Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp
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Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp is a private company headquartered in Malibu, California, USA that provides credit and credibility solutions for businesses throughout the U.S. and Canada. The company was formed in July 2010 when it acquired the North American Credit-on-Self division, also known as the Self Awareness Solutions (SAS) operating unit, of Dun & Bradstreet
after raising approximately $200M from Great Hill Partners. Internet entrepreneur Jeff Stibel
is the Chairman and CEO.
. The company was formed to create a network of correspondents who would provide reliable, objective credit information. In 1933, The Mercantile Agency merged with competitor R.G. Dun & Company to form today's Dun & Bradstreet. The DUNS Number system was invented in 1962. In 2010, D&B spun off assets that merged with Credibility Solutions to form Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp, an independent company focussed on credit and credibility for businesses.
1.DUNS File Creator which establishes a business’s DUNS number
2. The SelfMonitor with ScoreBuilder, which helps businesses monitor and build their credit, giving them full access to the D&B scores and reports, and adding credit references.
3. The D&B CreditAdvisor, allowing the businesses to see other company’s reports and receiving email alerts when competitors’ credit changes
4. D&B Credibility Review, which allows businesses to control what others see about them.
Dun & Bradstreet
Dun & Bradstreet is a Fortune 500 public company headquartered in Short Hills, New Jersey, USA that provides information on businesses and corporations for use in credit decisions, B2B marketing and supply chain management...
after raising approximately $200M from Great Hill Partners. Internet entrepreneur Jeff Stibel
Jeff Stibel
Jeffrey M. Stibel is an entrepreneur, having started numerous technology and marketing companies. At age 32, he became one of the youngest public company CEOs in America and opened the NASDAQ stock market on June 15, 2007. He is also a brain scientist and published author.- Business :Stibel is...
is the Chairman and CEO.
History
Dun & Bradstreet traces its history back to July 20, 1841, with the formation of The Mercantile Agency in New York City by Lewis TappanLewis Tappan
Lewis Tappan was a New York abolitionist who worked to achieve the freedom of the illegally enslaved Africans of the Amistad. Contacted by Connecticut abolitionists soon after the Amistad arrived in port, Tappan focused extensively on the captive Africans...
. The company was formed to create a network of correspondents who would provide reliable, objective credit information. In 1933, The Mercantile Agency merged with competitor R.G. Dun & Company to form today's Dun & Bradstreet. The DUNS Number system was invented in 1962. In 2010, D&B spun off assets that merged with Credibility Solutions to form Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp, an independent company focussed on credit and credibility for businesses.
Products and services
Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp products and services include the:1.DUNS File Creator which establishes a business’s DUNS number
2. The SelfMonitor with ScoreBuilder, which helps businesses monitor and build their credit, giving them full access to the D&B scores and reports, and adding credit references.
3. The D&B CreditAdvisor, allowing the businesses to see other company’s reports and receiving email alerts when competitors’ credit changes
4. D&B Credibility Review, which allows businesses to control what others see about them.