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The Iowa Quad Cities Chamber's ?NewVentures Initiative, in partnership with the Eastern Iowa Community College District, has launched the new Business Information for Growth ? BIG ? service.
This data-mining service provides Iowa and Illinois business owners and entrepreneurs FREE access to highly-sophisticated online databases and research that can help you identify new opportunities to grow and maximize your business.
The BIG program is available to?Iowa Quad Cities members and the community as part of the?Chamber's ?2005-2010, our five-year, $5.5 million economic and community growth plan to improve the business environment and quality of life for Quad-Cites companies and residents.?
Again?it?s free of charge to you?so we encourage you to make an appointment today to explore how BIG can make your business better. Just call the NewVentures Center at (563) 327-0160, or send an?email to smoore@newventuresinc.com to schedule a time.
How does BIG work?
Let?s say you want to find the number of businesses that are located in a particular market that offer a specific service. The BIG databases would be a great place to start to find that information.
Access to these databases is often cost-prohibitive for many businesses, however, the BIG service is free of charge and it takes only a brief training session to learn how to use the following databases:
LIST OF DATABASES
Reference USA - Individual Company Profiles
A database of 14 million U.S. companies.? Database can be searched by location, type of business, business size, credit rating, phone/fax number, and executive name.? Download key information into an Excel spreadsheet.
Hoovers Plus - Individual Company Profiles
Access to Hoover's database of 18 million public, non-public, and international companies, as well as industries and key people.? Contact information and vital statistics are included for all companies within a specific region (US/Canada).
? -Build lists on all companies within your selected region
? -Indentify competitors and download competitive landscape.
Acculeads - Consumer Data
Offers leads from more than 18 million businesses and 136 million households.? Site offers list from real estate records, borrowers, affluent professionals.
DemographicsNow - Detailed Demographic Data
Ever wonder what households in a certain part of town spend on groceries each year?? How much will be spent on entertainment in the Quad Cities in the next five years?? This information and thousands more variables are contained within this easy-to-use online service providing you access to historic, current?and projected U.S. Census data which can be mapped and viewed as a report.
YIPSE - An intellectual Property Search Engine
YIPSE is a search engine focused on finding technologies that are available for license or sale.? These technologies are available from universities, government agencies, private companies, exchanges and inventors from around the globe.? With over 23,000 available technologies identified to date and growing, YIPSE is utilized by companies that actively practice open innovation and are scouting for new technology solutions.? YIPSE is also utilized by market researchers, investors, and economic development professionals as a research tool and deal flow generator.
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