the 10-K and other fillings of public companies. Enter a company ticker symbol in the Fast Search box and look for 10-K. Next click on Documents and then 10-K.
Value Line includes information on approximately 1,700 stocks. Enter a company ticker symbol or name in the search box in the right corner below the dark blue bar. Some of the company's financial information can be found under Financial Strength Grade Rating.
Description: The Value Line Investment Survey is a comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy.
Note: Click on Sign Out, in the upper right corner, before exiting the database.
Time Period: Current Sources: 1 Subject Headings: Business Scholarly or Popular: Popular Primary Materials: Reports Information Included: FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Value Line Updates: Weekly Number of Simultaneous Users: 3
Provides current information on stocks, mutual funds and exchange traded funds. Enter a ticker symbol or company name in the search box and select the company from the resulting suggestions. Note: When you are finished researching, please click on the gray End Session button in the upper right corner.
Description:Morningstar Investing Center provides current information on stocks, mutual funds and exchange traded funds. Click on End Session, in the upper right corner, before exiting the database.
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Time Period: Current Sources: Provides data on nearly 25,000 mutual funds and more than 14,000 stocks. Subject Headings: Business Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Report, Statistics or Data Information Included: Full Text FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Morningstar Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: 1
Create a list of companies using SIC or NAICS. Click on U.S. Businesses and then the Advanced Search tab. Select Keywords/SIC/NAICS under Business Type. Search SIC or NAICS using keywords and select your codes. Use the choices under Geography to select a geographic limit (e.g. ZIP codes), enter the limit and click on the View Results button.
Description:Data Axle Reference Solutions provides addresses and phone numbers for U.S. and Canadian homes and businesses. Also provides business information such as location sales volume, number of employees, etc. Time Period: Current Sources: Contains more than 200 million listings Subject Headings: Business, General (Phone Directory) Scholarly or Popular: Popular Primary Materials: Reference Resources Information Included: Addresses and phone numbers FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: infoUSA Updates: Annual Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Create a list of companies with a given NAICS or SIC. Click on More above the search box and select Company Dossier. Next, click on the Create a Company List tab and use the SIC or NAICS look up. You may want to scroll down to Geographic Information and enter a zip code or city. Click on the Create button.
Description: Nexis Uni provides access to newspaper articles, magazine articles, and transcripts. It is also a key database for business and legal research, containing company reports, law journals, and statutes and cases from all 50 states. Also contains legal resources for Canada and the EU. Time Period: 18th century to present Sources: Searches more than 15,000 sources. Subject Headings: Business, General, Law, News, Social Sciences Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Citations, Journal Articles, Legal Materials, Magazine Articles, News, Reference Resources, Report, Transcripts Information Included: Abstracts, Full Text, Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Lexis Nexis Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited