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Dun & Bradstreet Business Information Report®

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The Business Information Report (BIR) from Dun & Bradstreet is a generic representation of business information. Use the Business Information Report to give you the insight you need to evaluate a firm's operations, profitability, and stability. Also use it to evaluate the experience of the business and business background of its principals.

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What it contains

The Business Information Report includes valuable information that can help you make better business decisions. The BIR gives you immediate access to over 11 million U.S. businesses. Each report is packed with information, analysis, and interpretations to enhance your decision making process. Information includes payment records, public filings, financial information, banking commentary, business background of principals, and a description of the firm's operation.

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Applications

• Make daily credit decisions
• Limit your risk exposure
• Determine the stability of new or existing customers
• Plan for sales calls
• Find out about changes that can impact credit relationships
• Evaluate potential vendors and suppliers
• Check the background of new clients
• Identify corporate relationships and potential conflicts of interest
• Provide business details for research needs

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Key Features

Summary: Get an instant snapshot of a firm with key information such as sales, net worth, and financial condition

Special Events: Alerts you to major changes in D&B's file, such as acquisitions, changes in ownership, fires, burglaries, and bankruptcies.

PAYDEX Score: A unique, dollar-weighted indicator that provides an instant overview of how a firm has paid its bills, and how the firm is likely to pay you.

Payment Summary: Highlights a firm's payment patterns by line of business, so you can see how suppliers in various industries are getting paid.

Summary Analysis: This section can help you spot trends and determine a firm's financial strength and overall stability. You'll learn why a company has a particular D&B Rating and what its Rating has been in the past.

Finance: Use additional financial information for your analysis, such as assets, sales, liabilities, and profits. Comments summarizing the figures enhance your analysis.

Public Filings: Identify activity that can affect a firm's stability such as suits, judgments, liens, bankuptcies, and UCC filings.

History: Quickly evaluate the experience of the business and business background of its principals to help you identify hidden problems or business potential.

Operation: Understand a firm's operations, using information about what the business does, number of employees, a description of facilities, and location. Details may also include names and locations of branches and any known subsidiaries.

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Sample Business Information Report (BIR)

The sample report is provided to indicate the kind of information to be found in a typical BIR. The data does not represent a real company.

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To Order Special Reports

REPORT S1/BIR/1-2 OR REPORT DN=XX-XXX-XXX/BIR
(Where the 'X' series represents the DUN's number)

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For More Information

Contact D&B Customer Support Center at 1-800-234-3867 for further information or for help in your search strategies. Or call Dialog Customer Support at 1-800-334-2564 or in the U.K. call +44-61-455-5119.

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