Business Information Sources
 

ThomasRegister


Free of Charge

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers - lists 155,000 companies, brand names, product and service headings.

Strengths/weaknesses
 

  • Good search function
  • Possibility to customize site
  • Company profiles and contact information available
  • Limited depth of information
     

SBDC Business Information Resources


Free of Charge

Internet Resources for Entrepreneurs - links connecting to most useful sites for small business.

Strengths/weaknesses

  • Very good links
  • No search function
     

Commercial News USA


Free of Charge

U.S. Commercial News - helps importers to find the American products or services they would like to buy.

Strengths/weaknesses
 

  • Search function
  • Provides contact information
  • Order function (alphabetical or by industry sector)
     

OneSource CorpTech Profiles


Payment requried

OneSource CorpTech - Data base of High-Tech Companies - site for research on America's technology manufacturers and developers. Access by Business Browser product.

Strengths/weaknesses
 

  • Search function
  • Includes non-quoted companies
  • Extensive profile requires payment
     

D&B (Dun & Bradstreet)


Payment required

D&B Million Dollar Database - provides the information professional, marketer and sales executive with information on over 1,000,000 U.S. leading public and private businesses - subscription.

Strengths/weaknesses
 

  • Search function
  • Good company profiles
  • Different report types per business
  • Expensive
     

TS Central


Free of Charge

Trade Shows - this Trade Show Central Search Utility helps you quickly find information about any of the more than 50,000 trade events in this database.

Strengths/weaknesses
 

  • Good information source of more than 50,000 trade events
  • Good search function

 

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Accenture, Zurich/Switzerland
November 2003