Posts tagged business

Go to the library homepage at http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu (if you click the link now, it'll open in a new window).

Choose Databases from the Quicklinks.

Use the A-Z list (the pink area in the picture below) at the top of the Databases page to go to the L's.

Choose Lexis-Nexis Academic from the list.  The general Lexis-Nexis screen will let you search for company information, but if you go to the Business tab at the top of the page, you will get the same information packaged for you in a much more useful way.

On the Business search page, look for your company by its name.  If it is a public company, you can also search using the (stock) ticker symbol.

This page at Yahoo Finance will let you look up ticker symbols easily --

http://finance.yahoo.com/lookup

There's a snapshot of information on the main page.  The links in the shaded green area below will let you search for news information, patent information (under Intellectual Property), legal information and more about your company.

You can find information on more than just big, publicly-held companies in here too.  Limit your search to a particular city or state, and search by company name, and you will find more local information about companies you might want to work for, or compete with.

If you have questions, you can contact me (anne-marie.deitering AT oregonstate DOT edu), or leave a comment.