1. Compile a list of Philadelphia-area companies
2. Researching a specific Philadelphia-area company

Lists of Companies

• D&B Million Dollar Database -- ELECTRONIC You can use this database to search for companies in the metropolitan Philadelphia area by using the Advanced Search feature. Enter the city, county, or a range of zip codes to limit your search geographically and the industry search to only find companies within an specific industry using SIC codes. Company directory with over one million US public and private businesses. Company records include industry information with up to 24 8-digit SICs, number of employees, annual sales, type of ownership, and biographies of principal executives. Limited to companies with sales greater than $1 million or more than 20 employees.
• Book of Business Lists -- PRINT From the Philadelphia Business Journal, this essential resource provides lists of the biggest and the best businesses in the Philadelphia area, according to industry or specialty.

Researching a specific Philadelphia Company

• You should start with the library resources offered in the Researching a Company resource guide.
• Other Philadelphia-area publications Philadelphia Inquirer (Daily) -- PRINT/ELECTRONIC Philadelphia Business Journal (Weekly) -- PRINT/ELECTRONIC Philadelphia Magazine (Monthly) -- PRINT