Compiling a List of Local Businesses

[Jarola]

I wanted to compile a list of 100 businesses in my area to contact and have not yet been able to find a tool that will do exactly what I want. I may have to create one eventually, but in the meantime, I've found something that will suffice.

You want to start with Bing, Microsoft's new name for their search engine. You'll find it at http://www.bing.com/.

1) Click on Maps and enter your search criteria. For this example, I kept with the default "Espresso in Seattle". For my own purposes, I would want restaurants, bars, groceries, auto repair shops, salons, and such, but you can only enter one type of business at a time. And I chose to narrow my field by entering the zip code of my choice.

2) Once you have your search results...

You can read the entire post at http://nextstepvending.blogspot.com/2009/09/compiling-list-of-local-businesses.html

Regards,

Jacob

[G-man422]

Thanks for the post Jacob.  I have used Google Maps, and the Yellow Pages to compile my lists.  I will see what Bing has to offer.

[lak20019]

I've posted before about using Reference USA, as it will let you find businesses in your area using different requirements (employee size for instance). I've found it to be an invaluable (as well as super easy to use) tool in compiling my list for potential locations.

Here's the thread: http://vendiscuss.com/forum/index.php?topic=6901.msg52683#msg52683

Hope that helps you!

~Amy

[Jarola]

I've posted before about using Reference USA, as it will let you find businesses in your area using different requirements (employee size for instance). I've found it to be an invaluable (as well as super easy to use) tool in compiling my list for potential locations.

Here's the thread: http://VENDiscuss.com/forum/index.php?topic=6901.msg52683#msg52683

Hope that helps you!

~Amy

Thanks! It probably is a great resource, but I want something more readily available to all.

Regards,

Jacob