Using Hoovers to Create Company Lists
You can use Hoovers to create a custom list of companies based on a variety of criteria.
To do this, go to the Build a Company List section of the database's home page and click on the Get Started button that will appear when you do that.
You'll then be brought to a page that will allow you to create a list of companies based on criteria that you choose, such as location, size (in terms of number of employees and/or in terms of sales), industry, company type, etc. Note that in many cases, additional filters can be seen by clicking on the links at the bottom of each section (for example, there is an Additional Fields link at the bottom of the Location section).
For example, say you're interested in finding all of the footwear manufacturing companies in California.
In this case, in the Location section of the search page, enter California in the State or Province search box and select California, United States when this is suggested by the database.
Then scroll down the page to the Industries section and enter 316210 in the NAICS 2022 search box. (For tips on finding an industry NAICS code, see NAICS Codes.) Select 316210 - Footwear Manufacturing when this is suggested by the database.
The number of companies matching the criteria that you entered can be seen in the upper left-hand corner of the search page.
To see the companies matching your search criteria, click on the View Results button in the upper right-hand corner of the search page. Note that the list of matching companies can be sorted alphabetically or by number of employees, assets, or sales.
