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Why does my Company need a D-U-N-S® Number?

D&B D-U-N-S Number can make it easier for your business associates to do business with you. In fact, some customers demand that their suppliers obtain a D&B D-U-N-S Number.

It is now the standard for all United States Federal Government electronic commerce transactions to help streamline and reduce federal procurement costs. So your company needs a D&B D-U-N-S Number if you plan to do business with the U.S. Federal Government.

D&B D-U-N-S Numbers are easy to obtain, simple to use and accepted worldwide. A unique nine-digit D&B D-U-N-S Number can be assigned to each of your business locations. Once you have your company's D&B DUNS Number, it can:

*       Act as a common classifier or identifier for invoices, requisitions, payments, shipping, customs clearance and other business documentation

*       Ease communications with your customers

*       Link your operation to parent companies, headquarters locations, branches or subsidiaries

Once you DUNS Number your internal files, D&B DUNS Numbers can help you:

*       Identify cross-selling opportunities within the same corporate family

*       Eliminate duplicate file entries and build your own value-added customer and supplier information warehouses

*       Streamline your transactions and simplify communications with Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).

*       Implement a common classifier or identifier for invoices, requisitions, payments, shipping, customs clearance and other business documentation

*       Reduce operating costs by linking interrelated suppliers and increasing purchasing power

*       Tap revenue and customer service opportunities by uncovering prospects and linking related customer accounts to support a "one-customer" view

*       Integrate your internal systems by rolling up payables and receivables

If you want to obtain a D&B DUNS Number for your own business located in Africa, you may call us on +234 9 461 3296 for Nigeria and  +202 2524 2425 for Egypt or send us a message on mail@dnbsame.com or info@dnbnigeria.com

 

 

 

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