Information on markets, companies, products, statistics and laws, called Business Information, are not well explored in Brazil and this field is, therefore, lacking in organization. The demand for Business Information products and services is expanding because of the companies' growing need of accompanying the market's constant changes. The purpose of this project is to describe and analyze market information products and services existing in Brazil and to identify public and private organizations developing such activities. The results show some characteristics of the products and services that have been identified in regard to the type of client, the area covered by each company, the most requested products and services and the format in which they are provided, the means by which the client reaches the provider the marketing and contents of products and services and the sources of information used.
Business information; Information products; Information services
