Building & Construction Industry - Knowledge & Resource Center

GCat: Basic Business
MCat: General Business
Cat: Company Research

Links and explanations of websites that provide online information on companies. The most common methods for acquiring information about competitors. Survey of US companies on the use of business intelligence. Patent search. NLRB decisions. FTC actions.

25 Resources
Updated Agency Compile [17067] ?

Directory of marketing communications agencies

Annual Report Service [35470] ?

Will send out company annual reports to those who request them

Business to Business Directory [12447] ?

Links to companies websites that are categorized in the B2B market

Canadian Company Capabilities [12013] ?

An online database with thousands of Canadian companies and 200,000 products and services

Chemical Guide [19399] ?

Detailed product and performance information on hundreds of chemcial manufacturing facilities

Company Information on the Web [14958] ?

Provides links to company research on the internet

Competitive Intelligence Guide [12218] ?

Strategies and tools to develop an competitive intelligence strategy

EPA Federal Register [5813] ?

Search the Federal Register for environmental issues faced by a company

Europages: The European Business Directory [6186] ?

Provides names, address, phone numbers, e-mail addresses of European companies

FTC Actions [5815] ?

Search to see if the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ever taken any actions against a company

Full Proxy, 10-K, Summary Compensation, and Nonprofit Information [24898] ?

Database provides SEC information including proxy, 10-K, Form 990

Health & Human Services OIG Exclusions: List of Excluded Individuals/Entities [12237] ?

List of individuals/entities excluded from USA federal health care programs

Intellectual Property Network [8321] ?

View patent documents from the USA, Europe and World Intellectual Patent Office (WIPO)

IRS Publication 78, Cumulative List of Organizations [17091] ?

Online version of the IRS Database of Tax Exempt Organizations

List of Parties Excluded From USA Federal Procurement & Nonprocurement Programs [12238] ?

identifies those parties excluded throughout the USA Government from receiving federal contracts

Litigation Watch [22669] ?

Search a company or industry to determine litigation status

NLRB Decisions [5814] ?

Determine if a company has had any union disputes that the NLRB has mediated

NSF Product and Service Listings [23305] ?

Databases to determine if a manufacturer's products or services are NSF certified

Patent Search [5816] ?

A searchable database of front page information from US patents issued from 1/76 to 6/23/98

Search Newsgroups [12445] ?

Search newsgroups for discussions about companies and their products

Searchable Public Record Databases [12440] ?

Public searchable databases for US nationwide, by state and Canada

Silicon Valley Company Watch [17066] ?

Financial and company background for the 150 largest publicly traded Silicon Valley companies

Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals [12219] ?

Society for competitive intelligence professionals

ThomasNet [3069] ?

Formerly known at the Thomas Register

UL Certification Databases [23321] ?

Check to see if a company and its products are UL certified


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