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Business Registries Here you will find links to 827 online databases across 59 jurisdictions where you can get information on the shareholders, directors and the financial reports of companies worldwide. They are organized by country. Many are free of charge and for some you must register. Databases marked with a "$" require a fee. Not all are available in English, see the notes column for further details.
Company Registration Around the World This is a list of links to the official government agency sites in countries around the world—as well as in the U.S.—where companies do their official filings. Note that if and when you do link to a page located in another country, if there is not a link to an English-language page, you will probably want to enter the URL into Google Translate (https://translate.google.com/) to help you get the gist of the page.
Company Information: Official Company Registers Reporting and filing requirements for companies differ from country to country and sometimes from state to state, or region to region. They also vary depending on the size and legal form of the company (sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability etc). Many of the official company registries are on the Web and some offer access to their database of companies. This may be completely free, or they may provide only basic information such as name and address free of charge with detailed data available on subscription or by credit card payment.

Find a Specific Company

Gale Business: Insights This link opens in a new window
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This database profiles more than 400,000 companies. The emphasis is on American companies, but you will find a large selection of foreign companies, as well.
This innovative resource includes company profiles (with corporate parent/sibling relationships), industry rankings, products and brands, investment reports, industry statistics, financial ratios, case studies, and corporate chronologies and history. Coverage is from 1980-present.

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This database features detailed company profiles for the world's 10,000 largest companies.
Provides nearly 3,300 full text scholarly publications, including more than 1,000 peer-reviewed journals. Subject areas include: accounting, banking, finance, international business, marketing, sales, etc. Indexing and abstracting from 1965-present. Some cases indexing go back further than 1965. Updated daily.

1. At the opening screen, from the thick blue bar at the top of the screen, select: Company Profiles.

Company Dossier (NexisUni) This link opens in a new window From the Menu drop down box at the top of the page, select: Company Dossier. Information is gathered from a wide array of sources, including: Standard and Poor's Corporate Descriptions, Hoover's Company Reports, Disclosure Reports and more. Subject areas include: Business & Financial News, U.S. and international company financial information, market research, industry reports, industry ratios, and SEC filings.

1. From the Nexis/Uni home page, slide to the top of the page.
2. Click on the down arrow by Menu. Select: Company Dossier

. The link opens in the Company Dossier screen.
2. Type your company in the Company Name box.
3. Select it from the list provided.
4. A complete report will appear.

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window Nexis Uni™ features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790—with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as Alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents.

Worldbox is a specialized resource, containing international company profiles from a variety of countries,
Here are the steps to follow to locate company information in this publication.

1. From the Nexis Uni home page, under "What are you interested in", highlight A Publication.
2. In the "Search for something specific" box, type: Your company; (for example, Telstra Corp.)
3. In the "Find Publication" box, type: Worldbank. You'll be given a list of specific Worldbank publications tied to specific countries. Since Telstra is an Australian company, you'd highlight Worldbox Australia.

Find international manufacturing locations

Sometimes, as part of creating a full picture of a company's business, it's helpful to locate where they might have located their manufacturing facilities. In general, there doesn't seem to be one directory or database that provides this information. Generally, it has been necessary to piece the information together using a variety of sources:
a. articles
b. press releases
c. SEC filings
d. Annual reports
e. the company's website
    eg: Fruit of the Loom
          Go to Our Locations
           Fruit of the Loom Europe
           About Us
           Manufacturing (see the index on the left side of the page)
   See the description of a plant in Morocco.

Many US apparel companies work with a contractor who handles off shore manufacturing . This is how the US company can often claim no knowledge of conditions or involvement. For example Fruit of Loom goods are probably made in the same factory as dozens of other brands.

For an aspect of this phenomenon, try:

Worker's Rights

Find a List of Companies by Country

Gale Business: Insights This link opens in a new window
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This innovative resource includes company profiles (with corporate parent/sibling relationships), industry rankings, products and brands, investment reports, industry statistics, financial ratios, case studies, and corporate chronologies and history. Coverage is from 1980-present.

1. In the opening screen, select: Gain Deep Insight on Companies Around the Globe.
Then, select: Browse All Companies

2. Use the drop-down boxes along the top to filter your choices.

Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window Find articles that cover the full range of business topics, including company profiles, industry reports, market research reports, and SWOT analyses.
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Provides nearly 3,300 full text scholarly publications, including more than 1,000 peer-reviewed journals. Subject areas include: accounting, banking, finance, international business, marketing, sales, etc. Indexing and abstracting from 1965-present. Some cases indexing go back further than 1965. Updated daily.

1. Start in the Advanced Search page.
2. In the first search box, type your country.
3. Change the search field to: GE Geographic Terms.

4. Scroll down the page to: Search Options.
5. Continue scrolling to: Document Type
6. Use the drop down arrow to highlight: Company Report.

7. Search
8. The Results will link to each company's MarketLine report.

Company Dossier (NexisUni) This link opens in a new window From the Menu drop down box at the top of the page, select: Company Dossier. Information is gathered from a wide array of sources, including: Standard and Poor's Corporate Descriptions, Hoover's Company Reports, Disclosure Reports and more. Subject areas include: Business & Financial News, U.S. and international company financial information, market research, industry reports, industry ratios, and SEC filings.

1. From the Nexis/Uni home page, slide to the top of the page.
2. Click on the down arrow by Menu. Select: Company Dossier

3. Once you're in the Company Dossier screen,
4.. Place a check by: Only show headquarters locations box, which will help limit the number of results.
5. Next to Regions/Countries, select: Edit

4. You will be prompted to select your region, then country.

5. The results will list the top 3 companies. You'll need to select the View All button to see the entire list.

Catalog of Research Databases A list, description and links to public and official sources around the globe for locating hard to find information about companies. OCCRP is a network of about 150 investigative journalists in 30 countries around the globe. Identifies resources in countries like Afghanistan where sourcing can be nearly impossible to locate.