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Online Databases and Information Resources used in Economic Gardening Program*
Online Databases and Information Resources used in Economic Gardening Program 10KWizard (Morningstar) provides expanded coverage and advanced search capabilities of the SEC's EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval) database. It allows you to perform keyword searches on up-to-the-minute SEC filings and set up alerts for companies you want to track. The database includes all 418 electronically filed forms, EDGAR Archives through 1994, pre-EDGAR Historical Index (listing) of all SEC filings to 1966, and foreign filers.
*Adology (Sales Development Services) features research reports and primary demographic research for marketers and advertisers with consumer product focus; includes consumer spending reports.
*ArcGIS (ESRI) is a Geographic Information System (GIS) software product produced by Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI). It is a desktop geographic information system (GIS) used in analyzing demographic, expenditure, and lifestyle information. Output comes in the form of maps, tables and reports.
* Business Analyst (ESRI) A GIS software product produced by Environmental Systems Research Institute . Desktop package includes ArcView, spatial analyst extension and a full host of business data including demographic, expenditure, and lifestyle information. Output comes in the form of maps, tables and reports.
*Business Analyst Online (ESRI) Web-based GIS package and service includes an easy to use, business oriented front end with nationwide business data including demographic, expenditure, and lifestyle information. Output comes in the form of maps, tables and reports.
Choicepoint (Lexis-Nexis) provides online access to a variety of nationwide public records, legal, and credit information. It contains more than 14 billion records on individuals and businesses, and must be used for permissible purposes such as official government business.
*Claritas PRIZM (Nielsen Claritas) Psychographic/lifestyle information for the state of Colorado at a block group level detailing 62 different lifestyles. Information includes items such as favorite vacation spots, media preferences, fashion trends, etc.
*DialogPRO (Dialog LLC) provides an interface to more than 500,000 sources of scientific, technical, medical, business, news and intellectual property information from 600 databases. Dialog provides company and industry intelligence covering nearly a half million companies worldwide as well as market share and sales figures, business directories and financials on 17 million U.S. and international companies.
*Dodge Construction Reports (McGraw-Hill) is a comprehensive source of information on commercial construction activity. Businesses such as general or sub-contractors, architects, engineers, building products manufacturers, and material suppliers can target bids to projects that meet exact criteria.
Dun & Bradstreet (Dun & Bradstreet) offers an online database of more than 79 million businesses around the world, including 18 million in the U.S. D&B's Business Industry Report (BIR) provides an overall profile of a company, including: financial information, payment history and trends, history of a business, ownership details, operational information, and details on related firms and special events (such as business moves, fires and other disasters, and quarterly performance). Companies can conduct research for planning, search for potential suppliers and business partners, gather financial stress and other competitive intelligence on potential partners and competitors, and identify and link to companies in the U.S. and throughout the world.
*Factiva.com (Dow Jones) provides single point access to over 8,000 local, national and international newspapers, leading business magazines, trade publications, and newswires in 22 languages. Businesses can monitor competitors, customers, and industry, while also conducting in-depth research and gathering company financial data.
GuideStar (GuideStar) is a national database of U.S. charitable organizations with more than 850,000 IRS-recognized nonprofits. You can search the database at no cost by doing a Quick Search. Fee-based services include full-featured searches of the GuideStar database, and access to the Grant Explorer, a database of funders that contains information on more than 34,000 of the nation's largest private foundations.
Harris InfoSource (Dun & Bradstreet) provides complete coverage of all 14 million U.S. businesses along with significant Canadian firms. The database includes Harris profiles on every U.S. manufacturing company, regardless of size; D&B information on U.S. firms in all other industries; and D&B information on Canadian firms with 20 or more employees or $500,000 in sales. It includes products such as the Selectory online, which allows you to create targeted lists of prospects using employment, SIC or NAICS codes, geography, D&B® Credit Class Ratings and other factors. The database is segmented into an array of information products available on CD-ROM, online, and in print by geography and employment size.
Hoover's (Dun & Bradstreet) database includes 12 million companies, with in-depth coverage of 40,000 major companies. Hoover's allows you to create targeted contact lists and custom company reports, and to locate hard to reach small businesses. You can search for business information by company name or keyword, industry, news reports or press releases, ticker, stock quote, or executive name.
*IBISWorld (IbisWorld) publishes US industry market research reports. There are currently reports for 700 industries, analyzed at the 5th digit level of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). IBISWorld reports are regularly updated by a team of industry economists and range in size from a minimum of 20 pages to over 30 pages each. All the reports are formatted the same way, with the same table of contents. Each report contains data on key statistics, industry structure including market size, supply/demand chain, market segmentation, major players and market share, industry analysis including current and historical performance, 5-year forecasts, key management and industry success factors, and other facts.
*Jigsaw (Jigsaw Data Corporation) is an online directory of free, downloadable company information and more than 16 million business contacts. Every Jigsaw business contact is complete with hard-to-find direct dials and email addresses, while each company record gives the low down on company size, location, and industry. Jigsaw is unique because members build and maintain the database.
*Lexis-Nexis (Reed Elsevier) accesses over 14,000 news sources ranging from news or journal articles to intellectual information, financial reports, international and journalism reports, broadcast transcripts as well 4,800 as legal materials such as senate bills and house reports. Public records comprise 3.3 billion documents. State regulatory tracking is also available via the Lexis-Nexis services.
*Maltego (Palterva) This software package maps networks on the web and Twitter. This product is used by BIA to discern major hubs of influence on the web both for finding information as well as for marketing purposes.
Marketplace Gold (Dun & Bradstreet) is a DVD list of more than 13 million U.S. businesses. Marketplace allows you to conduct targeted lead generation by type of business (to 8-digit SIC code), geography, number of employees, annual sales, ownership, type of site, and year started. It is also possible to profile customers and conduct in-depth analysis of a business's customer base and market penetration. A variety of reports as well as mailing labels can be created.
*MarketPro (Information Advantage, Inc.) is a real estate database that provides over 50 data categories relating to property and ownership. Data includes owner address, parcel number, lot size, building square footage, and sales information for the entire Denver metro area. The database is searchable in numerous ways and is updated monthly.
*OneSource (InfoGroup) provides public and private company profiles, executives, corporate families, industries, financials, news, analyst reports, trade and business press articles from over 2,500 information sources. In addition, OneSource editors collect edit and update private company business descriptions, executive contacts and merger and acquisition activity. OneSource links all of its information on over 17 million companies and 21 million executives worldwide.
*Plunkett Research Online (Plunkett Research, Ltd.) provides industry sector analysis and research, industry trends, and industry statistics. Industries covered include advertising and branding; airlines, hotels and travel; apparel and textiles; automobiles and trucks; biotechnology; computers and Internet; consulting; e-commerce; energy and utilities; engineering and research; entertainment and media; financial services; banking and insurance; food and beverages; health care and biotech; nanotechnology and MEMS; real estate and construction; retail; telecommunications and wireless; transportation, supply chain and logistics; and several others.
*PRO-Net (Small Business Administration contractor) is a free service provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). It is an Internet-based database of information on more than 195,000 small, disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBZone, and women-owned businesses. It serves as a search engine for contracting officers, a marketing tool for small firms and a "link" to procurement opportunities and important information. It is designed to be a "virtual" one-stop-procurement-shop. Businesses profiled on the Pro-Net system can be searched by NAICS codes, keywords, location, quality certifications, business type, ownership race and gender, and other factors.
Reed Construction Data (Reed Business Information) supplies national, regional and local construction data, building product information, construction cost data, market analytics and advertising channels to construction industry professionals in the US and Canada
ReferenceUSA (InfoGroup) is a database of 14 million U.S. and 1.5 million Canadian businesses. It is sold under a variety of formats and pricing structures depending on whether the subscriber is a library, government agency, or corporate entity. It is designed to search for company information and create prospect or marketing lists. Data is gathered from a number of sources and verified by telephone. The database can be searched by location, type of business, business size, credit rating, phone/fax number, and executive name. You can also pay for individual prospect lists instead of subscribing to the service.
*SECO Financial (SECO Financial Services) is a third-party provider of marketing lists for businesses and consumers allowing for exact targeting of the desired customer.
*SEOmoz Pro Membership (SEOmoz.org) provides tools, training, and help with search engine optimization and social media. Includes a host of tools for SEO analysis.
SkyMinder (CRIBIS Corporation) aggregates information sources from many different international providers and locally-based sources, and supplies online credit and business information on over 50 million companies in 230 countries. You can search by company or industry (NAICS codes) to find and purchase company financial or credit reports.
SpecialIssues.com (Trip Wycoff), tracks "special issues" of trade and industry journals in dozens of industries. These publications include industry outlooks, overviews, or surveys; statistical issues; company ranking lists; buyers guides; salary surveys; product/industry focus issues; membership directories; who's who registers; and tradeshow specials. A link is included to the actual article or issue, when available on the web. Otherwise, you will need to obtain the issue through a library or obtain it for a fee from a document delivery service or the publisher.
*SRDS Direct Marketing List Source® (SRDS Media Solutions) is a print and online directory of marketing list rental information. The database contains sources, costs and other information on targeted lists for use in direct marketing campaigns. A subscription includes both the print version, which is updated bimonthly, and an online database that you can search by market classification, list title, high-ticket mail order buyers, and demographic information. SRDS also publishes The Lifestyle Market Analyst, an annual print-only publication that provides market analysis of potential local, regional and national audiences using data compiled from more than 19 million households.
*State of Colorado Databases (Colorado Secretary of State) include for-profit, non-profit, and limited liability corporations registered with the Colorado Secretary of State's office; licensed professional from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies; and sole proprietors and partnerships registered with the Colorado Department of Revenue.
*Trendwatching.com (Trendwatching.com) is an independent and opinionated consumer trends firm, relying on a global network of hundreds of spotters; this database new in 2010 covers defined mega trends and sub-trends across consumer and retail industries.
Note: Prices listed are for the BIA program; for current prices and subscription information, contact sales representative for each company. *Databases currently used by BIA program Source: City of Littleton Business/Industry Affairs (10/09) |
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