When you are off campus, you will be asked to log in with your Cougarnet ID and password.
Finding how many businesses are in a particular area:
1.Click U.S. Businesses from available databases
2.Click Advanced Search
3.Pick Keyword/SCI/NAICS as business type
4.Use the verified businesses as default
5.Type the business you want to search and click search
6.Select the best match
7.Pick Zip Codes under geography, or use city/state if you prefer
8.Type the specific zipcode(s) you want to search
9.Click update count to see record count, or click view results to see the details
10.Select the ones you need, and download the data.You can also view a map of your business if you click heat map.
*Remember you can only download 500 records at a time in ReferenceUSA. So if you have a large number of records to download, you may have to download in batches.