Abstract: A method for providing business information comprises receiving a request, a selected industry, and a selected region, then generating report data, and providing a printable industry report. The industry report has charts and a map and is divided into a national market overview section, a market dynamics section, and a company information section. A system for providing business information has an application server, a web server, and a memory, such as a database. The application server fabricates a data product. The web server processes requests from the application server and provides the data product in an industry report. The web server includes charting and mapping components. For rapid retrieval, the database stores a table of company information.

Abstract: A method for providing business information comprises receiving a request, a selected industry, and a selected region, then generating report data, and providing a printable industry report. The industry report has charts and a map and is divided into a national market overview section, a market dynamics section, and a company information section. A system for providing business information has an application server, a web server, and a memory, such as a database. The application server fabricates a data product. The web server processes requests from the application server and provides the data product in an industry report. The web server includes charting and mapping components. For rapid retrieval, the database stores a table of company information.

Abstract: A method and system that permits a user to select online one of a plurality of business services and to receive a report of that service for a target business. The method can be completely performed via a computer system associated with a database that contains business data concerning a multitude of businesses. Alternatively, the method may be performed in part by an application program running on the user's device. The user is presented with one or more menus to select a business service and to identify a target business. The method prepares a report concerning the target business based on the selected business service. The business services include, for example, prospecting, credit reports, collections help, business risk evaluations, alerts and benchmarking. The report is delivered to the user via the menus, email, postal service, courier or other.