Business Research Guides

Business Research Guides

When beginning any business research it is often help to consult a pathfinder offering you various sources to begin your study. It is with that in mind the following guides were generated.

Company Research

Businesses in Ohio, focusing on Wayne County, Ohio

Category:Businesses in Ohio Category:Businesses listed by fate Category:Businesses listed by industry Category:Businesses listed by type Category:Businesses established by year Category:Defunct businesses by industry Category:Defunct businesses in Ohio Category:Disestablished businesses by year Category:Proprietors in Ohio

Business history

Business records are one of the least used resources for genealogists. Information about business may be found in many ways. Histories of businesses may be found through newspapers, directories, local histories, biographical collections, and old photographs. In addition, business directories, local vending licenses, estate settlements, annual reports, business history publications, account books and journals, Common Pleas court records, and maps may include useful information pertaining to businesses. Other genealogical resources such as census records and agricultural and manufacturing schedules, obituaries, and family histories, should not be ignored. For more information

Industry Information

Researching information on industry data will require the research to be diligent.

1. Begin by defining the industry.
2. Ask yourself who else cares and thinks about this industry on a regular basis.
3. Search databases: Business Source Premier (Industry Report)
4. Look up SIC, NAICS Codes
5. Gather information
6. Industry reports
   1. Harvard Business School Baker Library Industry Overview Index
   2. Economic Census
   3. Survey of Manufacturers and Annual Retail Trade Survey
   4. Library of congress BRS Assists Industry Surveys
   5. Value Line Investment Survey - print

Company finance

• Companies generate a number of reports, statements, filings, and other documents that provide financial information. Consult the following for more information:

1. Balance sheet
2. Income statement
3. Annual report
4. 10K SEC statement
5. Proxy statement - 14A
   1. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
   2. AnnualReports.com

Investment information

• Investor education sites

1. Investor's Clearinghouse
2. Path to Investing
3. Investorwords.com
4. Motley Fool's Fool School
5. Money chimp
6. CNN Money

• Investment Research

1. Barron's
2. Bloomberg Businessweek
3. Kiplinger's
4. New York Times
5. Wall Street Journal

• Stock Information

1. Morningstar
2. Value Line
3. Big Charts
4. Pink Sheets

Further reading

• Ross, Celia. Making sense of business reference. Chicago: American Library Association, 2013. BUSINESS 025.5 ROSS