Navigate to strategies and resources that fit your need:
Before using databases, gather basic details on the company with a general search engine like Google. Example: search results in Bing for the grocery store Sprouts. Try to gather the following:
Certain data are less available on privately held US companies since they are not required to report their financials to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). You may need to find details on private companies from news articles, industry reports, and public competitors. Identifying a "proxy company" as mentioned above will also help.
Most business databases listed above provide financials on public companies, but these resources specialize in certain financial data and transactions.
Find more information on creating, finding, or analyzing financial statements on the Accounting guide.
When you need details on local businesses or specific business locations (e.g., a specific Sprouts store) of a larger entity.
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