If you’re looking for a faster way to get access to statewide or nationwide business data, check out iBegin.com.

Most of us have used InfoUSA or Hoover’s or Jigsaw. But you might take a look at this. In short: you can instantly download all business data for any state for only $1,000, or the entire USA for $40,000 — or free if you’re not using the data for commercial purposes.

But what also makes iBegin unique is the fact that you can take part in updating the listings, as the site is being run as a wiki (a website that allows visitors to add, edit or remove content). There are over 10,800,000 listings nationwide currently.

Individual owner or other contact information is not shared, only company name, address, city, state, zip, phone, and fax. But as the directory evolves, it is setup to hold the company’s “category,” website URL, date added to the database (and date updated), latitude, longitude, and major intersection.

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