MBA535 Applied Business Research Project | Course Guide: Web Resources

Canadian firms {select "Canadian Company Capabilities", then "Browse". See also business information by sector or industrial category which includes information on manufactured goods, service, resource industries, as well as technology; Industry Canada}.

European firms:

Latin America {selected countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru. Company information including contact information, web sites, products manufactured, product catalogs, trade, etc. Some with annual reports; Mercantil.com}.

United Kingdom firms {Most material other than annual reports and "company fundamentals" requires registration. A fee is charged for the in-depth company information; HemScott}.

U.S. firms:

Business.com {basic profile and financials, including Internet address where available of major companies. Search by company or industry; Business.com}.

Kompass {Free "Public Access" service (no registration required) provides general contact information for companies by industry for: Agriculture (food and beverages), building and civil engineering, business services (consulting), ceramics, chemicals, education and training, electricity (electronics and nuclear), finance and insurance, handling (distribution, warehousing and packaging), hotels and restaurants, gifts, glass, heating (ventilation and air conditioning, and refrigeration), information technology, jewelry (precious stones and diamonds), mining and quarrying, machinery, measuring and testing equipment, metallurgy (metalworking and metal products), mineral products, office machinery and equipment, oil and gas, optical equipment, paper and cardboard, pharmaceuticals, printing and publishing, precision equipment, rubber and plastics, telecommunications, textiles (apparel/clothing, leather, footwear), travel goods, water and sewage (environmental services), wood (furniture and wooden products) Additional information is available through registration, or you can subscribe for full access to all information on over 2 million companies and 70 countries in the database; Kompass.com}.

Corporate Information {Registration required for trial subscription. Fee for regular services. Company and industry information by country, in-depth company reports for both privately held and publicly traded firms, and list/information of world's largest companies in terms of market capitalization; CorporateInformation} and descriptions of corporate forms {for example - Inc., SA, GmbH, AG, and NV; NO FEE for access}.

Trade.gov {Aerospace, automotive, chemicals consumer goods, computers, energy, environmental technologies, forest products, instrumentation, machinery, metals, microelectronics, medical equipment, services and finance, and telecommunications, and textiles and apparel, and tourism. See also data on services (output, trade and sales, as well as links to other sites that collect services data; USDOC, ITA}.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service {NOAA; USDOC}.

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

Export.gov {Trade Development (TD) specialists by SIC, or alphabetical by industry. The site is a little difficult at times and may require that you press 'refresh' or F5; USDOC, ITA}.

Trade Information Database}.

Trade.Gov {aerospace, automotive, basic industries, chemicals, consumer goods, computers, energy, environmental technologies, forest products, infrastructure, instrumentation, machinery, metals, microelectronics, medical equipment, services and finance, technology and aerospace, telecommunications, textiles and apparel, and tourism; USDOC, ITA}.

See U.S. Data & Analysis and Trade Stats Express {USDOC, ITA}.