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D&B Committed to Small Business Growth and Development

^{Published on 2011-05-10 08:10:40 - Market Wire}
 

SHORT HILLS, N.J.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--D&B (NYSE: DNB), the worlda™s leading source of commercial information and insight on businesses, continues to empower small businesses through its support of the U.S. Small Business Administrationa™s National Small Business Week. Under the theme, aEmpowering Entrepreneurs,a small business owners and entrepreneurs will gather May 18-20 in Washington D.C. to take part in a series of forums and award programs. One of them will be selected as National Small Business Person of the Year. D&B is sponsoring the live webcasts of the forums.

To view and listen to a live broadcast of SBAa™s National Small Business Week, visit [ www.nationalsmallbusinessweek.com ].

Small businesses and entrepreneurs are driving innovation and job creation in todaya™s economy. In 2010 alone, 10 million small business records were added to D&Ba™s U.S. database. With entrepreneurship on the rise, competition can be healthy, but as the number of options increase, so do the odds that customers will spend elsewhere. To improve cash flow, small businesses need to extend credit to the right companiesa"companies that are more likely to pay on time. D&B provides the tools needed for small businesses to succeed, including the business insights and data required to make sound business decisions.

D&B also serves as a resource for small businesses, providing information and educational opportunities to further their development and growth. During the SBAa™s National Small Business Week, D&B is sponsoring the live webcasts of the forums. The forums, Social Media: Get Your Business Connected, Strategies for High Growth, High Impact Firms and Exporting Tools for Success, will be streaming live and available for viewing after the event.

To learn more about tools for your small businessa™s success, visit [ www.dnb.com ].

About D&B and Small Businesses

D&Ba™s global commercial database and solutions provide small businesses with the tools and resources needed to succeed. Small businesses have relied on D&B for 170 years to help build and monitor their business credit and to confidently make business-impacting decisions. In 2010 alone, 10 million small business records were added to D&Ba™s U.S. database. For more information about D&Ba™s solutions for small businesses, please visit [ www.dnb.com ].

About Dun & Bradstreet

D&B (NYSE:DNB) (Dun & Bradstreet) is the world's leading source of commercial information and insight on businesses, enabling companies to Decide with Confidence® for 170 years. D&B's global commercial database contains more than 195 million business records. The database is enhanced by D&B's proprietary DUNSRight® Quality Process, which provides our customers with quality business information. This quality information is the foundation of our global solutions that customers rely on to make critical business decisions. D&B provides solution sets that meet a diverse set of customer needs globally. Customers use D&B Risk Management Solutionsa" to mitigate credit and supplier risk, increase cash flow and drive increased profitability; D&B Sales & Marketing Solutionsa" to increase revenue from new and existing customers; and D&B Internet Solutionsa" to convert prospects into clients faster by enabling business professionals to research companies, executives and industries. For more information, please visit [ www.dnb.com ].