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SIGN UP AND BE COUNTED
A National Campaign to Register Artists and Arts Organizations with Dun & Bradstreet
Americans for the Arts urges all individual artists and arts organizations to register online for a free Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) number—or if they already have a D&B number, to ensure that they are accurately coded as an arts-related business.
Since 2004, Americans for the Arts has produced the Creative Industries: Business & Employment in the Arts report, a study of the nonprofit and for-profit arts-related businesses in America. In 2008, our analysis revealed that roughly 612,095 arts businesses employed 2.98 million people. But we know this is an undercount!
The Creative Industries research uses D&B data to document the number of arts-related businesses and employees in any geographical region or political jurisdiction. If you don’t have a D&B number, then you are not represented in the data. Do your part to help advance the arts in America—SIGN UP AND BE COUNTED.
Americans for the Arts has compiled step-by-step directions that will guide you through the process of registering with Dun & Bradstreet using their website. The application process takes less than 10 minutes. It’s fast and it’s free.
To take the next step, click below to obtain more information:
- If you’re ready to Sign Up and Be Counted, view instructions for signing up with Dun & Bradstreet.
- If you already have a DUNS number, view directions for updating your business profile.
- If you still have questions, view our FAQs page or download the Sign Up and Be Counted resource guide.
