Foreign Governments

reglatory agencies

trade promotion offices

quasi-government bodies

regular publications

patents

commerical attaches

State Governments

regulatory agencies

court cases and records

winning competitive bids

environmental permits and other regulatory filings

trademarks

Local Governments

zoning and building permits and other filings

court cases and records

winning competitive bids

industrial development authorities

boards of taxation and assessment

However, your competitors also provide governmental units with significant company-level data through other channels. Here, we refer to areas such as licensing, regulation, taxation, and litigation files. Data collected through these channels tends to be very company or subject specific rather than aggregated. And it tends to be relatively easily and inexpensively accessed, although it may take a relatively long time to do so.