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This resource will walk you through doing key types of research for your BU398 Case Project. Each section looks a different element of research, including: <\/span><\/p>\n\n

Financial Statements<\/span><\/li>\n\t
Annual Reports<\/span><\/li>\n\t
Industry Reports<\/span><\/li>\n\t
Articles <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
Please take some time to explore this guide and try out some of the different activities to help improve your research. <\/span><\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"c5155459-0822-4608-a7c9-1e5a3b577faf"},"useSeparator":"auto"}]},"library":"H5P.Column 1.17","subContentId":"a30620d4-9633-430e-99b7-f89c65323484","metadata":{"contentType":"Column","license":"U","title":"Introduction"}},{"params":{"content":[{"content":{"params":{"presentation":{"slides":[{"elements":[{"x":4.7095761381475665,"y":18.633540372670808,"width":34.53689167974882,"height":68.32298136645963,"action":{"library":"H5P.Image 1.1","params":{"contentName":"Image","file":{"path":"images\/file-615f4261459fd.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":1600,"height":1600},"alt":"Headshot of Librarian, Matt Rohweder","decorative":false},"metadata":{"contentType":"Image","license":"U","title":"Untitled Image"},"subContentId":"d7dc1d45-81b4-4b45-80dd-9684ea16f872"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":44,"y":12,"width":53.375196232339086,"height":80.74534161490682,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"
Getting Help<\/span><\/h2>\n\n
I'm Matt Rohweder, the Business Librarian. I'd be happy to help you with research for your proposal and essay, as well as citation questions. To set up a Zoom appointment with me, email me at mrohweder@wlu.ca<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n
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There are a lot of resources available to you in looking up financial statements of companies. You can go to Yahoo Finance <\/a> and look up a company name, then select Financials to see that company's Income Statement, Banance Sheet, or Cash Flow. However, you might want to look at more indepth financial information or historical information, so I would recommend looking at one of the resources below. <\/span><\/p>\n\n
Note: Financial Statements are readily available for Public Companies, if you are looking for Private Companites, I recommend booking an appointment with me. <\/span><\/p>\n"},"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"a316288c-17f2-4026-b398-6b0150df5312"},"useSeparator":"enabled"},{"content":{"library":"H5P.CoursePresentation 1.25","params":{"presentation":{"slides":[{"slideBackgroundSelector":{},"elements":[{"x":10.989010989010989,"y":21.797360248447205,"width":72.21350078492935,"height":52.795031055900616,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"
Finding Financial Information using Mergent Online<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},"metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"1b5447e0-9740-4a80-a133-f5de91c790bb"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":82.67223382045928,"y":87.21649484536083,"width":15.44885177453027,"height":10.103092783505156,"action":{"library":"H5P.Image 1.1","params":{"contentName":"Image","file":{"path":"images\/file-5d80eaa264bdb.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","copyright":{"license":"U"},"width":260,"height":88},"alt":"Laurier University Logo","decorative":false},"metadata":{"contentType":"Image","license":"U","title":"Laurier University Logo"},"subContentId":"1e1f52d3-a8dc-4724-b3f0-d7f048e5287d"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":5.219206680584551,"y":89.69072164948454,"width":16.49269311064718,"height":5.773195876288661,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"
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Financials in Mergent Online<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},"metadata":{"contentType":"Text","license":"U","title":"Untitled Text"},"subContentId":"e114313d-fb4e-47d0-8578-4ee3d7a31080"},"alwaysDisplayComments":false,"backgroundOpacity":0,"displayAsButton":false,"buttonSize":"big","goToSlideType":"specified","invisible":false,"solution":""},{"x":8.350730688935283,"y":20.605670103092784,"width":86.43006263048017,"height":73.81443298969073,"action":{"library":"H5P.AdvancedText 1.1","params":{"text":"
Mergent Online<\/a> collects together key information about public companies. Using this databse you can retrieve: <\/span><\/p>\n\n