Dun & Bradstreet offers every business one free, permanent DUNS (Data Universal Numbering System) number to build its financial credibility. While not legally required, this nine-digit identifier ...

Bradstreet and helps build business credit. This number tracks business credit, regulatory filings and other financial information about your business. You can apply for a DUNS number by phone or ...

For prospective government contractors, the first step in this venture is to ensure your business is properly registered. Registration requirements include obtaining a Data Universal Number System ...

Before the end of 2020, organizations doing business with the government—from vendors to grantees—will have a new unique number by which they will be identified, ending use of a configuration in place ...

Open government activists have a long-standing dislike for the DUNS number, the proprietary business identifier used in government procurement. The problem as they see it is that because the Dun & ...

Federal procurement is broken, at taxpayers’ expense. Complex rules and lengthy processes discourage innovators, favor incumbents, and block competition. Companies that should be disbarred for poor ...

Of the three major business credit bureaus, Dun & Bradstreet, or D&B, is most frequently used to access business loans. For that reason, it's a good idea to establish credit with D&B by choosing a ...