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Company Research. Why is Company Research Important?. Solicit Business Litigation Transactional work. Types of Companies. Sole Proprietorship Ex. Big Daddy Mojo Partnerships Ex. Quarles & Brady Streich Lang Corporations Private – Mars Inc. Public - Hershey. Types of Information.
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Why is Company Research Important? • Solicit Business • Litigation • Transactional work
Types of Companies Sole Proprietorship • Ex. Big Daddy Mojo • Partnerships • Ex. Quarles & Brady Streich Lang • Corporations • Private – Mars Inc. • Public - Hershey
Types of Information • Biographical • Contact Information • Officers • Number of Employees • Sales information • Industry • Financial • Industry • Legal • Consumer Opinion/Media Attention
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
Hoover’s Online 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
Companies’ Websites • Investor Information • Company History • Press Releases • Philanthropy • Employees • Job Opportunities
Types of Information • Biographical • Financial • Balance Sheet • Income Statement • Cash Flow statement • Statement of Stockholder’s Equity • Industry • Legal • Consumer Opinion/Media Attention
Where to find financial information? • Company’s Annual Report • SEC Edgar http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml • Disclosure (ASU Libraries)
Types of Information • Biographical • Financial • Industry • Industry Surveys • Industry Statistics • Legal • Consumer Opinion/Media Attention
Where to Find Industry Information • Industry Surveys • Print Sources • Mergent’s Industry Review • S & P Industry Surveys • Electronic Sources • Key Business Ratios (ASU Libraries) • Industry Statistics • Economic Census
Types of Information • Biographical • Financial • Investment • Industry • Legal • Lawsuits • Consumer Opinion/Media Attention
Where to Find Legal Information • Lexis and Westlaw • Local court websites • http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/docket/index.asp • http://www.supreme.state.az.us/publicaccess/ • Search for articles • ABI/Inform • Business and Company Resource Center • Business Reference Suite
Types of Information • Biographical • Financial • Investment • Industry • Legal • Consumer Opinion/Media Attention • New product releases • Competition • Changes involving company
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
Arizona Companies • STARPAS – State of Arizona Public Access System • http://starpas.cc.state.az.us/instruct.html • Company websites • Court Records • Private Directories • Arizona Publications • Business Databases