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THE DUN & BRADSTREET
OPERATING COMPANY
Dun & Bradstreet, a company of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (NYSE:DNB), is the world's leading provider of business-to-business credit, marketing, and purchasing information and receivables management services. Dun & Bradstreet is the global source for instant, relevant business information that powers electronic commerce. Companies of all sizes use D&B data to evaluate business opportunities with added confidence and execute transactions at the speed of e-business. The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation also includes Moody's Investors Services, the leading global provider of credit ratings, research, and analysis covering debt instruments and securities in the global capital markets. The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, based in Murray Hill, N.J., operates in 36 countries and produced 1999 revenue of $1.97 billion. More information is available at dnb.com.
THE DUN & BRADSTREET DATABASE
For 159 years, Dun & Bradstreet
(D&B) has led the business information industry. Today the D&B
database provides information services on more than 58 million businesses,
covering over 200 countries around the globe, and is the largest and most
comprehensive of its kind. The D&B database is unique in its global
nature and is refreshed over 1 million times every business day. We employ
over 1,000 dedicated associates to gather, verify, maintain and monitor
this worldwide data mart from many information sources.
DUN & BRADSTREET BUSINESS
SOLUTIONS
D&B provides clients with a full
range of value-added business solutions from four distinctly different
but closely interactive business divisions: the Credit Services Division,
the Business Marketing Services Division, the Receivable Management Services
Division, and the Database Management Advisory Services Division. These
four business divisions together provide our customers with a full range
of solutions during the course of business decision cycle which includes
analyzing & defining markets, producing & shipping goods, identifying
& qualifying prospects, establishing credit terms, managing receivables,
executing sales & marketing campaigns, determining profitability and
evaluating suppliers.
DUN & BRADSTREET INFORMATION
SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD.
Dun & Bradstreet Information
Services India Pvt. Ltd. (D&B India) is a 100% subsidiary of The Dun
& Bradstreet Corporation. D&B’s Indian operations started in the
year 1995 and the company has a presence in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore,
Hyderabad, Ahmedabad & Calcutta. It has an employee strength of over
60 professionals in India.
D&B India provides a host of
credit services in India encompassing cross-border and domestic credit
information reports, receivables management services, small & medium
industry ratings etc. It undertakes customised sectoral & economic
analysis and also publishes several newsletters pertaining to the Indian
economy and finance & banking sectors. The services of Dun & Bradstreet
are used by Corporates, Banks, FIIs, Public Sector Undertakings, Export
houses and other companies engaged in international trade.
D&B India has entered into a
strategic alliance with The Stock Exchange, Mumbai (BSE) for collating,
compiling, managing and disseminating information on listed companies.
It has an alliance with Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Ltd,
the country’s only export credit re-insurer. D&B also has an alliance
with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for providing its
various services to the SME sector.
WHY SHOULD YOU GIVE INFORMATION
TO D&B?
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To attract good customers and
find reliable suppliers
It is a smart business decision to provide
D&B with current information on your company. Why? Because thousands
of businesses look for it every day. Having complete information can be
the difference between winning or losing an account or credit opportunities.
Customers/ Suppliers request credit reports on new, as well as excising
customers. In fact, today’s volatile economy means more and more companies
are using third party sources to monitor the status of their client portfolios.
So, make sure your report tells the complete story of your business
In today’s fast paced world, the inclination
to have customers filling out lengthy credit applications is decreasing,
while the tendency to refer to third party information, such as D&B
is increasing. In some cases, D&B is even assisting companies in managing
and assessing their credit risks by performing a range of custom designed
services.
How are we able to do this? The past
is frequently a prediction of the future and D&B has capitalised on
that. We have developed powerful predictive scoring models that can assist
companies in deciding the likelihood of financial distress in the future.
In the final analysis, any application process will be quicker if your
D&B report is complete and up to date.
Our information consultants have an
average tenure of over 5 years in the information collection business.
They understand your business and are able to gather data, record information
and identify solutions to address your unique business needs.
Your information is in good hands. Established
in 1841 as a credit report agency, D&B continues to be one of the leading
providers of business-to-business credit, marketing & purchasing, receivables
management and decision support services world-wide. D&B maintains
the world’s largest database of over 58 million businesses. D&B keeps
track of these businesses with our unique 9-digit identification code –
The D&B D-U-N-S® Number.
WHAT IS THE D&B D-U-N-S®
NUMBER?
The D&B D-U-N-S® Number is D&B's distinctive nine-digit identification sequence, which links you
to a wealth of quality information products and services originating exclusively
from D&B. The D&B D-U-N-S® Number is an internationally recognized
common company identifier in EDI and global electronic commerce transactions.
How is the D&B D-U-N-S®
Number useful in e-commerce?
In today’s e-commerce marketplace,TRUST is a key factor in everyone’s business decision cycle. The only solution to this problem is to have an internationally recognized business identifier. The The D&B D-U-N-S® Number offers a complete solution this problem.
International Credibility
The world's most influential standards-setting organizations, more than 50 global, industry and trade associations, and
the United States Federal Government recognize, recommend and/or require
the D&B D-U-N-S® Number.
The D&B D-U-N-S® Number is
an internationally recognized common company identifier that is recommended
or endorsed by:
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International Standards Organization
( ISO)
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European Commission
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United Nations (UN) Edifact Council
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American National Standards Institute
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U.S. Federal Government
Advantages of a D-U-N-S Number®
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Enhances your presence on e-markets
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Gives you a unique identifier
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Makes your company a part of Dun &
Bradstreet’s world database which comprises of more than 58 million records
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Increases the potential of your company
being noticed by international buyers for your products and services
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Helps you take advantage of new automated
transaction technologies
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Assists you in gathering credit and
business information quickly
THE D&B INDIA INDICATIVE RISK SCORE®
Companies operating in the small
& medium sectors are more prone to macro-economic changes than larger
companies. This is especially true in transitional economies such as India.
Thus, in the Indian context, it is critical to assess the resilience of
Small & Medium Enterprsises (SMEs). D&B India has developed the
Indicative Risk Score® (IRS) model for this purpose.
The IRS Model considers both financial
and non-financial parameters while arriving at a risk score for a small
or medium enterprise. Based on these parameters, the model assigns the
following six Indicative Risk Scores to the assessed SMEs:
| Indicative Risk Score |
Description of condition |
| S1 |
Strong |
| S2 |
Good |
| S3 |
Fair |
| S4 |
Moderate Risk but overall condition
is fair |
| S5 |
Risk |
| S6 |
High Risk |
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