C O R P O R A T I O N S
Getting
Started With Private Company Research: OhioLink
Hoover's Beginners Guide
to IPOs
Washington
Researchers: Tips & Techniques for Competitive Intelligence
MediaComm
Services: Taking Your Company Public
Dun & Bradstreet's
CompaniesOnline
GETTING STARTED WITH PRIVATE COMPANY
RESEARCH: OHIOLINK
If you missed last month's Internet Prospector, OhioLink
is an easy place to do some very basic research on private
companies. We'll also use this as a reminder to revisit
the September 1999 issue of Internet Prospector for the
first in this two-part series on private company research.
http://iws.ohiolink.edu/companies/privcompany.htmHOOVER'S BEGINNERS GUIDE TO IPOS
Work your way through the ABCs of IPOs to learn how
Initial Public Offerings work. This is a four part series
from CBS MarketWatch. I like their definitions of IPOs:IPO: The first time a company sells stock to the public.
. . . Some people say IPO stands for "Immediate Profit
Opportunities." More cynical observers say it stands for
"It's Probably Overpriced."
http://www.hoovers.com/ipo/guide/0,1334,59,00.htmlWASHINGTON RESEARCHERS: TIPS &
TECHNIQUES FOR COMPETITIVE
INTELLIGENCE
Now free - strategies for gathering information on private
companies. Juicy! Ten links to special reports with
intriguing titles:- 45 Free Facts for Competitive Intelligence Professionals
- It's an Art! Obtaining Information by Telephone
- Company Watchers
- Wish List for Intelligence Gathering
- Sources of Public Information on Privately Held Companies
. . . and more, at . . .
http://allison.clark.net/pub/busintel/sptop.htmlMEDIACOMM SERVICES: TAKING YOUR
COMPANY PUBLICWhy and how do private companies go public? Developing a
sound strategic plan is important for the company, as is
determining the right process. Some of these are explained
here. Learn the ins and outs and pros and cons of reverse
mergers, also known as blind pools. Do you know what these
terms mean? I learned a lot at this site in just a few
pages.
http://www.mcomm.com/gopublic.htmDUN & BRADSTREET'S COMPANIESONLINE
Revisit a previously reviewed site, D & B's CompaniesOnline
for information on over 100,000 public and private
companies. Search by company name, city, state, industry,
ticker symbol or URL. Each brief corporate description
includes a link to the company's own Web site.
http://www.CompaniesOnline.com/Beverly Goodwin
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