1. The Fundamentals of Writing an Inquiry Business Letter
Prepared by Mr. Ettouhami

2. Introduction
In a business-to-business setting, a company's employees can write inquiries to ask the same types of questions about products and services. For example, a company representative may want information on buying products wholesale from a distributor, or a growing small business may need to outsource its bookkeeping and payroll and want to contract with a firm.

3. Important Language for a Business Inquiry Letter

4. The start:
 "Dear Sir or Madam" or "To Whom It May Concern" (very formal, used when you do not know the person to whom you are writing). If you know your contact already, that's better than being anonymous.

5. Giving reference: 
"With reference to your advertisement (ad) in..." or "Regarding your advertisement (ad) in..." Give the company context to why you're writing, right away.

6. Requesting a catalog, brochure, etc.:
 After the reference, add a comma and continue "could you please send me information on..."

7. Requesting further information:
If you have more that you're seeking, add, "I would also like to know..." or "Could you tell me whether..."

8. Summary call to action:
"I look forward to hearing from you..." or "Could you please give me a call between the hours of..."

9. Closing:
Use "Sincerely" or "Yours faithfully" to close.

10. Signature:
Add your title on the line following your name.

11. An Example Hard-Copy Letter
Your Name Your Street Address City, ST Zip
September 12, 2017
Business Name Business Address City, ST Zip
To Whom It May Concern:
With reference to your advertisement in yesterday's New York Times, could you please send me a copy of your latest catalog? Is it also available online?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
(Signature)
Your Name
Your Job Title Your Company Name