Finding Information about Businesses

If you are looking for businesses by name or type of business, visit these yellow page web sites:

Bizrun.wmf (27160 bytes)HH00443_.WMF (3298 bytes)Switchboard.com http://switchboard.com

HH00443_.WMF (3298 bytes)AnyWho http://www.anywho.com

More Business Directories

checkmrk.wmf (758 bytes)Reference USA
Search this databases of over 12 million companies by name, yellow page listing, location and more. Search results also include contact name, estimated sales, number of employees and credit ratings.

checkmrk.wmf (758 bytes)Thomas Register http://thomasregister.com
This directory of U.S. and Canadian manufacturers can be searched by company name, product, or brand name. Registration required.

checkmrk.wmf (758 bytes)Hoovers http://www.hoovers.com
Features company capsules, news, officers, financials and industry information.

These sources may offer additional information about businesses:

checkmrk.wmf (758 bytes)Better Business Bureau http://www.bbb.org
Search for business reliability reports at the sites of local Better Business Bureaus.

checkmrk.wmf (758 bytes)Chambers of Commerce http://www.uschamber.org/Chambers/Chamber+Directory/default.htm
Local chambers of commerce are excellent sources of information about companies in their area.Use this database to find chambers in a given location.

checkmrk.wmf (758 bytes)Secretaries of State http://www.internet-prospector.org/secstate.html
If a business has been incorporated, it is done through the office of the Secretary of State in the state in which the incorporation occurred. This site provides contact information and links to official Secretary of State, and Corporation Databases (when available) for all U.S. States.

checkmrk.wmf (758 bytes)New York Department of State Corporation/Business Entity Database
http://wdb.dos.state.ny.us/corp_public/corp_wdb.corp_search_inputs.show
Search for New York State corporations, not-for-profits and business entities. Provides address and filing date.

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