Business Search

Business Search

Business Search provides search options using Dun & Bradstreet Data Search. You can search by business names or SIC or NAICS codes along with flexibility and specificity. Search results include the number of employees and the ability to search within a trade area.

When you add a point, the site menu allows you to add rings, drive times, or donuts as well as move the point and delete the point. Once you have added rings, drive times, or donuts to your site, you can use the site menu to get reports; edit a site; edit site colors; hide and show labels; and organize, compare, and clear the site.

Dun & Bradstreet Data Search

Dun & Bradstreet Data Search allows you to search by business name or use advanced options to search by keywords, NAICS code or SIC code.

Note:

Dun & Bradstreet Data Search is only available for Standard and Standard Plus subscribers.

Steps:

1. To access Dun & Bradstreet Data Search, click the Explore Community tab.
   Note:

   For Standard and Standard Plus subscribers, Dun & Bradstreet Data Search will be the default for the Business Search.

2. Enter the business name or type in the Business Search text box and click the search icon or press ENTER on the keyboard to start the search. For more options, see Advanced options.

   The Search Results dialog box appears.

3. You can refine the search results or start a new search by clicking Start a new search.

   To refine the search results by keyword, type the keyword in the By keyword text box. This will update the search results on the right.

   To refine the search results by business name, city, ZIP Code, state, SIC Industry Title, or NAICS Industry Title, uncheck the check box to the left of the item. The search results on the right will be updated.

   You can also uncheck the search results individually by unchecking the check box to the left of the business name in the search results section on the right.

   To view only the item, click Only and all others will be removed.

   To change the number of employees, enter a new number in the dialog box or use the sliders to make adjustments.

   To save the results as a layer, type the layer name in the Save results as a layer text box. This will be saved under My Layers.

   To change the symbol, click Pick a symbol. You can change the icon, color, and size. You can also import an image by clicking Browse to navigate to the image on your local machine. The default is the pin.

   To export the search results to Excel, click Export to Excel.

   Dun & Bradstreet limits the export of data to 250 records. Only the first 250 records will be exported.

4. Once you've refined your search, click Add Selected Locations and they will appear on the map.

Advanced options

The Dun & Bradstreet Data Search allows you access to advanced options where you can specify the search area, keywords with exact match or company name only, NAICS code, SIC code and search limit. You can also search within a site and determine the number of search results.

Steps:

1. To access Dun & Bradstreet Data Search, click the Research Market tab.
2. Click advanced options.

   The Advanced Search Options dialog box appears.

To select the search area, use the Search Area drop-down menu. Sites that are open on the map will appear in the drop-down menu. The default is Within Current Map Extent.

To search by keyword, type the keyword in the Keywords text box. You can use the check boxes to search keywords by exact match and search for company name only.

To search by NAICS Code, type the code in the NAICS Code text box. You can use the NAICS code directory to find the code. Click the link to open the directory web page to find the code.

Note:

When using multiple NAICS codes, separate them with a semicolon.

To search by SIC Code, type the code in the SIC Code text box. You can use the SIC code directory to find the code.

Note:

When using multiple SIC codes, separate them with a semicolon.

To select the search limit, use the Search Limit drop-down menu to select the number of results listed. The maximum is 5,000 results.

3. Click Search.

   The Search Results dialog box appears with options to refine your search results. You can refine your search results by keyword, business name, city, ZIP Code, state, NAICS code, SIC code and number of employees.