Directories

AtoZdatabases is a directory and marketing database that includes 30 million businesses and 220 million residents. It is ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, job searches and finding friends and relatives. You can email, print or download results. 1,000 downloads are allowed per search.

New listings are added to the New Movers & Homeowners and New Business databases each week. New listings are added to the Healthcare database quarterly. The other databases get new listings monthly. Existing listings are verified annually.

• Use the Quick Lookup features to search by Business Name, Headquarters Location, First and Last Name, City, State or Phone Number. If you don't find the business you are looking for in the Quick Lookup, search the 30 Million Businesses database with the All Businesses option selected.
• Use Universal Search to cross-search Business & Consumer databases to find phone numbers, people or businesses.
• Email records to one or more email address. You can also print and download records to Excel or PDF formats.
• Use QR Code to instantly download business contact information into your device.
• Customize your detailed listings to suit your needs by simply clicking and dragging the section.
• Use the Map Based Search for targeted geographic listings.

The business database is compiled from Secretary of State Filings, national directory assistance data, annual reports, SEC filings, corporate registers, public records, thousands of yellow and white page directories and specialty business directories. The residential database is compiled from data sources including thousands of white pages, national directory assistance data, real estate deed and tax information, voter registration data, mail order data, warranty cards and many other sources. You can search a database of 7.9 million healthcare professionals, and search by specialty, state of license and more.

1. The business database video will demonstrate how to find useful information on possible business competitors, vendors, suppliers or customers (for business-to-business commerce). This video will show you how to search for businesses in your industry and geography and export that data for use in your business plan.
    
2. The consumer database video will demonstrate how to find useful information on possible consumers and potential customers for your business. This video will show you how to search for consumers in a specific geography and segment them by demographic characteristic such as: income, home value, age, etc.
    
3. See AtoZdatabases' Intro Videos for more search tips.
    
4. Register for one-hour webinars at AtoZU on topics such as Basic Searches, Grow Your Business and Job Searching.
    
5. Check out the AtoZdatabases quick course from Niche Academy.
    
6. For additional resources, the City of Austin Small Business Division provides business training, educational events, and coaching to empower entrepreneurs.

Austin's annual Book of Lists is available through the online Austin Business Journal.

To access the Book of Lists online:

• Login to the Austin Business Journal
• Click Book of Lists link

Brands and Their Companies lists manufacturers and distributors from small businesses to large corporations, from both the public and private sectors. It covers more than 426,000 U.S. consumer brands; 115,000 manufacturers, importers or distributors; and companies that are out of business as well as brands that are no longer in production or are now considered generic.

This eBook is fully searchable and accessed through the Gale Directory Library.

Watch these video tutorials for search tips.

For additional resources, the City of Austin Small Business Division provides business training, educational events, and coaching to empower entrepreneurs.

Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S. is a comprehensive source of detailed information concerning nonprofit American membership organizations of national scope. It covers more than 23,000 organizations in categories such as trade, business and commercial; legal, governmental, public administration and military; cultural; educational; veterans, hereditary and patriotic; athletic and sports; fan clubs and more.

This eBook is fully searchable and accessed through the Gale Directory Library.

Watch these video tutorials for search tips.

Encyclopedia of Associations: Regional, State and Local Organizations provides detailed and comprehensive information on more than 95,000 nonprofit membership organizations

This eBook is fully searchable and accessed through the Gale Directory Library.

Watch these video tutorials for search tips.

Access to Foundation Directory Online Professional Edition was discontinued on May 31, 2024.

The Gale Business: DemographicsNow subscription will expire on January 15, 2024. 

Please visit Statista and AtoZdatabases for market research and business information.

Gale Business: DemographicsNow provides demographics data, market research and directory information on 24 million businesses and 206 million residents.

• People: From individuals to large lists, data can be compiled from over 135 million U.S. households—organized by name, address, telephone number, or a variety of U.S. census neighborhood data averages.
• Companies: Includes individual business profiles from 24 million businesses, refined by company name, executive title, business type, number of employees and credit rating.
• Demographics: Information includes income, housing, race, age, education, retail spending, consumer expenditures, and businesses by state, county, zip code, and congressional district. The Demographics tab leverages Census data, consumer expenditures, retail spending, and Mosaic Lifestyle market segmentation groupings to help you "crunch" data in easy-to-use report formats. It provides complete demographic information for any geographic territory, from a summary report to a comparison of up to sixteen different geographies within a single report.
• Maps: Powerful, user-friendly Google mapping technology lets you customize maps in a variety of views, and add thematic layers to the map based on demographic variable.
• Reports lets you create a variety of compiled reports to help make informed and accurate decisions. You can gain consumer and market insight for opening a business, find an untapped audience for products or services, or analyze the shifts and needs of a given population.

• Watch these video tutorials for quick tips.
   
• Watch this 35-minute webinar for more training.
   
• For additional resources, the City of Austin Small Business Division provides business training, educational events, and coaching to empower entrepreneurs.

The Gale Directory Library contains:

• Brands and Their Companies
• Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S.
• Encyclopedia of Associations: Regional, State and Local Organizations
• Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media
• National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations
• Publishers Directory

Watch these video tutorials for search tips.

For additional resources, the City of Austin Small Business Division provides business training, educational events, and coaching to empower entrepreneurs.

The Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media contains listings for print media, cable companies and radio and television stations. Scope includes U.S. and international media.

This eBook is fully searchable and accessed through the Gale Directory Library.

Watch these video tutorials for search tips.

National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations is a comprehensive guide to the growing nonprofit world designed for marketers, sales staff and nonprofit professionals. It provides contact and basic factual information on the largest nonprofit organizations in the United States.

This eBook is fully searchable and accessed through the Gale Directory Library.

Watch these video tutorials for search tips.

Publishers Directory provides librarians, booksellers and other information seekers with the most comprehensive and detailed coverage of U.S. and Canadian publishing operations. The listings for publishers and distributors of books, classroom materials, prints, reports and databases include contact information and descriptions of their operations.

This eBook is fully searchable and accessed through the Gale Directory Library.

Watch these video tutorials for search tips.

Texas Venture Capital and Private Equity Directory provides investment firm profiles updated in real-time. This directory serves local entrepreneurs looking to raise capital, investors who wish to network with other investors and service providers who need a directory of investment firms.

For additional resources, the City of Austin Small Business Division provides business training, educational events, and coaching to empower entrepreneurs.