SBPL Supports Business and Entrepreneurs with Specialty Databases

SizeUp provides interactive business information that supports your research needs as a small business or entrepreneur and helps you make informed business decisions. Enter your industry and business information, and you can compare your business to industry competitors, find new customers and suppliers, learn which areas to advertise and market your business to, and get demographic information about the people who live in your chosen area.

In the United States, business data comes from hundreds of data sources, including IRS records, county courthouse filings, Yellow Pages and White Pages, business publications, the U.S. Postal Service, and corporate annual reports, which are manually reviewed and maintained. The data is verified through over 25 million phone calls each year by third-party researchers and is constantly updated, which means the competitiveness ranking of businesses is recalculated with every update. This business data is similar to and includes the type of data used by the majority of Fortune 100 companies, the most used search engines, and even GPS-based auto navigation systems.

Reference Solutions is a market research tool with consumer directories and demographic information on millions of U.S. businesses and residents. Enter industry codes and keywords to learn more about your business’ competitors and customers. Examining the resulting data can help prospective business owners get an idea of whether their business idea is viable, where geographically they might want to open their business, and who their competitors are.

Information is compiled from more than 5,200 Yellow Page and Business White Page telephone directories; annual reports, 10-Ks, and other SEC information; federal, state, provincial, and municipal government data; Chamber of Commerce information; leading business magazines, trade publications, newsletters, major newspapers, industry and specialty directories; and postal service information, including both U.S. and Canadian National Change of Address updates.

Make a Reserve a Librarian appointment. An SBPL librarian will meet with you online or in person to discuss your business research needs and help you navigate our business tools in our Digital Library.