Use case · Local business ownership
Find who owns or operates a local business.
Go from a storefront name and address to the people and legal entities behind it. Use GovFiles to research local prospects, enrich merchant data and understand who operates a specific location.
Know the business behind the location
Give your location data a business identity.
A familiar trading name is useful for finding a storefront. The legal operator and people behind it give you the context to research an account or enrich a merchant record.
Build better prospect records
Research the people and operating companies behind restaurants, stores and other local accounts before your next conversation.
Enrich merchants and places
Connect public-facing business names to legal entities and available people records. Retain your location IDs to join results back to your data.
Understand individual operators
Research the company running a specific franchise location, which may differ from the national brand on the sign.
A repeatable research workflow
Start with the location. Follow the connections.
Use Local Business Ownership to find the associated operator and people, then explore company records for more context.
Explore Local Business Ownership →1. Supply the name and address
Use the name customers see and the address of the specific location. Add a phone number, email or website when available to help with matching.
2. Review the operator and people
Examine the associated legal entity and available people records. Review recorded roles to understand how each person is connected.
3. Research related businesses
Use business entity data for registration details and Company Officer Search to explore other company associations by a person’s name.
Work through your whole list
Bring ownership research into your data workflow.
Submit up to 500 locations per API batch. Retrieve the completed results with your original business details and record IDs, including locations where no match was found.
Try a sample of your locations.
Start with 1,000 free API credits. Each location returning at least one person costs 15 credits ($0.15). Results with no people and status checks are free.