1. Click Company Profiles
   
2. Type the company name in the Browse for: box and click Browse
   
3. A display similar to the one shown below will appear. Notice the link to the Datamonitor Report which will include sections on key facts about the company; a business description; a history of the company; key employee information; major products & services; products & services analysis; a SWOT analysis; a list of top competitors; a company view written by a company official; a list of locations & subsidiaries; & recent company news releases & news.
   
   
   
4. Click the linked name of your company and a screen similar to the one shown below will appear. It provides a location for the company; NAICS Codes/Descriptions; an abstract or description of the company; a list of products or services produced by the company; as well as links to articles, SWOT analyses, & product reviews.
   
   

• Enter the company name and financ* in the Find: box and click Search
  
  NOTE: financ* will retrieve any ending to financ--finance, finances, financial, fianancier, etc.

Lexis Nexis Academic 
Use the link above to connect to Lexis Nexis Academic.
Follow the directions below in Lexis Nexis Academic to retrieve information about a company's finances.

1. Click Business
   
2. Click Company Financial Reports
   
3. Type the company name, scroll down, and click Search
   

1. Enter the company name in the Find box and click Search
   
2. Click the Industry Profiles button
   

Lexis Nexis Academic 
Use the link above to connect to Lexis Nexis Academic.
Follow the directions below in Lexis Nexis Academic to retrieve information about industries. 

1. Click Business
   
2. Click Industry & Market
   
3. Enter the company name in the Keyword box and click the arrow to highlight and choose an Industry
4. Click Search
   

Business Source Premier  
Use the link above to connect to Business Source Premier.
Follow the directions below in Business Source Premier to retrieve information about competitors.

1. Click Company Profiles
   
2. Type the company name in the Browse for: box and click Browse
   
3. Next to the company name, click Datamonitor Report
   
4. In the left frame, scroll down and click Top Competitors
   

Lexis Nexis Academic 
Use the link above to connect to Lexis Nexis Academic.
Follow the directions below in Lexis Nexis Academic to retrieve information about competitors.

1. Click Business
   
2. Click Industry & Market
   
3. Enter the company name in the Keyword box
4. Type the word competitors in the Narrow search with additional terms: box
5. Click the arrow to highlight and choose an Industry
6. Click Search
   

Business Source Premier
Use the link above to connect to Business Source Premier.
Follow the directions below in Business Source Premier to retrieve SWOT Analyses.

1. Type the company name in the Find: box and click Search
   
2. Click the button next to SWOT Analyses
   

LexisNexis Academic Business
Use the link above to connect to Lexis Nexis Academic.
Follow the directions below to in Lexis Nexis Academic to retrieve Disclosure financial reports on a company which include ratios.

1. Click Business
   
2. Click Company Financial Reports
   
3. Type the company name, scroll down, and click Search
   
   
4. Open the report from the results list. Click CTRL F to open a text search dialog box and enter ratios to skip to the section of the report with ratios listed