Note: A private company does not trade its stock on a stock market so it is not required to file detailed financial information with the SEC (Security Exchange Commission). The company website and news stories, especially from trade publications, may be your best bet.
All 50 states make some level of private business incorporation information available online. Can range from limited information such as name availability to a wider range of private company business records.
LinkedIn is an online social networking site for professionals and may provide access to private company information such as size, key company employees, and new hires.
Hoover's Company Records (in Business Market Research Collection)
Provides profiles of 19,000 large private companies from around the world. Click on Browse, Company Reports, Hoovers Company Records
ABI/Inform and Business Source Premier, located within the Articles tab, contain business journals, magazines and newspapers. Conduct a keyword search using the name of the private company to locate articles.
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