Visual depiction of a BIS Librarian's suggested search strategy for finding company information using the Three Easy Steps to Find Company Information.
For resources under each step, visit the Three Easy Steps to Find Company Information.
Use the following databases to determine if the company is public, private, or subsidiary:
The chart below displays databases with company information that BIS subscribes to annually. The chart provides the broad topics which are available within each database. To access the database desired, click on the database title to take you to the database. If you are off campus, you will be required to type your Illinois Net ID and password first for authentication.
| Database | Company Information | Revenue/ Financials | Industry Codes | Products | Competitors | Investment Analysis | SWOT Analysis | Comparisons | News |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Source Ultimate | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| Capital IQ (GIES only) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| Emerging Markets Information Service (EMIS) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| Hoover's | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| IDTechEx | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||
| Mergent Online | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Nexis Uni | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| PrivCo | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| ProQuest One Business | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
| Statista | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
