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Purdue Libraries Database of the Week: Privco

September 12th, 2014

Welcome to Database of the Week.  This feature from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics is intended to give you a brief introduction to a database that you may not know, with only basic information to get you started.  Hopefully, you will be tempted to explore this or other databases.

This Week’s Featured Database:  Privco, from The Privco Company.

Find it:www.lib.purdue.edu/parrish, Under the column headed Collections, click on List of Business Databases.

Description/focus: Privco is a great source for private company information.

Start with this hint:  From the Privco main page, type Mars Inc. into the main search box and click Go. You will see a list of results and Mars Inc. is the first one. Clicking on this link will take you a page all about this company. You can download a PDF report from the top of the page, or scroll down to look at information such as Mars organizational structure or Mars competitors.

See here for a short video on accessing the database and using the interface.

Why you should know this database: Some of the biggest companies in the world are privately owned and financial information about these billion-dollar companies is covered by our long-standing company information databases such as Mergent Online.  Smaller private companies, though, are a challenge.  Privco is specifically obtained to provide in-depth business intelligence about private companies.

How this will help students: Privco’s interface is straightforward and offers options to narrow an initial search.

Cost: For information contact mdugan@purdue.edu.

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Feedback is always welcome.  If you would like us to promote your favorite database, send an email to mdugan@purdue.edu.