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Finding Competitors

Data Axle Reference Solutions
Create a list of companies using SIC or NAICS. Click on U.S. Businesses and then the Advanced Search tab. Select Keywords/SIC/NAICS under Business Type. Search SIC or NAICS using keywords and select your codes. Use the choices under Geography to select a geographic limit (e.g. ZIP codes), enter the limit and click on the View Results button.
Description: Data Axle Reference Solutions provides addresses and phone numbers for U.S. and Canadian homes and businesses. Also provides business information such as location sales volume, number of employees, etc.
Time Period: Current
Sources: Contains more than 200 million listings
Subject Headings: Business, General (Phone Directory)
Primary Materials: Reference Resources
Nexis Uni
Click on Find a Company below the search box and then click on Create a Company List in the column. A form will appear, in the middle of the top section you will a NAICS look-up link. Enter a keyword or two in the search box and press the red Find button. If nothing is returned give it another or use the NAICS outline on the results list to drill down to an appropriate code.
Description: Nexis Uni provides access to newspaper articles, magazine articles, and transcripts. It is also a key database for business and legal research, containing company reports, law journals, and statutes and cases from all 50 states. Also contains legal resources for Canada and the EU.
Time Period: 18th century to present
Sources: Searches more than 15,000 sources.
Subject Headings: Business, General, Law, News, Social Sciences
Primary Materials: Abstracts, Citations, Journal Articles, Legal Materials, Magazine Articles, News, Reference Resources, Report, Transcripts

Knowing your Competitor

Regional Business News
See what companies in your area are doing. Regional Business News allows you to search local business sources from most parts of the United States.
Description: Regional Business News covers local and regional business sources from most parts of the United States.
Time Period: 1987 to present
Sources: Includes the full text of more than 100 regional business publications.
Subject Headings: Business, Mobile, News
Primary Materials: Newspaper Articles, Magazine Articles

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