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Thats why every new business needs to establish a credit file. Thats where a D-U-N-S number comes in. Additional Article Information: =============================== 527 Words; formatted to 65 Characters per Line Distribution Date and Time: 2008-04-01 11:00:00 Written By: Melissa Mashtonio Copyright: 2008 Contact Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For more free-reprint articles by Melissa Mashtonio, please visit: http://www.thePhantomWriters.com/recent/author/melissa-mashtonio.html ============================================= Special Notice For Publishers and Webmasters: ============================================= If you use this article on your website or in your ezine, We Want To Know About It. 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A Dun and Bradstreet D-U-N-S(r) Number ("D-U-N-S" stands for "Data Universal Numbering System") is a unique nine-digit sequence recognized as the universal standard for identifying and keeping track of more than 100 million businesses worldwide. According to D&B, a D-U-N-S Number: * enhances the credibility of your business in the marketplace * enables potential customers, suppliers and lenders to easily identify and learn about your company Businesses arent required to have a D-U-N-S Number but the U.S. government and many major corporations require their suppliers and contractors to have one. Basically, if you ever plan to open credit accounts with major vendors or suppliers, you have to go through this process. Just like individuals, businesses need to build credit. Establishing a business credit file helps you get better interest rates, increase the likelihood that others will extend credit to you, lower your insurance premiums and, most important, make it easier for business partners to assess the risk of doing business with you. Not having a business credit file with D&B (or having an incomplete file) can make your company appear to be unsound financially and could cost you valuable business. There are two ways to start building a credit file: 1. Almost any large company that you have an account with will automatically report on a monthly basis to D&B 2. You can specifically request that D&B contact your smaller non-reporting suppliers and query them on your payment history (D&B charges a small fee for this). Wait! Arent We Putting the Cart Before Horse? If companies use your D&B credit file in order to grant you credit, how do you do enough business to establish credit without a credit file? Thats the challenge all businesses face. When you start a new business, you have no credit history, and your D&B file reflects this, so the file is worthless to suppliers trying to evaluate your creditworthiness. But there is no harm in having an "empty" D&B file for a while; even an empty file can help you establish certain kinds of accounts. The best ways to start building your file: * Launch new supplier relationships paying with cash/check or credit card * Establish a personal relationship with your primary contacts at your key" suppliers. The goal is to build trust in youand, by extension, your company. These relationships will be reflected in your file and you start building credit. The bottom line is that it will take time for the file to collect data. This is just another reason to apply for your DUNS number as part of your new business checklist. 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