GPHY 101: On Campus

Search the web for a company report: Example chiquita company report (Choose a 10K report if you see one and look under Properties in the first part of the report to locate sites of production). If you locate a company website, you will need to look for corporate or financial or investor information to uncover product details.

Companies can be Public or Private. There is much more information on public companies.

• What is a public company?
  • A company is public if it has shares that are traded on a stock exchange such as the Toronto Stock Exchange. Companies are required to file annual reports and other documents with regulatory bodies such as the Ontario Securities Commission or the Securities & Exchange Commission.

• What is a private company?
  • A company is private if it is closely-held (typically family owned or through private equity). It is not possible for the general public to buy shares. In most jurisdictions (e.g., Canada or the United States), private companies do not need to file annual reports or disclose financial information to the public.

Mergent Online

Covers more than 100 million private US, Canadian and global businesses and over 6000 US public companies.
Includes global corporate family trees, job search and executive search capabilities and multifaceted advanced search functionality. 

Also scroll down to First Research on the database home page for industry reports, US census data and Key Business Ratios (KBR).

Generate company lists by size, industry, location and other criteria.

See the Company section in the Business Guide for other sources to locate company information.