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Researching Companies: Resources & Tips

Interests in companies are many and varied, ranging from history to financial to current activities & operations. This guide introduces sources of information about companies, their structure, current reporting on their activities and operations.

Buzz Words

A challenge to formulating a focused, searchable topic is also that of identifying vocabulary and finding helpful words to convey what you wish to find in business literature writings.  Here are some keyword suggestions which might be paired with finding company information and to get you thinking.

  • market share
  • size
  • growth
  • trend (s)
  • innovation
  • forecast
  • analysis
  • development (s, ing)
  • outlook
  • merger
  • acquisition
  • productivity or production
  • sales
  • market (s)
  • decline
  • SWOT [any words - Strengths, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat]
  • regulation (or regulatory)
  • competition
  • sustainability

More ideas ???  Do some reading of the literature, have a "gin & tonic", and your creative thinking for new ideas and focus will emerge.