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What is this directory for?

Mayor Michelle Wu is committed to creating equal opportunities for businesses of all kinds in Boston. Through the business certification process, the City identifies businesses that are owned by women, minorities, veterans as well as those that are small or local. Once a business is certified with our office, they are included in any vendor outreach efforts for City contracting opportunities and are also connected to resources offered inside and outside of the City.

In order to provide access to more minority-owned and woman-owned businesses, small and small local businesses, and veteran and service disabled veteran-owned small businesses, the City of Boston Directory of certified businesses is now available on Analyze Boston.

If you think you might be eligible for certification, visit our website and apply today

If you have questions about obtaining certification, please contact stacey.williams@boston.gov

What does each certification category mean?

Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - means a business organization which is beneficially owned or substantially invested in by one or more minority group members as follows:

• The business must be at least 51% beneficially owned by minority group members.
• The minority owners must demonstrate that they have control over management.

• The firm has not been solely established for the purpose of taking advantage of a special program which has been developed to assist minority-owned businesses.

  Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) - means a business organization which is beneficially owned or substantially invested in by one or more women meeting the following criteria:

• The business must be at least 51% beneficially owned by a woman.

• The woman owner must demonstrate that she has control over management.

• The firm has not been solely established for the purpose of taking advantage of a special program which has been developed to assist woman-owned businesses.

Small Business Enterprise (SBE) - means a business with gross receipts, that when averaged over a three-year period do not exceed gross income limitations for that particular industry as defined by the Small Local Business Enterprise Office.

Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) - means a business which is a Small Business Enterprise, as defined above, and whose principal office is physically located in the City of Boston, as defined by the SLBE certification regulations.

A Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) and a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) is a business that has already been verified as such by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.

Can a business hold multiple certifications at the same time?

Yes, businesses may qualify for more than one certification.

How long are these certifications valid for?

Businesses are required to renew their certification _ every three years_.

SB: AK: Outlook: FN: Identify & Hire Employees data was reported at 50.600 % in 11 Apr 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 55.600 % for 04 Apr 2022. SB: AK: Outlook: FN: Identify & Hire Employees data is updated weekly, averaging 37.700 % from Nov 2020 (Median) to 11 Apr 2022, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 62.600 % in 21 Feb 2022 and a record low of 20.100 % in 16 Nov 2020. SB: AK: Outlook: FN: Identify & Hire Employees data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.S: Small Business Pulse Survey: by State: West Region: Weekly, Beg Monday (Discontinued).

Complete dataset: National Small Business Association's 1 incidents, security score trends, compliance status, and comparative benchmarks against 21,845 industry peers.

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Core Database Statistics

Company Records: 18,243,524 (verified businesses)

Employee Records: 70,420,010 (professional profiles)

Business Email Addresses: 38,731,006 (verified and deliverable)

Phone Numbers: 9,728,410 (direct business lines)

Geographic Coverage: Complete US business landscape

Industry Classification: Full SIC code taxonomy

Advanced Targeting Categories

Geographic Targeting: Target businesses by precise location parameters including nationwide campaigns, state-level focus, Metropolitan Service Areas (MSA), zip code radius, city and county targeting, and carrier route precision for local market penetration.

Business Profile Segmentation: Segment companies by annual revenue (sales volume), employee count (startup to enterprise), year founded (established vs. emerging), business type (small business, corporation, public company), facility ownership status, stock exchange listings (NYSE, NASDAQ, ASE), and franchise operations.

Industry Classification (SIC Codes): Leverage Standard Industrial Classification codes for precision targeting across 2-digit (broad categories), 4-digit (sub-industries), 6-digit (niche markets), and 8-digit (hyper-specific) classifications covering all major industries including Manufacturing, Healthcare, Technology, Financial Services, Professional Services, and more.

Employee & Decision Maker Targeting: Identify key decision makers by job title (C-level, VP, Director, Manager), department focus (IT, Marketing, Finance, Operations), purchasing authority levels, seniority positions, and functional roles across technical, administrative, and strategic positions.

Multi-Channel Campaign Applications

Deploy across all major B2B marketing channels:

Email Marketing: Direct outreach to verified business email addresses

LinkedIn Advertising: Professional network targeting with job title precision

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter/X B2B campaigns

Search Advertising: Google, BING and YouTube business targeting

Direct Mail: Physical address campaigns for high-value prospects

Telemarketing: Direct phone outreach to decision makers

Account-Based Marketing: Multi-touch ABM campaign coordination

Data Quality & Sources

Our business database aggregates from multiple verified sources:

Business registration and licensing records

Professional association memberships and directories

Industry publications and trade organizations

Conference and trade show participation data

Online business profiles and corporate websites

Financial reporting and SEC filing information

Employment databases and HR records

Technical Delivery & Integration

File Formats: CSV, Excel, JSON, XML formats available

Delivery Methods: Secure FTP, API integration, direct download portals

Integration Options: CRM systems, marketing automation platforms, ad platforms

Custom Selections: 1,000+ selectable business and employee attributes

Update Frequency: Monthly data refreshes with real-time validation

Minimum Orders: Flexible based on targeting complexity and campaign size

Account-Based Marketing (ABM) Excellence

Specifically designed for sophisticated ABM strategies:

Target Account Identification: Find companies matching ideal customer profiles

Decision Maker Mapping: Multiple contacts within target accounts

Account Prioritization: Focus on high-revenue, high-employee companies

Personalized Outreach: Industry and company-specific messaging

Multi-Touch Coordination: Synchronized campaigns across channels

Unique Value Propositions

20+ Year Data Heritage: Established industry expertise and proven track record

Superior Data Coverage: More extensive and accurate than competitors

Real-Time Validation: Continuous data refreshing and quality assurance

Advanced Segmentation: Combine multiple targeting criteria for precision

Compliance Management: Built-in suppression lists and opt-out handling

Technical Flexibility: API access and custom integration support

Ideal Customer Profiles

Technology Companies: Software, SaaS, hardware, and IT services

Professional Services: Consulting, legal, accounting, and advisory firms

Financial Services: Banks, insurance, investment, and fintech companies

Healthcare Organizations: Medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare IT

Manufacturing Companies: Industrial equipment, automotive, and consumer goods

Marketing Agencies: Digital agencies serving B2B clients

Sales Organizations: Inside sales, field sales, and business development teams

Performance Optimization Features

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The European Business Performance database describes the performance of the largest enterprises in the twentieth century. It covers eight countries that together consistently account for above 80 per cent of western European GDP: Great Britain, Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and Finland. Data have been collected for five benchmark years, namely on the eve of WWI (1913), before the Great Depression (1927), at the extremes of the golden age (1954 and 1972), and in 2000.The database is comprised of two distinct datasets. The Small Sample (625 firms) includes the largest enterprises in each country across all industries (economy-wide). To avoid over-representation of certain countries and sectors, countries contribute a number of firms that is roughly proportionate to the size of the economy: 30 firms from Great Britain, 25 from Germany, 20 from France, 15 from Italy, 10 from Belgium, Spain, and Sweden, and 5 from Finland. By the same token, a cap has been set on the number of financial firms entering the sample, so that they range between up to 6 for Britain and 1 for Finland.The second dataset, or Large Sample (1,167 firms), is made up of the largest firms per industry. Here industries are so selected as to take into account long-term technological developments and the rise of entirely new products and services. Firms have been individually classified using the two-digit ISIC Rev. 3.1 codes, then grouped under a manageable number of industries. To some extent and broadly speaking, the two samples have a rather distinct focus: the Small Sample is biased in favour of sheer bigness, whereas the Large Sample emphasizes industries.As far as size and performance indicators are concerned, total assets has been picked as the main size measure in the first three benchmarks, turnover in 1972 and 2000 (financial intermediaries, though, are ranked by total assets throughout the database). Performance is gauged by means of two financial ratios, namely return on equity and shareholders’ return, i.e. the percentage year-on-year change in share price based on year-end values. In order to smooth out volatility, at each benchmark performance figures have been averaged over three consecutive years (for instance, performance in 1913 reflects average performance in 1911, 1912, and 1913).All figures were collected in national currency and converted to US dollars at current year-average exchange rates.

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The Business Structure Database (BSD) contains a small number of variables for almost all business organisations in the UK. The BSD is derived primarily from the Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR), which is a live register of data collected by HM Revenue and Customs via VAT and Pay As You Earn (PAYE) records. The IDBR data are complimented with data from ONS business surveys. If a business is liable for VAT (turnover exceeds the VAT threshold) and/or has at least one member of staff registered for the PAYE tax collection system, then the business will appear on the IDBR (and hence in the BSD). In 2004 it was estimated that the businesses listed on the IDBR accounted for almost 99 per cent of economic activity in the UK. Only very small businesses, such as the self-employed were not found on the IDBR.

The IDBR is frequently updated, and contains confidential information that cannot be accessed by non-civil servants without special permission. However, the ONS Virtual Micro-data Laboratory (VML) created and developed the BSD, which is a 'snapshot' in time of the IDBR, in order to provide a version of the IDBR for research use, taking full account of changes in ownership and restructuring of businesses. The 'snapshot' is taken around April, and the captured point-in-time data are supplied to the VML by the following September. The reporting period is generally the financial year. For example, the 2000 BSD file is produced in September 2000, using data captured from the IDBR in April 2000. The data will reflect the financial year of April 1999 to March 2000. However, the ONS may, during this time, update the IDBR with data on companies from its own business surveys, such as the Annual Business Survey (SN 7451).

The data are divided into 'enterprises' and 'local units'. An enterprise is the overall business organisation. A local unit is a 'plant', such as a factory, shop, branch, etc. In some cases, an enterprise will only have one local unit, and in other cases (such as a bank or supermarket), an enterprise will own many local units.

For each company, data are available on employment, turnover, foreign ownership, and industrial activity based on Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)92, SIC 2003 or SIC 2007. Year of 'birth' (company start-up date) and 'death' (termination date) are also included, as well as postcodes for both enterprises and their local units. Previously only pseudo-anonymised postcodes were available but now all postcodes are real.

The ONS is continually developing the BSD, and so researchers are strongly recommended to read all documentation pertaining to this dataset before using the data.

Linking to Other Business Studies
These data contain IDBR reference numbers. These are anonymous but unique reference numbers assigned to business organisations. Their inclusion allows researchers to combine different business survey sources together. Researchers may consider applying for other business data to assist their research.

Latest Edition Information
For the sixteenth edition (March 2024), data files and a variable catalogue document for 2023 have been added.

Main Topics:

The following variables are available for enterprises and local units:

• employment (and employees)
• turnover
• Standard Industrial Classification (1992, 2003 and 2007 classifications are available)
• legal status (e.g. sole proprietor, partnership, public corporation, non-profit organisation etc)
• foreign ownership
• birth (company start date)
• death (termination date of trading)
• various geographical variables
  

'Employment' includes business owners, whereas 'employees' measures the number of staff, excluding owners.

Observations for enterprises also include a variable for ownership if the enterprise is part of a large group of companies.

Local units have an additional ‘death code’ variable, which serves as an indicator as to why the plant closed (e.g. as a result of a merger). It should also be noted that there is no turnover information for individual plants. This is because the ONS does not collect financial information at the plant level, which is notoriously difficult, especially for manufacturing plants where often no financial transactions are processed.

The birth and death variables are particularly useful for research, although it should be noted that for businesses that began trading before 1973, their birth date will be set to 1973. This is the year that VAT was introduced in the UK, and hence the first point in time for VAT registration for these companies. Companies that began trading since 1973 have their ‘real’ date of birth listed.

Dataset SummaryAbout this data: MWBE is a federal program administered through each state. Each state individually establishes its own certification program and requirements. In 2018, the City of Rochester set new goals for the use of minority and women owned businesses (MWBEs) on City contracts. The City of Rochester is committed to providing opportunities for MWBE businesses to participate in and become an integral part of the City's procurement process. This table is a directory of New York State Certified MWBEs in the Nine County Finger Lakes region. A business must be certified by New York state to be included in this directory. State certification requires a business be at least 51% owned and controlled by minorities (M), women (W), or both. Minority is defined consistent with state and federal definitions, currently a person classified as Black, Hispanic, American Indian or Alaskan Native, and Asian or Pacific Islander. Further the business must have bona fide offices and operations in the Empire State Development Finger Lakes Region ("Region"), which includes Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates counties. Data Dictionary: Business Name: Name of company Business Description: Short text description of company and which goods and services they provide. County: County where the business is located. Cert. Type: The type of certification the business holds. MBE is for minority-owned businesses, WBE is for woman-owned businesses and Dual means the business holds both MBE and WBE certifications. Phone: Business phone number. Fax: Business fax number (if available). Email: Main email address for the business Address: Street address of business location. City: City of business location. ZIP: Zip code of business location. Website: Main website for the business (if available). Owner Name: Name of primary business owner Cert. Date: Date the business received their MWBE certification from the State of New York. (Please Note: Certifications expire five years from the certification date). Source: This information is created and updated by the City of Rochester Bureau of Purchasing and is based on the New York State MWBE directory. This data is updated on a quarterly basis, recently certified firms may not be listed. Last Update: March 1, 2022 More Information on the City of Rochester’s Minority & Woman Owned Business program: cityofrochester.gov/mwbe.