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.

Consult sources below for information about private companies:

• CB Insights (Venture Capital/Private Equity, but furnishes info on private companies who may have received funding rounds from investors) 
• Data Axle (US companies only)
• Hoover’s Academic Pro | tutorial video - International companies
• PrivCo | tutorial video
   

Also, check article databases:

• ProQuest One Business | tutorial video
• Business Source Ultimate
• Nexis Uni | tutorial video

The chart below displays databases with company information that the Library 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.

 Mergent

Provides international company data: more companies from more countries than any other international database, with global searching across databases; international annual reports: hard-to-get, timely annual reports on all companies available in PDF format; corporate visibility: expanded, in-depth, and detailed descriptions of public companies as they appear in the Mergent Manuals (aka Moody's Manuals), which were first published in 1918.

Hoover's

Includes extensive international company information including annual reports, SWOT analysis, industry codes, company executives, and news articles.  Use this database to build a company list and search for company, industry, and people profiles.  Hoover's gives access to best in class data made up of approximately 84 million private and public companies, including subsidiaries.

Glassdoor (FREE)

Great insider information including salaries, employee reviews, interviews (many real interview questions).

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Firsthand (formerly Vault)

Over 10,000 companies. Insider information about a company's culture and reputation.  Subscription required for access and available through Gies and Engineering Career Services.