Need to find small businesses ONLY in my town

**Southern_Lenders** · 03-23-2010 08:01 AM

Is there a govt website or some place I can go that I can get a list of small businesses in my area? I dont want to have to drive around, going store-to-store, there must be a faster, more effective way...

I need to ask small biz owners in my area some questions regarding market research.

**Travis Petelle** · 03-23-2010 12:49 PM

I use the phone book. You would be amazed at what is listed near you.

**mcfarldr1** · 03-23-2010 12:57 PM

I was a second too late southern. Our local phone book lists all the businesses. It does it in order of what they do. That's probably better than any website you could find, except for the phone book would only list numbers, and not websites or email addresses.

**jmandgroup** · 03-24-2010 01:00 AM

As long as you are not advertising to the individuals you call, you can use the phonebook. It is illegal to use the phonebook as a lead source for sales. You could use Infousa and drill down the information to the exact type you need. I have had good experience with Infousa.

**Southern_Lenders** · 03-24-2010 02:54 AM

Originally Posted by jmandgroup

As long as you are not advertising to the individuals you call, you can use the phonebook. It is illegal to use the phonebook as a lead source for sales. You could use Infousa and drill down the information to the exact type you need. I have had good experience with Infousa.

No they wouldnt be sales calls, they would be market research polls.

**sep** · 03-25-2010 10:09 AM

Google your town's chamber of commerce to find the web site then look for the membership directory. It should list all the information including a contact name with phone number.
Good Luck

**Carlos™** · 03-26-2010 01:48 AM

Interesting thread!

**guidemesingapore** · 03-26-2010 02:25 PM

Just search for online yellow pages in your area or just use the phone book as others have suggested. Or register with B2B trading forums and search for businesses in your area.