1. Company Research Shannon Kemen, J.D., M.S.L.S

2. Researching Companies 1. Determine company type 2. Determine company’s status within their organization 3. Researching the company

3. I. Determining Company Type

4. Types of Companies 1. Public 2. Private 3. Special Types of Public/Private

5. Public Companies

6.  Must file with the S.E.C.  Must file with the Secretary of State

7. Securities Exchange Commission (S.E.C.)  Provides information on public company’s financial information and operations  10-K: Annual Report  10-Q: Quarterly Report  8-K: Press Releases/Recent Events

13. 2010 $574 $966 2009 $899 $294 2008 $2,341 $284 New Stores Remodels & Expansions

14. Private Companies

15.  May file with the S.E.C.  Must file with the Secretary of State

17. Things to consider: Many private companies were at one time public (or vice versa) Large private companies may need to file some information with the S.E.C. Information about private companies may be found in S.E.C. filings for the public companies with which they do business

18. Special Types of Public/Private Companies  Franchises  Consulting Firms  Investment Companies  Insurance Companies  International Companies

19. II. Determining a Company’s Status within the Organization

20. Company Organization Parent Company DivisionAffiliate Subsidiary

21. Coca-Cola Coca-Cola North American Enterprises Energy Brands Inc. (DBA Glaceau)

22. III. Researching a Company

23. General Resources 1.ReferenceUSA 2.Company Website 3.Secretary of State 4.Hoovers 5.Dun & Bradstreet 6.Skyminder 7.Westlaw -ALLNEWS -ADVERSE-ALL -ASSET-ALL -CO-Profile -EXPERIAN-REPORTS 8.Lexis -All News -Judgments & Liens -Deed Transfers, Tax Assessor & Mortgage Records 9.Courtlink OR Pacer

24. ReferenceUSA  Information on nearly 20 million U.S. companies  Search by company name, sales volume, SIC, number of employees, product lines and more

29. Company Website  News articles on the company  Ownership information  Executive biographies  Company history

34. Education Positions at Coca-Cola Other Positions Job Duties

35. Secretary of State  Articles of Incorporation/ Organization  Annual Report  Registered Agent  Status/Standing  Domestic v. Foreign  Officers  Principal Office  Name variations

42. Hoovers  Targeted Company List Search  Custom Reports  Family Tree

46. Dun & Bradstreet  Similar to Hoovers  Evaluates company's financial stability  Identifies companies that have slow payment  Business Ratios show if a company has enough assets to pay you  Compare to others in the same industry locally or across the U.S.

52. Skyminder  Sells pieces of reports from other vendors (ex. Dun & Bradstreet)  Contains information on international companies  Allows for on site investigation

56. Westlaw  ALLNEWS  ADVERSE-ALL  ASSET-ALL  CO-PROFILE  EXPERIAN-REPORTS

57. Lexis  All News  Judgments & Liens  Deed Transfers, Tax Assessor & Mortgage Records

58. Tax Assessor/Auditor  County specific  Generally includes: Ownership information Sales information Current property valuation Property picture or map

64. Pacer  Case and docket information for Federal District, Appellate and Bankruptcy Courts

68. Parties Attorneys Case Information Court

70. Courtlink  Case and docket information for Federal District, Appellate and Bankruptcy Courts  Case and docket information for some state courts

74. QUESTIONS?