Finding Local Business Information and Why Would You Care?
Hi all,
The topic of “finding local business information” might not sound relevant for a technical audience, but there are many instance in which it could very well be.
Considering entering into a cooperative research agreement with a small firm outside your stomping grounds? Received an RFP from a potential new supplier but don’t know too much about them? Thinking of expanding manufacturing to another State/town? These are just a few examples of the need for local business information.
It so happens that an AIIP colleague, Marcy Phelps, has written an outstanding book on finding local business information — Research on Main Street.
And another AIIP colleague, Ellen Naylor, wrote a comprehensive blog post about a recent webinar by Marcy, on strategies, techniques, and sources to find local business information. It’s still on my to-do list to sign-in for a recorded version of that webinar but even if I’d attended it already I could not have written a better post. So read Ellen’s instead. Strategies, Techniques, and Sources to Find Local Business Information.
And let me – or them – know if you need any research assistance 
Nora K. Stoecker, NKS Info Services
