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SBPL Supports Business and Entrepreneurs with Specialty Databases

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Santa Barbara Public Library offers a wide range of free downloadable ebooks, digital audiobooks, digital magazines, music, graphic novels, streaming videos, as well as research databases – including business research databases that are helpful for business owners and entrepreneurs for conducting market research, developing a business plan, and similar endeavors All that you need is a Santa Barbara Public Library card to access these resources, and SBPL librarians can teach you how to get the most out of this information.

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What is SizeUp? How can it help me with my business research?

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.

Where does SizeUp’s research data come from?

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.

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SBPL Supports Business and Entrepreneurs with Specialty Databases

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