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The next best thing to knowing something
is knowing where to find it. - Samuel Johnson
The following are Web sites handy for researching
potential Corporate Partners. (We urge you to familiarize yourself with
them now - so when you need them, you'll know how to use them.) Due
to the quality of these sites, some of them charge user fees. Please
Email us if you know of any good sites we've missed!
Key
Online Investigatory Resources. Complete Federal SEC (EDGAR)
filings for all U.S. publicly held companies. The Thomas Register -
America's leading directory of Manufacturing Companies. PRNewswire -
a database of the most recent 12 month's of press releases for most
major companies. IPO-Central - listings of upcoming IPOs and the performance
of past ones.
Analyst
Reports & Financial Market Info. Dun and Bradstreet's
MarketPlace Reports - a collection of over 1000 industry profiles researched
and written by D&B's industry analysts. Hoover's Guides - detailed reports
on most U.S. companies of any substance. Find/SVP - the most complete
source of market and industry studies in the World.
Business
Magazines and Newspapers. Do on-line searches of Business
Week, The Financial Times, Forbes, Fortune, Harvard Business Review,
INC Magazine, The New York Times, Upside Magazine, The Wall Street Journal,
The Washington Post, and over thirty weekly business newspapers for
articles on specific industries, markets, technologies or companies.
International
Trade. Owens Global Information Catalog (over 1000 publications
on international trade). International Finance and Trade Web sites in
England, The European Union, Eastern Europe, Japan, and the Pacific
Rim. The NAFTAnet Homepage.
Business
Databases. There are a large number of databases that are
available on the internet. These are our best picks.
General
Reference/Other Top business schools, business planning resources,
government sites, Sic Code Finder, other miscellaneous
TSNN - Searchable
database of all trade shows
Legal
and Accounting Links to accounting sites and accounting firms,
consumer price index, legal sites and legal firms, sites containing
searchable online statutes, cases and legal materials
Miscellaneous
- Search Engines and Directories, General Reference and Expert Information,
News Groups, Chat, ICQ, On-Line News, Travel Related Information, Investing,
Jobs and Careers, Loans and Mortgages, Health Care and Fitness, Entertainment
and Recreation
Business
Travel. Find the best air fares and the lowest car rental
rates. Includes links to OAG, Sabre Travelocity, and the Internet Travel
Network. The Weather Site - find out what the weather will be when you
get there. If you are traveling abroad, get U.S. State Department Travel
Advisories. Custom generate street maps on line.
Miscellaneous.
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a U.S. think-tank dedicated to the study and use of partnering to generate
competitive advantage. We welcome the support of other interested persons
and organizations.
- Locate Partnering Tools. CPI can help you locate partnering
tools such as: Corporate Partnering - A How-To Handbook (296pp, $149),
Sahakian's Key Partnering Checklists, Due Diligence Checklists, The
Executive Partnering Kit. Click Here For Info on
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Business Guides.
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- Partnering Services. Get information about CPI
Partnering Services (list
of CPI customers and testimonials);
How
to Find Qualified Partners;
- Our Favorite Company Research Sites. Hoover's
(10,000 company descriptions; 2500 detailed profiles); Knowx.com
(Charges a fee but can get pretty much anything); FreeEdgar
(Business, financial and competitive information derived from US Securities
and Exchange commision... better than the official SEC Filings); YahooCompanyNews
(Information on over 9,000 public companies, including contact information,
business summaries, officer and employeee information, sector and
industry classifications, business and earnings announcement summaries,
and financial statistics and ratios)
- For More Information...Send Email to cpart2@corporate-partnering.com
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