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DIRECTORY FORMAT
Format:
• The Table of Contents at the front of the book gives the section number and page numbers for each
category.
• Firms are listed in alphabetical order in each category.
• An alphabetical listing of firms with page numbers appears at the back of the directory under Section
Three.
• See Example (below) for codes used to identify contact person, phone number, and certifications of
each business along with a description of the business, previous clients, date the business was established,
the number of employees, sales for the previous year and size of facility.
Example:
If you are looking for a supplier to print a brochure explaining your company’s services or products, go
to the front pages (i-iii) and see what categories are listed. You will see a category named Professional
- Advertising Agencies. Turning to the pages listed for the Professional - Advertising Agencies section
and you will find that suppliers are listed in alphabetical order.
A typical entry might appear as follows:
THE CHAUCER PRESS, INC.
201 Nowhere Road
Durham Ga 30602-1155
! Contact: AE Simmons
" Phone #: 717-654-2625
# Certifications: SBA 8(a); Georgia Y; DOD N; DOT N; Other N
$ 4-5 color offset presses, color separations, bindery, die cutting, mounting and finishing, liquid and
film laminating.
% Clients: Anheuser-Busch; Warner Lambert, Johnson & Johnson, (&Estab: 1965; ' Employees:
27 full-time; 5 part-time; ( Sales: $3,000,000; ) 25,000 Sq. Ft.)
The listing format quickly allows the purchaser to see:
! Contact Name
" Phone Number
# Certifications: SBA=Small Business Administration; Georgia=State Certification; DOD=Department
of Defense; DOT=Department of Transportation
$ Capabilities (as outlined in a narrative description of the business)
% Previous Customers
& Length of Time in Business
' Number of Employees
( Previous Customers
) Size of Facility
Noting factors such as each firm’s capabilities, length of time in business, certification status, and size, (e.g., in
terms of sales volume, number of employees and size of facility) and carefully considering their implications, the
buyer then selects one or more suppliers to evaluate as prospective bidders.
Business Directory -i-
Sec. 1