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Mergent OnlineFor public companies: will give you number of employees, revenue figures and basic overviews. Great for historical financial data
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Thomson ONE/InvestextInvestext contains the fulltext of investment research reports and some financial information on public companies. Only uses IE browser. Quick place to grab current company financial ratios. Thomson ONE platform requires Internet Explorer (IE) browser.
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Key Business RatiosThis online version of Dun & Bradstreet's Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios includes current benchmarking data for U.S. public and private businesses using parameters of solvency, profitability and efficiency for 800 lines of business. Features include importing and exporting of data. For historical ratios (older than current five years), use the Mergent Archives.
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RMA eStatement StudiesThis resource contains composite financial data from over 250,000 anonymous financial statements of manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing, service, and contracting businesses operating in 762 industries. This tool is designed for comparing one company's performance relative to other companies in the same line of business along measures of liquidity, debt/default probability, sales and operations. Help using eStatement Studies.
What industry ratios sources are there?
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Key Business RatiosThis online version of Dun & Bradstreet's Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios includes current benchmarking data for U.S. public and private businesses using parameters of solvency, profitability and efficiency for 800 lines of business. Features include importing and exporting of data. For historical ratios (older than current five years), use the Mergent Archives.
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RMA eStatement StudiesThis resource contains composite financial data from over 250,000 anonymous financial statements of manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing, service, and contracting businesses operating in 762 industries. This tool is designed for comparing one company's performance relative to other companies in the same line of business along measures of liquidity, debt/default probability, sales and operations. Help using eStatement Studies.
Statistical Data Sources
These resources should help if you need to find some statistical information or datasets. Also see the tabs for Books, Background Information, etc., for additional sources.
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Global Market Information Database (GMID)GMID presents reports on consumers and markets. Reports include details about consumer market segmentation, industry forecasts, consumer spending and attititudes, and economic and business trends. It's also a great source to download demographic information to show timeline trends.
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ProQuest Statistical InsightPowerful search engine to pinpoint association, governmental and other published data sources. Some data is available to download directly from the site in Excel or PDF format or as tables in GIF format. Contains U.S. federal, regional and international sources.
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Data-PlanetIncludes current and historical time series data on a wide variety of topics and allows customizable graphs, mapping and downloading of data. Includes data at county, state and country level.
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County Business Patterns/ZIP Code Business PatternsCounty Business Patterns (CBP) is an annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry, including the number of establishments and employment.
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SimplyAnalyticsSimplyAnalytics is a web-based mapping application that lets users quickly create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data for the United States. Access limited to 5 simultaneous users. Try again later if refused. Includes EASI/MediaMark Research Incorporated (MRI) data package. (formerly known as SimplyMap).
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Statistical Abstract of the United States, ProQuest (2013- )Authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. The online version includes monthly updates to tables. This database replaces the previously-free Census Bureau publication (1878-2012). It uses many of the same, along with additional, data sources as the earlier editions.
Sources of Model Plans
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Business Plans Handbook
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ISBN: 9781414468365Publication Date: 2015to access - click link, then 'Business' & then the BPH e-book series link; each volume of this publication contains models of plans for a variety of businesses. They are great for finding inspiration for the various parts of your plan. From the BPH series link you can search across all 24 volumes for businesses like yours. -
Write Your Business Plan
by Call Number: e-bookISBN: 9781613083017Publication Date: 2015Write Your Business Plan takes aspiring entrepreneurs through the steps of writing a plan. Each chapter is devoted to analyzing, explaining, and presenting practical instruction on developing a business plan relevant to today’s marketplace and lending landscapes. Appropriate for both existing companies and brand-new startups.
These resources include model plans or information about the marketing planning process.
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The Marketing Plan
by Call Number: Geisel 8th HF5415.I3 W48ISBN: 0749437480Publication Date: 2002-04-01 -
Marketing Plans
by Call Number: Geisel 6th HF 5415.I3 M369183ISBN: 9780750683869Publication Date: 2007-04-13 -
Building a Marketing Plan
by Call Number: e-bookISBN: 9781606491607Publication Date: 2011The book aims to provide a comprehensive, holistic and practical framework for readers who are interested or involved in developing a marketing plan.
