Finding
Information about Businesses
If you are looking for businesses by name or type of business, visit these
yellow page web sites:
  Switchboard.com http://switchboard.com
AnyWho http://www.anywho.com
More Business Directories
 Reference
USA
Search this databases of over 12 million companies by name, yellow page listing,
location and more. Search results also include contact name, estimated sales,
number of employees and credit ratings.
Thomas
Register http://thomasregister.com
This directory of U.S. and Canadian manufacturers can be searched by company
name, product, or brand name. Registration required.
Hoovers http://www.hoovers.com
Features company capsules, news, officers, financials and industry
information.
These sources may offer additional information about businesses:
Better
Business Bureau http://www.bbb.org
Search for business reliability reports at the sites of local
Better Business Bureaus.
Chambers
of Commerce http://www.uschamber.org/Chambers/Chamber+Directory/default.htm
Local chambers of commerce are excellent sources of information about companies
in their area.Use this database to find chambers in a given location.
Secretaries
of State http://www.internet-prospector.org/secstate.html
If a business has been incorporated, it is done through the
office of the Secretary of State in the state in which the incorporation
occurred. This site provides contact information and links to official
Secretary of State, and Corporation Databases (when available) for all
U.S. States.
New
York Department of State Corporation/Business Entity Database
http://wdb.dos.state.ny.us/corp_public/corp_wdb.corp_search_inputs.show
Search for New York State corporations, not-for-profits and business
entities. Provides address and filing date.
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Finding Information
about Local Companies
For further information about local companies, search for articles using
the following sources:
 Business
First of Buffalo http://buffalo.bcentral.com/buffalo/
Buffalo’s weekly business journal. Read this week’s
issue or search for articles back to 1996.
Western
New York Index http://www.wnylrc.org/wnyindex/index.html
Indexes local newspaper and journal articles by subject from
1983-1996. Search by company or officer names.
Buffalo
News
The Buffalo News is available full-text back to 1992 at every library in the
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System.
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Financials
When looking for detailed financial information, keep in mind that this
type of information is much easier to find for public companies than for
privately held ones.
Edgar http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm
Search the mandatory SEC (Securities & Exchange Commission) filings
of public companies.
Annual
Report Gallery http://www.reportgallery.com/
Search for the annual reports of public companies.
Wall
Street Research Net http://www.wsrn.com/
Includes news, broker recommendations, earnings estimates and much more.
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Industry Data
Data on an industry is often arranged by industrial classification numbers
known as S.I.C. codes (Standard Industrial Classification) or N.A.I.C.S.
codes (North American Industrial Classification codes). To find codes for
the industry you are interested in, visit these sites:
Standard
Industrial Classification Search http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html
Search for the SIC codes of specific industries by keyword.
U.S.
Census Bureau NAICS Page http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
Information about the North American Industry Classification System as well
as SIC correspondence tables.
Statistics
Some sites to visit for industry statistics include:
1997
Economic Census Data http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/econ97.html
The Economic census is done every five years providing national
and geographic area reports on industries including number of establishments,
payroll and sales.
County
Business Patterns http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html
An annual publication, this source gives industry data, including
number of establishments, employees and payroll for industries at the
county level.
Trade Shows
For information on upcoming trade shows and events in an industry, visit
these sites:
Trade
Shows News Network http://www.tsnn.com/
Includes a searchable guide to major trade shows and the top
news from industries. International in scope.
EXPOguide http://www.expoguide.com/
EXPOguide's listings aim to include all conferences and tradeshows worldwide.
Industrial Associations
Industrial associations are excellent sources of statistics and other data.
These sites can be used to find organizations
AssociationCentral.com http://associationcentral.com
A directory of associations searchable by keyword. This site also
includes industry news and events.
Gateway
to Associations Online http://info.asaenet.org/gateway/OnlineAssocSlist.html
A comprehensive directory from the American Society of Association
Executives.
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General Businessfile
Providing newspaper and journal articles, company profiles, industry data,
and Investext investment reports, General Businessfile is
available at every library in the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
as well as from home or office with a valid Buffalo & Erie County Public
Library card number.
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HERE for more online business resources!
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