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DUNS Numbers: Free, Optional, and What They Do

1. How to Get a D-U-N-S Number for Your Business

   A step-by-step walkthrough of getting a D-U-N-S Number from Dun & Bradstreet. It is free, it is issued once, and you request it yourself.

2. Is a DUNS Number Free? What D&B Says About Cost

   Business owners hear mixed things about what a D-U-N-S Number costs. D&B's own answer is plain: it is free, and no purchase is ever required.

3. How to Check a D-U-N-S Number for Any Business

   A short walk through D&B's lookup tool, what to do when your record is stale, and when a business needs more than one number.

4. DUNS Number vs Unique Entity ID, Simply Put

   Business owners run into both numbers when setting up a company. One comes from Dun & Bradstreet, the other from the federal government, and they are not the same thing.

5. What a D-U-N-S Number Is Used For

   A D-U-N-S Number is a free ID that puts a business in Dun & Bradstreet's database. Here is what that lets others do, and what it does not require.

6. What a D-U-N-S Number Is and How to Get One

   A plain answer for business owners on what a D-U-N-S Number is, what it costs and who can get one.

7. A Call Says You Must Pay for a DUNS Number

   A caller says your business needs a paid D-U-N-S Number before a lender will look at it. Here is what Dun & Bradstreet itself says.