Creating or growing a successful business depends on finding critical numbers, including market size and growth, sales numbers, and more. This distinctive book, paired with a helpful CD, guides readers through each step of the online research process.

Whether you're seeking outside financing for your business or not, you need well-researched, verifiable numbers to support your business plan. But the process of finding that data has been painful and expensive--until now. This one-of-a-kind product will take you step by step through the process of gathering critical, totally customized information and data about your business's industry, target market, and competition. Harnessing the often difficult-to-master power of the nation's leading public and private data sources, this book not only takes you to the information, but shows you how to filter it, interpret it, and use it to your business's advantage.

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