1. Tips for Locating Information on Private and Local Companies Presented by: Ed Hahn – Weber State University Britt Fagerheim – Utah State University

2. Private Companies What is a Private Company? Private companies are owned by: Individuals Family Group of shareholders

3. Private Companies Don’t sell shares on open market Don’t file quarterly earnings Financial Statements not publicly available Information is scattered – Need to use multiple sources

4. Private Companies Searching for information done by: Specific company Competing Companies Industry Information

5. Private Company Sources Sources for finding private company information include: Print Reference Resources Government and Commercial Websites Value-Added Databases

6. Print Resources

7. Ward’s Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies Provides company directories by: Alphabetical Geographical SIC Rankings NAICS Rankings

10. Print Resources Hoovers Handbook of Private Companies Provides background and some financial information on large private companies Find executives, major competitors, products, and some financial information

13. Print Resources International Directory of Company Histories Provides historical information of larger public and private companies Includes regular updates of companies

16. Print Resources Plunkett’s Research Covers top companies in specific industries, including: Retail Trade Information Technology Energy Entertainment Banking Telecommunications

19. Print Resources LexisNexis Corporate Affiliations “Who Owns Whom” Provides subsidiary information for both public and private companies

21. Web Resources

22. Hoover’s Online (http://www.hoovers.com/free/)http://www.hoovers.com/free/ Provides limited free information for: Companies Industries

28. Web Resources Biz Journals (http://www.bizjournals.com)http://www.bizjournals.com Provides company and industry news for: Cities Industries

30. Web Resources Securities and Exchange Commission (http://www.sec.gov)http://www.sec.gov S-1 forms for private companies intending an Initial Public Offering (IPO) Find information about private companies doing business with public companies

35. Web Resources Trade and Industry Associations on the Web from the Internet Public Library (http://www.ipl.org/div/aon/)http://www.ipl.org/div/aon/ Provides links to various trade groups including: Accounting Economics Marketing Finance

37. Web Resources North American Industry Classification System from the U.S. Census ( http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html ) http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html Listing of all classification codes by sector Keyword searchable

39. Web Resources U.S. Economic Census (http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/)http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/ Industry Sector Report by 2 digit NAICS code Geographic Area Series Reports by state, metro area, county, and city

44. Web Resources Individual company websites Contains company specific information Often includes links to news articles about the company Most of the information comes from the company itself

47. Value Added Resources

48. Business Source Premier (Company Profiles) Contains profiles of public and larger private companies Available to the residents of Utah through Pioneer

51. Value Added Resources Factiva Profiles of public and private companies News information about companies and industries Available to residents of Utah through Pioneer

56. Value Added Resources ABI/Inform-Proquest Newspapers Helpful for finding company and industry news through trade publications Contains access to national as well as local newspapers including: Wall Street Journal New York Times Salt Lake Tribune

58. Utah Business Resources

59. Utah Division of Corporations & Commercial Codes Information and statistics of company filings in the state of Utah http://corporations.utah.gov/index.html

65. Utah Business Resources Utah Business Directory Utah business directory by city and category Includes information about: Company rating Number of employees Years in business Estimated revenue

68. Utah Business Resources Salt Lake Enterprise Weekly business newspaper providing news from around the state Available in print and online through Pioneer on the Regional Business News Database

70. Utah Business Resources Utah Business Monthly magazine covering business news around the state of Utah Available in print and searchable online at: http://www.utahbusiness.com

72. Questions?