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Whenever you buy business information from a commercial provider, always make sure the business information publisher will let you see a sample report before buying. Any of the leading publishers of business information, including Manta, will let you see a sample report before buying. The sample is almost always of a fictitious company with no real information, but it gives a good idea of what’s included when you download a real supplier report, or any of Manta’s other tiered information offerings.

Which business information provider hosts information on the smallest businesses? There’s no clear answer. But this much is clear: With subscriptions to four leading business information publishers, Manta is a solid business resource for small business information. Manta has millions of small businesses in its online databases. You’d be surprised how many small businesses are in the Manta database. Check it out for yourself.

When a private company goes public, there’s good and bad news for anyone attempting to get business intelligence out of the company. The good news is that once a company goes public, it will be required by the federal government to publicly release financial information on a quarterly and annual basis. The bad news is that after announcing plans to go public and before the IPO, businesses enter a mandated “quiet period” when they are not allowed to release information. Manta is backed by industry information experts like D&B and Current Analysis, who know how to get the most possible information out of private companies, and then follow them through the IPO process, with professional reporting and analysis.

All United States companies that are publicly traded put out annual reports for their stockholders. These annual reports can be useful — and they’re free. But they are far from complete sources of business information. With an online database of millions of company profiles, backed by four leading publishers of business information, Manta is a complete and trusted source of business information on United States companies and international businesses.

It’s one thing to find a good business information provider for private company research. It’s another to try and find that company’s information once you choose a provider. Remember, all commercial business information providers are not created equal, and some providers will have more information available than others. With information from four leading publishers of business information, Manta makes it very easy to do a company search online. Search by name, industry, location or business information publisher, making it easy to find the company you want to research.

Why use Manta for the business information you need to create market research reports? After all, there are hundreds of other providers of business information out there. But here’s a tip: There are few services out there that offer the depth and breadth of information that Manta has across multiple industries for as low a cost. Remember, Manta uses four leading publishers of business information, covering millions of companies in thousands of industries. And Manta only charges users for what they actually download. It’s a combination that few other providers can match.

Covering subjects from aircraft to tanks, with guided missiles, search systems and space technology in between, Manta is a solid single source for information on the aerospace industry. With content from four leading publishers of business information — Dun & Bradstreet, Current Analysis, Datamonitor and Snapdata — Manta has profiles of thousands of companies in the aerospace industry, as well as both overall and specific sector/industry analysis.

In the US, public companies — companies that have issued common stock — are required to release detailed business information, which is available publicly. Private companies are not under the same requirements to release information, which can make it much harder to do a successful business background check on a private company. This is when you can turn to a service like Manta, with access to millions of private company profiles online. Manta uses four different leading publishers of business information, making the chances really strong that if you’re looking for a specific company profile, Manta will have it available online.

You can get credit information from Manta for international businesses as well. Although the reports are more expensive — more than $400 per report — and often less detailed than those available on US companies, Dun & Bradstreet offers an International Business Information Report, complete with a financial analysis and credit score. As a D&B reseller, Manta has access to reports on millions of international companies, as well as its extensive database of US-based businesses.

Can’t you get business-to-business information on your own, without paying big bucks? You can, if you want to devote full-time work to finding it. But most business owners would rather spend time managing their businesses than snooping around research libraries or conducting informational interviews. That’s why Manta, a leading publisher of business information, is such a good deal. With no subscription costs and a pay-as-you-go model, it’s an ideal source for getting business information and company information online, paying only as you need it.