Prospective Clients

Newly Licensed Small Businesses

• Get lists of newly formed businesses by state. Search by city or zip. http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/Business-Licenses.htm

Manta Business Search

• Search by location, revenue, number of employees, etc. http://www.manta.com/mb

Reference USA (must access from a participating library)

• Search new and existing businesses. http://www.referenceusa.com/Static/Home
• You can also search local chamber member listings for additional leads. (see chamber links below)

Community Organizations

Economic Development Agencies

• Click on your state for a list of district offices. http://www.ecodevdirectory.com/

Chambers of Commerce

• Click on your state for local chambers.  
• US Chamber of Commerce & Local Chamber Directory: https://www.uschamber.com/chamber/directory
• Other State & Local Chamber Directories:
  • http://www.chamberofcommerce.com/chambers/ 
  • http://www.town-usa.com/chambers/  

Trade or Professional Associations

• Select city and state, scroll down to Organization Type and select Trade Associations or Professional Associations in the drop menu. http://www.asaecenter.org/Community/Directories/associationsearch.cfm

Local Businesses

Banks

• Search for community banks and click on the bank's site for contact info. http://www.icba.org/consumer/BankLocator.cfm?sn.ItemNumber=51757

Law Firms

• Search by city/state or zip - http://www.hg.org/northam-firms.html
• Search by city/state or area of law - http://www.lawyers.com/

Media

Local Media

• Click on the type of media partner you’re looking for and select the type of search. http://www.newslink.org/news.html   

Local Newspapers

• Select USA and fill in city. http://newspapers.com/continent.php?group=na   

Local Radio Stations

• Search by city, zip, or call letters. http://radio-locator.com/

Trade Shows, Expos & Events

Attend local tradeshows and events to build referral relationships.

• TSNN.com - www.tsnn.com
• Events in America - http://www.eventsinamerica.com/

Libraries

• Click on your state to search public library listings. http://www.publiclibraries.com/
• Search by city, state, or zip for local libraries. https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey​ 
• Search by name, state or zip for local libraries. http://www.worldcat.org/libraries