Full-text articles and books from the following databases:
ABI/INFORM Complete; Accounting and Tax; Banking Information Source; Business & Company Resource Center; Business Source Complete; EconLit; Factiva; Lexis/Nexis Academic; UC Library Catalog; Wilson Omni File Mega;
Can be searched individually or collectively at the following link: OneSearch--Business
Business and Company Resource Center
Company profiles and articles about private companies.
Includes also lists of the largest private companies within industries or within metro areas. to access these, click on "Advanced Search" then select the "Content Area: Rankings" then search for "Private" as a "Keyword"
Company Dossier on Lexis Nexis Academic
Over 200,000 private companies are listed.
Dun's Million Dollar Database
15 million companies are listed most are private.
Hoover's Online
Fairly detailed profiles on many private companies.
Plunkett's Private Companies Research Center
Profiles of leading companies includes business descriptions, financials, growth plans and executive names.
Standard and Poor's Register of Private Companies
In the box under "Select publication", select: "Register Private Co."
In addition to the resources listed above, the following are local company sources:
Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber
This is the Cincinnati Chamber's directory of Cincinnati companies.
You can also Search for articles about Cincinnati Companies in the Cincinnati Public Library's:
Newsdex; Computerized Information Network for Cincinnati & Hamilton County
Newsdex is an index to local area newspapers with many articles on Cincinnati companies.
Rankings of various Cincinnati private companies are included in the Cincinnati Business Courier "Book of Lists" this is an annual print publication you can find in the (Langsam Library Latest Reference (Print) -- link to Library Catalog)
Deloitte Cincinnati USA 100 (100 largest privately held companies)
Delloitte and the Cincinnati Enquirer conduct an annual survey of the top 100 privately held companies. The databse is searchable by rank, comany name or county.
Cincinnati Corporation Histories
This is a bibliography, some with full-text, of books, periodical articles, thesis and dissertations, web literature and company literature. Book call numbers are for the University of Cincinnati Langsam Library unless otherwise indicated.
Cincinnati Executive Officers Biography
This is an index with links to full-text biographies of Cincinnati business leaders past and present. The biographies are from books, journal articles, web sites, company literature and newspapers. Some of the online sources listed may be available only to UC students, faculty and staff.
Ohio Secretary of State filings
Basic information of the company, its status and the registration form.
