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"Cortera is taking on the old, stodgy Dun & Bradstreet credit rating company and launching its new crowdsourced competitor to it... Cortera's strategy is to focus on small businesses that can neither afford D&B services, nor that submit data to credit rating companies for analysis."

Rafe Needleman

"Cortera can be thought of as a Yelp for business credit…it can help you figure out if a company you're thinking of dealing with is going to pay you in a timely fashion, or if it's run by deadbeats who should be avoided."

Jason Kincaid

"That's why a new model for commercial credit reporting could potentially change the game. Cortera, a community-driven business credit bureau, allows small businesses to monitor, rate and exchange information on other businesses, using a peer-to-peer model rather than more traditional model of Dun & Bradstreet."

Elizabeth Blackwell

"Small businesses that don't get paid don't stay in business very long. It's crucial for business owners to do their homework on the companies they do business with, and to be able to share their experiences with other business owners. Until now, there has been no effective way to do that. Cortera's new platform couldn't come at a better time."

Gerri Detweiler

"If you are stiffed, a new type of credit reporting agency, a company called Cortera, lets you share your experience with other business owners — pay it forward, if you will. Cortera is a venture-backed company that has put the power of the crowd to work making small and large company payment practices transparent."

Kate Lister

"Cortera aims to be a kind of "wisdom of the crowds"—driven business credit agency. And in the same way that the user-powered review site Yelp has taken on established players like Zagat, Cortera has Dun & Bradstreet in its sights."

Scott Kirsner

"Even with all the talk about reforming credit practices since last year's collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., little has been done to help companies gauge the credit-worthiness of small-business customers…Cortera Credit Exchange enables companies to rate other businesses from one to five stars, share personal payment experiences, report detailed payment histories and follow-up with other reviewers."

Scott Denne

"Cortera is another service that seems to fill a void for business today, especially small businesses. Cortera provides credit information on businesses large and small but then combines it with ratings from a community of small business owners, who provide feedback both good and bad on these businesses."

Jim Rapoza

"While the price of information has fallen, the price of credit reports has not, with the exception of Cortera. It will be interesting to see if they are able to shake up their competitors…if they do, the trade credit community will be the beneficiary."

Dave Schmidt

"We're very pleased with our association with Cortera from an IT standpoint - their software really works well - and at a personal level where we feel they really care about improving our processes."

John Culbert, Vice President of Credit

"As a result of the Cortera's eCredit system, our turnaround time for credit applications has dropped from 2-3 days down to 2 minutes. And because we're saving time on application processing, our credit analysts can spend their time more effectively-on complex, high-dollar credit evaluations, lease financing opportunities, customer service and collections."

Martin Beagen, Treasurer

"Cortera offers unique benefits that no other credit management solutions provider could present."

David Morgan, Chief Financial Officer

"With my 25 years experience in commercial credit management, Cortera gives me the biggest 'bang for my buck' of any source that I have ever used."

Bill Smith, Corporate Credit Manager