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Looking for help starting up a new business? Need the name of Hewlett Packard's chief executive officer? Want to invest in stocks but don't know where to start? Let Fort Vancouver Regional Library help you with these and many other business and investment related questions using a variety of print, electronic and community resources.
Library Resources | Internet Sites | Community Resources | Search Strategies
Library Resources
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Materials listed here may be located at different branch libraries. Please check our online catalog for location and availability.
American Wholesalers and Distributors Directory
Published by Gale Research (2002)
R 338 AMERICA
Business Journal (Portland, OR): The Book of Lists
Published by The Business Journal of Portland
NW-R 338.7025 BOOK OF 2005
Brands and Their Companies
Published by Gale Research
R 658.827 BRANDS 26th ed
R 658.115 D&B BUS
D&B Principal International Businesses
Published by Dun & Bradstreet (2005/06)
R 380.1025 D&B PRI
Directory of California Manufacturers
Published by Manufacturers' News Inc (2005)
R 338.4767 DIRECTO
Hoover's Handbook of American Business
Published by Hoover's Business Press (2004)
R 658.15 HOOVERS
Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies
Published by Hoover's Business Press (2004)
R 658.15 HOOVERS
Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies
Published by Hoover's Business Press (2004)
R 658.15 HOOOVERS
Hoover's Handbook of World Business
Published by Hoover's Business Press (2004)
R 658.15 HOOVERS
Largest Employers of the Portland/Vancouver Metropolitan Area
Published by Portland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce (2002)
NW-R 338.7025 LARGEST
Marketing Information Directory. Clark County Area
Published by N.W. Marketing Information Services (2005)
R 658.15 MARKET
Oregon Manufacturers Directory
Published by Manufacturers' News Inc. (2005)
R 338.4767 OREGON
Portland Metro Business Directory: Oregon--Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington and Yamhill Counties : Washington--Clark and Cowlitz Counties
Published by Contacts Influential (2003/04)
R 658.15 PORTLAN
Scott's Directories, Western Industrial Directory
Published by Scott's Directories (2004)
This is a directory of Western Canada industries.
R 338.4025 SCOTTS
Vancouver Business Journal: Book of Lists
Published by Vancouver Business Journal
NW-R 338.7025 BOOK OF 2005
Vancouver/Clark County Business Directory
Published by Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce (2005)
NW-R 338.0257 CLARK C
Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies
Published by Gale Research (48th ed)
R 338.7402 WARDS B
Washington Manufacturers Directory
Published by Manufacturers' News Inc. (2005)
NW-R 338.4767 WASHING
Who Owns Whom. North & South America
Published by Dun & Bradstreet (2005/06)
R 332.673 WHO OWN
Other Library Resources
In addition to books, Fort Vancouver Regional Library provides access to many databases that may be useful for company research. The following research databases are available at each branch library as well as from home. (Your Fort Vancouver Regional Library card number is needed to access these resources from home.)
Business & Company Resource Center: Provides up-to-date business information in these categories - company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.
ReferenceUSA: Contains information on nearly 12 million U.S. businesses, 1.3 million Canadian businesses and 102 million U.S. residents.
Proquest: Magazine and newspaper database that includes local newspapers such as The Columbian and The Oregonian.
**The following database can be accessed only at the library**:
Standard & Poors: Excellent resource for researchers containing the full range of S&P publications including Industry Surveys, Corporation Records, Bond Guide, Mutual Fund Guide, Outlook, Stock Guide and Stock Reports.
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Subject Resources
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Community Resources
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- State of Washington: Office of the Attorney General
- A local Consumer Resource Center can offer assistance to anyone needing information about Washington businesses.
1220 Main Street, Suite 549
Vancouver, WA 98660
360-759-2150 or 1-800-551-4636
- Oregon and Western Washington Better Business Bureau
- Good place to start when researching the reliability of a local company.
333 SW 5th Ave. Ste 300
Portland, OR 97204
1-503-226-3981
- Vancouver Business Journal
- Local business newspaper.
- Washington State Corporations Division
- Look up registration information on corporations and other entities which register with the Washington Secretary of State.
- Washington State Department of Revenue: State Business Records Database
- Updated monthly, this database contains over 1.5 million Washington State business records.
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Search Strategies
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If you wish to locate books on local, national or international companies in a public library, you may want to try the following subject headings to search in the catalog :
- Business Enterprises--United States--Directories
- Clark County (Wash)--Industries--Directories
- Corporations--Finance--Directories
- Oregon--Directories
- United States--Directories
- Washington (State)--Directories
- International Business Enterprises--Directories
- Portland Metropolitan Area (OR)--Industries--Directories
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Internet Sites
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- Better Business Bureau
- Search for a specific company to find a business reliability report.
- CorporateInformation
- Very useful website for U.S. and international company research.
- Rutgers University Libraries: Company Research
- An excellent gateway site to doing company research on the web. Since Rutgers University is located in New Jersey, expect to see quite a few New Jersey links, but this website focuses on more than just local resources. Many useful sites are listed including sources of SEC reports, state corporations databases, international companies and much more!
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Search for SEC filings such as annual (10-K) and quarterly reports of companies.
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