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Answered By: Bess Robinson
Last Updated: Aug 05, 2021     Views: 89

The databases Business Insights: EssentialsBusiness Source UltimateMergent, and  Nexis Uni all have company profiles. Below are instructions for accessing the databases and how to find company profiles in each one. 

Access the Databases

  1. Start at the Libraries' homepage
  2. Go to Search Databases.
    Search Databases link on the homepage nav
  3. Enter the database names in the "Database Search" bar or select "Business and Economics" under "Search databases by subject."
    Electronic Resources page. Under the "Database Search" heading, the search box has an example database "mergent" entered. In the "Search databases by subject" heading, the dropdown menu is set to "Business and Economics"
  4. Click the link to the database to open it.

Business Insight: Essentials

In the main search box, type in your company name or stock ticker symbol and click to search. Make sure the field at the end of the search bar is set to "Company."

Bussiness Insights: Essentials database. Search bar "Home Search" has "apple inc" entered.

Business Source Ultimate

  1. Enter your company name into the search bar.
    In Business Source Complete, in first "Please enter search terms" form "apple inc" is entered
  2. Below under the "Limit Your Results" heading, go to the "Document Type" dropdown menu and select "Company Report." 
    In Business Source Complete, below heading "Limit your results" menu "Document Type" has "Company Report" selected
  3. Click Search. 

Nexis Uni

  1. Scroll to the "Guided Search."
  2. Under "What are you interested in?" select "Company Info."
  3. Enter your company in the "Search in all Company Information for" bar. Try to be as precise as you can be. 
  4. Make sure the "...and show me" dropdown menu is set to "Company Profile" and click search. 

In Nexis Uni, under "Guided Search" heading," "Company Info" is selected under "What are you interested in?" heading, "apple inc" is entered in form under "Search in all Company Information for:" and menu under "... and show me" set to "Company Profile"

Mergent

Enter your company name or ticker symbol in the "Company Search" bar and click "Go."

In Mergent, in "Company Search" form "apple inc" is entered

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