People look for information about companies all the time.
Job seekers, consumers, investors, entrepreneurs, competitors, and others come to the library looking for information about companies. This week I'll share some tips to help you get started in tracking down company information on the web. The first thing you will need to determine is whether the company is publicly owned or privately held. Companies traded on the stock market have ample media coverage and detailed corporate information is readily available. Other, privately held companies are best researched in newspapers and trade magazines.