Throughout my 25 years in business, one of the most important weapons I’ve used to win business or to solve a problem is information I’ve dug up via research. This info includes: industry stats, info on a company’s background or market opinions. When you have big budget you can find lots of valuable sources to get the good stuff. But what do you do if your budget runs dry?
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Goliath is The Gale Group, a part of Cengage Learning’s online-business content service, providing global company and industry intelligence to business executives. They provide online access to millions of records including business articles, industry reports, company profiles and executive contacts pulled from business data resources. While they offer comprehensive paid reports and intelligence in a variety of categories, if you need a fast snapshot of a company, their executives, revenues etc. you can sign up for a FREE 7 day trial.
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