A Guide to Finding Information about

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This is a guide to finding information about companies with their headquarters located in the United States of America.  If you are looking for information on a company based outside the U.S., then please see my International Business Guide.
When you start looking for information on specific companies or other organizations, there is one question that determines where you may find information:
Is the company public , private, a subsidiary, a government agency, or a not-for-profit entity?

If you do not know, click here.

Publicly Owned Company
(It has shares traded on a stock market or NASDAQ.)		 Privately Owned Company
(It is owned by a limited number of people, or just one person, and is not a subsidiary of another company.) 		Subsidiary or Division of Another Company Government Agency or Not-for-Profit Organization

VERIFICATION:
If you do not know whether the company is publicly owned or not, verifying its status is critical to further research.  

First, check the database Thompson Analytics.  If your company is included, it is public, so go to Public Company Information.  If your company is not included, continue through the sources below to verify that the company is still active and to get basic directory information and to confirm whether it is privately owned or a subsidiary.

Second, check these directories:

a. Dun's Directory of Service Companies.  RRF HD9981.3.D7.  This companion volume to Million Dollar Directory covers service companies.  Main listing by company, indexes by geographical location of headquarters and S.I.C.

b. Million Dollar Directory.  RRF HC102.D8.  This index of major U.S. companies bases its listings on the physical assets of the companies.  Main listing by company name, with geographical index and S.I.C. industry index.

c. Thomas Register of American Manufacturers.  RRF ;T12.T6.  Includes most manufacturers in the U.S.  Has three sections:  by product name, company listing, and company catalogs (cross-referenced from product listing.)

d. Directory of Corporate Affiliations.  RRF HG4067.A219.  A directory of U.S. & international companies with subsidiaries, with an index to subsidiary names.

e. America's Corporate Families. RRF HD2709.A4.  D&B's equivalent to Directory of Corporate Affiliations.

f. Brands and Their Companies.  RRF T223.V4A22.  A list of brands and trademarks (including d.b.a. names.)

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