Search Tips The Search tool matches the words in your query to words indexed in the database. You can decide if you want the Search to match: "Begins With" Company Search Enter the beginning letters of the company's name you wish to find. "Contains" Company Search Search for any company that contains the search string.  Say you wish to find "The Big Company".  If you use the "Begins With" search you would have to enter "the big".  However using the "Contains" search, you can simply enter "big" and this company would be found.  State Search Using the States drop down, select the State you wish to search by. ISIC Search Using the ISIC drop down, select the ISIC(s) you wish to search by.  For multiple selections, hold down the Ctrl key and click the desired selections.  To clear a selected ISIC, hold down the Ctrl key and select the ISIC again, this will clear it.  OR click on the Clear Fields link.  This will clear all fields on the search screen.