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BQ-BAI Press Release

The Bank Administration Institute (“BAI”) and BrightQuery announce the formation of a  Strategic Alliance to provide powerful Business Banking... read more

Anthony Chan Interview with BrightQuery 12-2021

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Fed needs to prepare for tapering or we’ll have ‘inflation problem’: Economist

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Understanding small companies: Why you need data from official sources

Understanding small companies: Why you need data from official sources Understanding the universe of small companies that exists is critical... read more

A Quick Review of U.S. (December 2021) Employment Report and the Main Reason U.S. Real GDP Growth Will Slow In 2022?

A Quick Review of U.S. (December 2021) Employment Report and the Main Reason U.S. Real GDP Growth Will Slow... read more

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March 2022

BQ-BAI Press Release

The Bank Administration Institute (“BAI”) and BrightQuery announce the formation of a  Strategic Alliance to provide powerful Business Banking Analytics and Insights.Recognizing the importance of providing powerful data and analytics in business banking, BAI, a nonprofit independent organization that delivers the financial services industry’s most actionable insights, and BrightQuery (“BQ”), the leading experts in sourcing, organizing and analyzing government-filed company and employment data, announced a Strategic Alliance.This collaboration will provide financial services leaders with the data and analytics they need so they have the clarity and confidence to make smart, strategic decisions for their organizations and the clients that...

January 2022

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Understanding small companies: Why you need data from official sources

Understanding small companies: Why you need data from official sources Understanding the universe of small companies that exists is critical for most organisations – especially financial services firms. Core business functions like customer due diligence and credit risk checks rely on it.Yet because the company data landscape is fractured, this makes it difficult to know what companies exist – and not all data sources allow you to make decisions with confidence. To help you navigate through, this blog post outlines why the foundational company data you rely on to power critical business processes should come from official public sources.Another advocate for...

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A Quick Review of U.S. (December 2021) Employment Report and the Main Reason U.S. Real GDP Growth Will Slow In 2022?

A Quick Review of U.S. (December 2021) Employment Report and the Main Reason U.S. Real GDP Growth Will Slow In 2022? Generating faster economic growth requires the presence of spare capacity. In contrast, tight labor markets signal firms will face challenges compared to when the U.S. Unemployment Rate stood at 14.8% (April 2020). With a current Unemployment Rate of 3.9% in December 2021, we are hovering near the 3.5% rate observed before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic ( March 2020). Summary of U.S. Employment Conditions In 2021, the U.S. economy enjoyed a robust gain of +6.4 million in non-Farm payrolls (Establishment Survey)...

Jose Bio

Jose Plehn-Dujowich Biography Jose is the CEO, Chief Data Officer, and Founder of BrightQuery (“BQ”) and BQ AI. Jose has over ten years of academic experience working with U.S. statistical agencies, including the IRS, Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Small Business Administration (SBA). Prior to focusing on entrepreneurship, Jose was Faculty & Executive Director of the Fink Center at the Anderson School of Management at UCLA, Adjunct Accounting Professor at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, and Executive Director of the Center for Financial Reporting & Management at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley....