Dun and Bradstreet is a data collection firm that has specialized in providing information, tools, and expertise to help its customers come up with trusted business information solutions. For over 150 years, D and B has been collecting information on businesses from thousands of sources around the globe. They take this information and present it in various formats to other businesses for sale.

Dun and Bradstreet's sales divisions are broken down into three categories: risk management solutions; sales and marketing products; supply management solutions. Risk management solutions, or business credit reports, are used to manage credit exposure. Companies use sales and marketing products to find profitable customers, while D and B's supply management solutions help manage suppliers efficiently.

If you were to venture onto Dun and Bradstreet's website, you'd find an invaluable network offering a wealth of information. For instance, did you know that in 2002 the global D and B database swelled over 10 million records to 80 million? There were over 40,000 new family tree members added to the database, bringing the total number of globally linked businesses to 7.6 million.

Dun and Bradstreet also added 372,000 new businesses from the Asia Pacific region, along with an additional 390,000 from Latin America. Their US Marketing file increased by over three million records to approximately 18 million businesses. The bottom line is if you want information on businesses in the global market place, then Dun and Bradstreet should be the first place you look.