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Summer Entrepreneurship Academy - McCombs School of Business

Getting Started

Public Companies
Private Companies

Public companies in the United States are required by law to file periodic reports and other forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These include the 10-K (annual) and 10-Q (quarterly) reports. Do not overlook the 8-K (other events) reports, these will outline significant changes affecting the company's management or organizational structure. For example; CEO deaths or resignations, layoffs, bankruptcy, etc.

Private companies are not required by law to file reports or forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). However, if a private company has public subsidiaries the information is reported out. And some of the larger private companies push financial information to the public voluntarily.

Use Google Finance to determine if your company is public or private. 

Business Librarian

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Loretta Wallace, MLS
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All consultations will be conducted online using Zoom.

Please send all questions about class assignments, database resources or research projects via email.

l.wallace@austin.utexas.edu

Subjects: Business

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