JOB SEARCH: BUSINESS & COMPANY RESOURCE CENTER Colette Holmes Management Librarian [email protected] 1.

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JOB SEARCH:BUSINESS & COMPANY RESOURCE CENTER

Colette Holmes

Management Librarian

[email protected]

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Company Databases - Licensed• Mergent Online • LexisNexis Academic• Net Advantage• Business Source Premier• Business & Company Resource Center (BCRC)

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Private or Public Company ?

Dunkin Donuts is private!

• Hard to research

• Is privately owned/held

• Does not have to disclose financial info

• Information is scarce.

Starbucks is public!

• Easy to research

• Sells shares to general public

• Must make public and report on regular basis for many items, including financials

• Files reports with SEC

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SIC vs. NAICS – Example Starbucks• Starbucks Primary SIC and NAICS

• SIC Code 2095• (Roasted Coffee)

• NAICS Code 311920• (Coffee and Tea Manufacturing)

• Pulls information together for company or industry

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SIC &NAICS• Numeric classification codes• Describe individual industries• Collect data on specific industries• Classify and compare companies • May vary from source-to-source

• e.g. US Economic Census vs. Mergent Online

• Revised over time• SICs 1930s to 1980s I NAICS Late 1980s on

• Tables are available to look up SIC/NAICS codes• Also assigned to companies throughout databases

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Article Databases A to Z List

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B&CRC Homepage

Search NowLinks

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Dunkin Donuts Search Entry

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Search Results

Results with Revenues Ascending Order

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Private or Public Company:See Features Field

SICs & NAICS

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Note the Tabs

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Search Tabs:News, Rankings, and More

Boldface Tabs Are Live

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News/Magazines Tab

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News Search for Dunkin

Background Information

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Coffee Companies in NYS

Return to Company Search

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Some Coffee Companies in NYS