Company Websites
You can often find information about a particular company's history on the company's own website, often toward the bottom of the company's home page. Look for a section entitled "About us" or "Our story," etc.
Library Databases
Some UMGC Library databases also contain information about a company's history. Databases that can be used to find a company's history include:
Click on the links above to learn how to find company history information in each of the databases listed.
Login to Business Source Ultimate.
Click on the More link from the blue menu bar toward the top left-hand corner of the database’s home page and then click on Company Profiles from the resulting drop-down menu.
You can then enter a company’s name in the search box or browse to find its MarketLine or Medtrack profile, which may include a section that discusses the company's history.
Login to Gale Business: Insights.
Click on the Browse All Companies button, enter a company's name in the search box, and then click on the company's name on the search results page.
The company profile page may include links for Company History and/or Chronology.
Login to Hoovers.
Enter a company's name in the "Search for a Company" box at the top of the database's home page.
On the left-hand side of the company information page, you may see a Company History link.
Login to Nexis Uni.
Click on the Find a Company link on the database's home page, below the search box.
On the Find a Company page, enter a company’s name in the “Company name” search box and click on its name on the results page.
If available, a company history can be found by clicking on the Company Information link on the left-hand side of the company dossier page and then on the Company History link from the resulting sub-menu.