UofL Libraries: Business Plan for a Louisville Neighborhood: Company Research

Company Profiles & Reports

Business Source Premier
Select Company Profiles from black bar at top of page. Enter company name in box or browse alphabetically.
Nexis Uni
Click on Search by Subject or Topic drop down arrow at top. Select Company Profiles or Dossiers (Company, Executive, and Industry). For additional information see LexisNexis® Academic Research Guides, Common Business Assignments.
Hoover's Company Profiles
See Business Market Research Collection.
Mergent Archives

International Directory of Company Histories by Gale Editors
Call Number: HD 2721.I57
ISBN: 9781558629448
Publication Date: 2015-08-07
1988-2019
Comprehensive background and history of more than 11,000 companies. Includes acquisitions and mergers.

2017-2019 available online in Gale Virtual Reference Library. 1988-2015 print volumes are in Ekstrom Library's Robotic Retrieval System (RRS). Cumulative Index in 2019 volume can be used to find articles in the earlier volumes, which are in the RRS.

Mergent Online

Leading American Businesses
Brief profiles of large American companies and business leaders. From Reference for Business.
Company Histories Part 2
Short histories of domestic and international companies grouped by industry. From Reference for Business.

SEC Filings

The following resources provide electronic access to company filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Registration Statements (IPOs)

Mergent Online
Latest Filings
Only those registration forms (S-1s) filed within the last few days.

Company Websites

Company websites vary greatly in terms of both content and quality, but are frequently the best sources for current news and recent personnel changes. Be sure to check investor relations communications and other press releases.

Business Plan for a Louisville Neighborhood: Company Research

Company Profiles & Reports

Directory

SEC Filings

Registration Statements (IPOs)

Company Websites