LibGuides: INLab@HCC (Dale Mabry): Company Info

Researching companies

Nationwide:

Nexis Uni (LexisNexis) HCC login required. For company info, go to Menu - select Company Dossier. Create your customized list of companies or executives, compare companies, and more.
Business Insights: Essentials (Gale) HCC login required. Find information on companies, industries and more in the context of timely news, statistical data, and in-depth reports.
Business Source Complete (EBSCO) HCC login required. For company information, select the "Company Information" link at the top. Enter the company name or select other filters.

LinkedIn Professional networking site. Many companies have pages here.

State and local:

Florida Division of Corporations' Sunbiz™ Website: Look up a business Search and access filed information for corporations, LLCs, Limited Partnerships, and Trademarks by Name.

if you are researching a privately-held company

Finding information about private companies can be challenging if not impossible.

Because private companies are not publicly traded, they are not required to report significant information to government agencies.

Even so, the resources on this page and the next may lead you to information on private companies beyond what you might discover from web searches.

Searching articles for company information

Business and industry publications:

Business (Gale) HCC Login. Company performance and activity, industry events and trends, management, economics and politics. Research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings.
Business Source Complete (EBSCO) HCC login. Articles from journals and other periodicals in all business disciplines.

Daily newspapers:

New York Times - Current (Gale) National and international news, opinion, and commentary; published in a national and a New York metropolitan edition. Includes business and finance news. Covers January 1, 1985 - Current.
America's News (Newsbank) Full-text articles from printed and online newspapers, blogs, journals, newswires, broadcast transcripts and videos...on topics such as business, politics, health, sports, cultural activities and people.
Florida News Sources (NewsBank) Search major Florida newspapers, including Tampa Bay Times (formerly the St. Petersburg Times), The Tampa Tribune, and others.

Additional resources at other area libraries

Tampa Public and USF libraries also offer business, entrepreneurship, and finance research tools - check the next page, Resources at other local libraries.