Journals & Magazines

• ABI/Inform Global
• ABI/Inform Trade & Industry
• Business Source Premier
• Factiva
• Lexis Nexis Academic

Components for Developing a Business Plan: Competitors & Suppliers

Who are you competing with and who are you partnering with?

• ReferenceUSA
• CatalogXpress
• Thomas Register
• Business & Company Resource Center
• LexisNexis Company Dossier

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)
• Marketline Business Information Center (5 Forces Models)
  
• Industry Handbook – Investopedia
  (5 Forces Model on selected industries)