Market Studies, Industry Reports & Ratios, Marketing Research Tools

Here you can find tools to research markets and industries thoroughly. Many industries are covered here and more are added on continuously. Bookmark the page to check back frequently.




Select from these tools (further drill-downs include SIC, Industry and Alphabetical dimension as well as keyword search features):

Market Research Wizard

  • How much Demand there is on the ‘Net for that product 
  • How much Competition you will be up against 
  • What kind of Advertising others are using to sell that product 
  • Who your Competitors are
  • How much they pay for Advertising
  • …and much more!

Industry Reports

Find industry analysis you need to develop iron-clad business plans and marketing research. Business Week calls BizMiner “a data demon.




Industry Ratios

Find industry financial analysis that creates a rock-solid basis for your business plan.

  • financial ratios for 10,000 lines of business
  • industry, small business and startup reports
  • three-year industry financial benchmarks

Every Financial Ratios Profile includes:

  • number of firms analyzed
  • 3-year industry income statement (dollar and percentage)
  • 3-year industry expense detail (dollar and percentage)
    3-year industry balance sheet (dollar and percentage)
  • 24 3-year industry financial ratios (solvency, profitability, efficiency, turnover) 9 graphs

Quality financial ratios when you need them:

  • customize reports with your business inputs
  • easy industry search tools
  • immediate, permanent online access print and download formats
  • free white papers help you apply the data

Marketing Research

Find industry marketing research reports that create a compelling analysis for your marketing plan:

  • Reports on 17,000 lines of business
  • US, state and metro market reports
  • Comprehensive marketing research statistics

Every Marketing Research Profile includes:

  • count of firms, small businesses & startups
  • 3-year industry volume & average sales (firms, small business, startups)
  • 3-year sales per employee & employment (firms, small business, startups)
  • failure rates (firms, small business, startups)
  • industry vitality measures (startup rate, new branches, high growth index)
  • 3-year industry concentration rates (sales, firm count, jobs)

Marketing research that speaks to your business:

  • the most detailed industry statistics available
  • reports on 16,000 industry segments
  • national, state and metro area versions
  • easy industry search tools

Quality marketing research when you need it:

  • immediate, permanent online access
  • print and download formats
  • free white papers help you apply the data

Franchise Research  

Compare franchise and industry trends:

  • compare franchisee performance to industry averages
  • review franchise advantages and drawbacks
  • use data to assess your investment decision

Quality franchise research when you need it:

  • easy-to-use search tools
  • custom PDF report emailed within two business days
  • free white papers help you apply the data

Included in every Franchise Research Profile:

  • all franchise measures compared to US industry averages
  • franchisee population analyzed
  • average annual sales 3 years
  • sales per employee- 3 years
  • failure rates
  • growth trends
  • entrepreneurial activity rates
  • staffing levels 3 years
  • proportion of high growth franchises 

Browse industries, drill down into sub segments and even select SIC codes:

The following industries are covered with the respective tools:

Aerospace & Defense, Agriculture, Auto-Transport Manufacturing, Banking, Beverages, Business Services, Chemicals, Civic-Social Services, Computer Hardware, Computer Services, Construction, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Education, Electronics, Energy & Utilities, Entertainment-Leisure, Environmental Services, Events & Weddings, Fashion, Financial Services, Fitness & Sports, Food Products, Health Care, Industrial Manufacturing, Insurance, Internet Service & Sales, Media, Metals & Mining, Personal Appearance, Pharmaceuticals, Real Estate, Restaurant & Related, Retail, Security, Telecom Equipment, Telecom Services, Transportation Services, Travel & Tourism, Vehicle Sales-Services.

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