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LABOR-SURPLUS-AREA SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES DIRECTORY (Electronic Database) -- Published semi-annually

(For ORDERING information, please see bottom of this product's description)

Powerful search & retrieval software is totally menu-driven and furnishes all search results in less than one second!

GDP's LABOR-SURPLUS-AREA SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES DIRECTORY DATABASE is a vitally important new directory for every company doing or wishing to do government business, and is equally valuable as a SALES tool for finding new customers for your products and services, in and out of government work. The labor-surplus-area companies listed in this directory are by nature highly-active buyers, so that this database furnishes you with a huge prospect list for your sales force, telemarketing or direct mail efforts.

This database contains highly-detailed listings of over 77,000 LABOR-SURPLUS-AREA Small Business Companies officially registered with the U.S. Small Business Administration, and covers every type of manufacturer, R&D firm, and service organization.

This database is also heavily used by companies to link up with just the right subcontractors, suppliers, vendors, etc.

In addition, this database is an absolute "must" for complying with government regulations concerning subcontracting obligations to smaller firms and/or woman-owned, 8(a), and minority-owned companies.

Containing a vast amount of in-depth information, each listing contains the following data:
NAME AND ADDRESS OF the LABOR-SURPLUS-AREA COMPANY,
TELEPHONE NUMBER,
NAME OF CHIEF CONTACT
Fax Number
Duns Number
Year Established
Federal Supply Code(s) (multiple)
SIC Code(s) (multiple)
# of Employees
# of Scientists & Engineers
MSA - Metropolitan Statistical Area Code
Quality Assurance Indicator
Quality Assurance Description
Type of Firm - corporation, small corporation, partnership, sole proprietor
Business Type
Manufacturing - % of mfg., facility square feet, metric capability
Construction - % of construction, operating radius, bonding level (per contract)
R&D - % of R&D, Nature of R&D expertise
Service- % of service, operating radius, bonding level (per contract)
Cage Code
SBA Region
Special Equipment
Company Owner's Status - minority, veteran,
Owner's Minority Sub-status - black, native, Hispanic, Asian, Indian, other
Citizenship
International Trade Interest - active, interested, not interested
Government Credit Card
Small Supplier Quality Assurance Indicator
Security Clearance
Key Personnel - confidential, secret, top secret, other
Security Clearance Description
8(a) Certified/case number
Labor Surplus Area Indicator
Congressional District
County Code
Rural County Indicator
CAPABILITIES: the firm describes in its "own" words, what it's capabilities and outstanding features are. (this alone is worth its weight "in gold" when "talking" to prospects whether in person, by mail or telemarketing!

What's more, you get lightning-fast answers -- in fact, no matter how complicated your search, your search results are guaranteed to be on your screen within less than one second.

As this electronic database has multiple indexes and a powerful search and retrieval engine, there are a fantastic number of ways you can use it.

With it you will be able to instantly locate information on any labor-surplus-area company, any product, any capability, etc., by itself or linked in any combination or groups of combinations.

For example, if you want a "simple" listing of Labor-Surplus-Area companies in certain manufacturing lines, in less than one second they're on your screen, ready to be examined further or sorted or exported or printed out. Could be hundreds or even thousands of companies, no problem.

If you're looking for the proverbial "needle" in a haystack, such as not only a company making a certain product, BUT you're tacking on all kinds of additional conditions, such as the company has to be a "small corporation", the company should have 8(a) status, its manufacturing facility must be larger than 20,000 square feet, the owner's security clearance must be Confidential or higher, the company should have more than 25 employees, and the company has to be in your state, no problem either. If such a company exists among the thousands you're looking through, it too will be on your screen in less than one second.

Depending on your line of business, this Directory can also be used as a tool for finding new customers for YOUR products and services, by furnishing leads for your sales force, telemarketing or direct mail efforts.

The possibilities of linkages are virtually endless -- a single click on each requirement, and the wanted listings flash on your screen instantly).

Just think what this can do for you if you want to:

find new customers for your products or services
pinpoint subcontractors you could use
check out vendors
find new telemarketing leads
locate new or additional suppliers
comply with government regulations on subcontracting
get new names for direct mail advertising
monitor your competitors
find new prospects for your sales force
and much much more!

In addition, there is a global word index that makes sure no listing escapes you, and also permits you to ferret out data when you have only limited sketchy information to begin with. And since each company listing also contains a section in which it details it capabilities, you have an even better chance of finding JUST THE ONE RIGHT ONE you're looking for via the global word index!

The Software includes export and print capabilities. In addition, sorting features give your search results and printed reports additional cognitive information value, as these will not only be more readable, but will allow patterns to emerge that would otherwise escape you.

On CD-ROM -- only $99