A method for matching supplied organizational data with trade directory information includes: receiving a data file including a plurality of organizational entries, each entry including an entity name and a geographic location; normalizing the entity name in each of the organizational entries; identifying a plurality of matching entries for each organizational entries, each matching entry including a matching name and location, and where each matching entry is identified based on a first correspondence between the matching name and the entity name and a second correspondence between the matching location and the geographic location; determining a confidence level for each of the organizational entries based on the correspondence between the first correspondence and the second correspondence for at least one of the identified matching entries; and transmitting the plurality of matching entries and determined confidence level for each of the plurality of organizational entries.