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“Keeping Tabs on the Competition” - Company Research via the Internet.
Learn about your competitors or be aware of what they may know about your business!
Company Information
Corporate Information This site provides ways to do both company, industry and country research. Profiles on more than 31,000 companies in 55 countries are provided by Wright Investors Service.
AnnualReports.com Links to corporate annual reports searchable by name, exchange, industry or sector
Hoover’s Company directory listings searchable by company name, location, industry and sales figures. Includes percentage gains or losses in sales, and links to web sites if available.
Kompass Information on 2.2 million companies, 4.2 million executives, 54,000 product and service keywords, and 822,000 trade names. Can be searched by company name, product, or geographic region.
Business.com With over 400,000 listings, this site offers company profiles for public and private international companies, biographies of executives, industry profiles and news.
AllBusiness This site provides a business directory, searchable by industry or company name. It also features business profiles, a franchise directory, and links to government resources.
Thomas Register Automated searching of the Thomas Register of American Manufacturers by product or service.
Industry Information
Economic Census Provides a detailed portrait of the United States’ economy once every five years, from the national to the local level.
Current Industrial Reports Measures of industrial activity provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Industries at a Glance Workforce statistics, as well as other information, for 100 industries.
Hoover’s Industry Profiles Data base of 600 industries. Overview, detailed info available by fee.
Alacra Industry Spotlights Detailed reviews and commentary on the best web-based sources of industry specific content.
Market Research
Market Research World Links to articles on a variety of market research topics
Country Market Research From the U.S. Department of Commerce, this site provides access to publications that offer very detailed reports on countries’ commercial environments. You can search by country, industry, region or keyword.
TSNN – The Ultimate Trade Show Directory Data on more than 17,500 trade shows, exhibitions, public events and conferences.
ASAE and the Center for Association Leadership Directory of member associations (hundreds of web links). Listings of other (unlinked) associations, organizations and societies. Directory of convention centers and bureaus.
Economic Statistics
Free Lunch National level economic statistics (demographics, labor markets, GDP, income and earnings, etc.) are provided courtesy of Moody’s Economy.com.
FedStats Statistics from more than 100 federal government agencies.