Business Resources
Research Tutorials
- Research Companies Online - A Tutorial - Free company and industry information on the Web.
Business Directories
Indiana
- Department of Commerce Directories - Automotive, Exporters, IT, Life Sciences, Economic Development Officials, Partners (Grant Administrators, Foreign Trade Offices, Chambers of Commerce, etc.)
- Certified Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
General
- Corporate Information - Links to information from different sources, includes a section for finding private companies.
- Dun & Bradstreet - Contact info for 100,000+ public and private companies is free. Detailed reports must be purchased.
- Guidestar - Guide to non-profit organizations.
- Hoover’s Company Snapshots - access to detailed profile data is restricted.
- Switchboard - Choose between category or name lookups, needn’t specify an exact city or state.
- Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
Business News
- Bizjournals - Business journals from 39 different metropolitan areas.
- Business Wire - Business news with hourly updates. Can be limited by industry or by company specific items.
- CNNfn- Online companion to CNN’s business channel.
- Crain’s Business Publications - Links to the New York City business directory.
- INCONTEXT - Indiana Economy in context of the state and nation.
- Indiana Business Review - published by Indiana Business Research Center, Kelley School of Business, IU
- Indianapolis Business Journal - Three weekly stories pertaining to Indiana business. Archives also available.
- INSPIRE - EBSCO Host's Business Source Premier (Full-text of Harvard Business Review, California Management Review, McKinsey Quarterly, American Banker, Financial Analysts Journal, etc.)
Annual Reports / Company Profiles
- Annual Report Gallery - Links to information posted on company websites.
- EDGAR - Guide to public companies
- Forbes Lists - Lists of best big, best small, largest public, largest private, etc.
- Historical Corporate Reports - A variety of annual reports from 1834 through 1968.
General Business Resources
Indiana Business Resources
- About Indiana - Indiana Partners in Economic Development. Data is compiled by Cinergy.
- Indiana Financial Facts - City Securities Corp. - Debt information for Indiana's municipalities, includes assessed valuation, population, and current tax rates.
- INCONTEXT - Indiana Economy in context of the state and nation.
- Indiana Business Review - Quarterly publication giving analysis and insight on demographic and economic issues.
- Indiana Economic Development Corporation
- Indiana Economic Digest - Digest of business and economic news from 60 Indiana daily newspapers.
- Indiana Chamber of Commerce
- Indianapolis Business Journal
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