Guides: Business Industry Guide: Industrial Testing and Training (as of Summer 2020): Locating Companies

Generate a List of Companies in a Geographic Area Using Reference USA

The resource highlighted below is the top pick for locating businesses in Fultlerton, California -- research anticipated for this particular E2B case. It is not intended to represent all business databases that provide information on private and public companies. For additional resources, please refer to the following two library research pages on Publicly Traded Companies and Privately Held Companies.

Reference USA (now: Data Axle reference solutions) This link opens in a new window
An online directory of 24 million+ businesses in the United States and Canada. Users can search by company name, ticker symbol, executive name, geographic location, sales range, type of business and number of employees.

Example: I need a list of testing lab businesses in Fullterton, California.

Click on "Search" under U.S. Businesses Databases
Select the Advanced Search tab
Use the left menu to select Business Type>Keyword/SIC/NAICS
Select Search All NAICS
Type in 541380 and click on Show 2-6 Digit Codes
Select 541380 - Testing Laboratories
Use the left menu to select Geography>City/State and search for Fullterton, CA
Click View Results to see the businesses associated with the industry