What is Dun and Bradstreet?

November 15, 2011 By Marco Carbajo

What is Dun and Bradstreet?

Do you know what Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Grover Cleveland, and William McKinley all have in common other than being U.S. Presidents?

They all worked as credit reporters at The Mercantile Agency, a predecessor to Dun and Bradstreet.

The history behind the business credit reporting giant, Dun and Bradstreet, is fascinating stemming all the way back to an American businessman and entrepreneur known as Lewis Tappan.
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Dun and Bradstreet Number Lookup: What Is Your Dun and Bradstreet ID Number?

February 23, 2011 By Marco Carbajo

Dun and Bradstreet Number Lookup

So why do you need a Dun and Bradstreet ID number?

It’s basically the starting point for establishing a business credit profile. You’ll soon realize that your DUNs Number is required on the majority of your corporate credit applications because it’s the most widely used identifying number for businesses in the United States.
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