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Company Research
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Why is Company Research Important? Solicit Business Litigation Transactional work
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Types of Companies Sole Proprietorship –Ex. Big Daddy Mojo Partnerships –Ex. Quarles & Brady Streich Lang Corporations –Private – Mars Inc. –Public - Hershey
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Types of Information Biographical –Contact Information –Officers –Number of Employees –Sales information –Industry Financial Industry Legal Consumer Opinion/Media Attention
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Locating Biographical Information Print Directories –Not all directories are the same –Caveats Currency Online Directories –Hoovers.com –U.S. Business Directory (Lexis) –International Million Dollar Database (ASU Libraries) Company’s website
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Hoover’s Online www.hoovers.com www.hoovers.com Company and Industries –18,000 public and private companies and 300 industries and 180,000 corporate executives. Company profiles Industry snapshots News Financials
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Companies’ Websites Investor Information Company History Press Releases Philanthropy Employees Job Opportunities
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Types of Information Biographical Financial –Balance Sheet –Income Statement –Cash Flow statement –Statement of Stockholder’s Equity Industry Legal Consumer Opinion/Media Attention
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Where to find financial information? Company’s Annual Report SEC Edgar http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml Disclosure (ASU Libraries)Disclosure
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Types of Information Biographical Financial Industry –Industry Surveys –Industry Statistics Legal Consumer Opinion/Media Attention
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Where to Find Industry Information Industry Surveys –Print Sources Mergent’s Industry Review S & P Industry Surveys –Electronic Sources Key Business Ratios (ASU Libraries)Key Business Ratios Industry Statistics –Economic Census
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Types of Information Biographical Financial Investment Industry Legal –Lawsuits Consumer Opinion/Media Attention
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Where to Find Legal Information Lexis and Westlaw Local court websites –http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/docket/index.asphttp://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/docket/index.asp –http://www.supreme.state.az.us/publicaccess/http://www.supreme.state.az.us/publicaccess/ Search for articles –ABI/Inform –Business and Company Resource Center –Business Reference Suite
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Types of Information Biographical Financial Investment Industry Legal Consumer Opinion/Media Attention –New product releases –Competition –Changes involving company
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Where to Find Media Attention ABI/Inform Business and Company Resource Center Business Reference Suite www.hoovers.com www.bizjournals.com Company’s website Internet searching
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Arizona Companies STARPAS – State of Arizona Public Access System –http://starpas.cc.state.az.us/instruct.htmlhttp://starpas.cc.state.az.us/instruct.html Company websites Court Records Private Directories Arizona Publications Business Databases
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