1. JOB SEARCH: BUSINESS & COMPANY RESOURCE CENTER Colette Holmes Management Librarian holmec@rpi.edu 1

2. Company Databases - Licensed Mergent Online LexisNexis Academic Net Advantage Business Source Premier Business & Company Resource Center (BCRC) Business & Company Resource Center 2

3. 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 3

4. 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 4

5. 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 5

6. Article Databases A to Z List 6

7. B&CRC Homepage 7 Search Now Links

8. Dunkin Donuts Search Entry 8

9. Search Results 9 Results with Revenues Ascending Order

10. Private or Public Company: See Features Field 10 SICs & NAICS

11. Note the Tabs 11

12. Search Tabs: News, Rankings, and More 12 Boldface Tabs Are Live

13. News/Magazines Tab 13

14. News Search for Dunkin 14 Background Information

15. Coffee Companies in NYS 15 Return to Company Search

16. Some Coffee Companies in NYS 16