Components for developing a business plan: Industry Analysis

Analyze the industry and market you will be in…

• Industry Classifications
• Industry Ratios
  • Almanac of Business and
    Industrial Financial Ratios (book)
  • Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios (book)
  • Key Business Ratios(database)
  • e-Statement Studies (database)
    
• Current Industrial Reports(CIR)
• BizMiner – Financial Analysis Profiles
  • BizStats – Summary data from BizMiner
• NetAdvantage (Industry Surveys)
• Industry Handbook – Investopedia
  (5 Forces Model on selected industries)
• QuickMBA – Strategy
  (Business strategies & analysis techniques)

Key business article databases

These databases are the primary sources of magazine and journal articles. Searching for articles matters within almost every topic area.

• ABI/Inform Global: Find research on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more.

• ABI/Inform Trade & Industry: journals and articles on specific industries

• Business & Company Resource Center: Information on companies, rankings, suits & claims, and much more.

• Business Source Premier: Business magazines & journals; industry reports, and company analysis.

• Factiva: US magazines, newspapers and international publications
• Lexis Nexis Academic: US newspapers, industry magazines, and other publications