diff --git a/3.0/connectwise/companies.go b/3.0/connectwise/companies.go
index 4aaf302..7fc2272 100644
--- a/3.0/connectwise/companies.go
+++ b/3.0/connectwise/companies.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package connectwise
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -162,17 +161,7 @@ func GetCompaniesByName(site *ConnectwiseSite, companyName string) *Companies {
 	parameters.Add("conditions", "name=\""+companyName+"\"")
 	Url.RawQuery = parameters.Encode()
 
-	//Build and make the request
-	client := &http.Client{}
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", Url.String(), nil)
-	check(err)
-	req.Header.Set("Authorization", site.Auth)
-	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	response, err := client.Do(req)
-	check(err)
-	defer response.Body.Close()
-
-	body := getHTTPResponseBody(response)
+	body := GetRequest(site, Url)
 	check(json.Unmarshal(body, &companies))
 
 	return &companies
@@ -188,17 +177,7 @@ func GetCompanyByID(site *ConnectwiseSite, companyID int) *Company {
 	check(err)
 	Url.Path += fmt.Sprintf("/company/companies/%d", companyID)
 
-	//Build and make the request
-	client := &http.Client{}
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", Url.String(), nil)
-	check(err)
-	req.Header.Set("Authorization", site.Auth)
-	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	response, err := client.Do(req)
-	check(err)
-	defer response.Body.Close()
-
-	body := getHTTPResponseBody(response)
+	body := GetRequest(site, Url)
 	fmt.Print(string(body))
 	check(json.Unmarshal(body, &company))
 
diff --git a/3.0/connectwise/requests.go b/3.0/connectwise/requests.go
index 882dc17..10baee2 100644
--- a/3.0/connectwise/requests.go
+++ b/3.0/connectwise/requests.go
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 )
 
 //Checks for HTTP errors, and if all looks good, returns the body of the HTTP response as a byte slice
-func getHTTPResponseBody(resp *http.Response) (body []byte) {
+func getHTTPResponseBody(resp *http.Response) []byte {
 	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
 		out := fmt.Sprintf("CW API returned HTTP Status Code %s\n%s", resp.Status, resp.Body)
 		log.Fatal(out)
@@ -20,3 +21,17 @@ func getHTTPResponseBody(resp *http.Response) (body []byte) {
 		return body
 	}
 }
+
+//Takes a ConnectwiseSite and request URL, and returns the body of the response
+func GetRequest(site *ConnectwiseSite, Url *url.URL) []byte {
+	client := &http.Client{}
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", Url.String(), nil)
+	check(err)
+	req.Header.Set("Authorization", site.Auth)
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	response, err := client.Do(req)
+	check(err)
+	defer response.Body.Close()
+
+	return getHTTPResponseBody(response)
+}