Business Plans 

Public companies have shares available to the public. They have issued securities through an initial public offering and are traded on a stock exchange or market. Unlike private companies, public companies are required to file with the Securities and Exch

Private companies are corporations that have not offered securities or shares to the public; they can be small "mom and pops" or large multinationals. Unlike public companies, private companies are not regulated by the federal government.

When you conduct industry research on a specific topic, you are able to see understand a market, technology, service, product or company in the context of its environment.

The complete A-Z list of all research guides compiled by the librarians at Walker Management Library.