LibGuides: Financial Ratios: For Small Businesses

Small Business Industry Ratio Sources

Subscription databases listed in this section are only available to current students, faculty, and staff of Bentley University.

Included below are the Resources most commonly used to find Financial Ratios for industries comprised mostly of Small Businesses:

Business reference guide : for anyone involved in analyzing, valuing or selling a business
Call Number: REF DESK HD1393.25 .B87
Provides up-to-date rules of thumb and pricing information for 700+ types of businesses.

IBISWorld Industries and Markets This link opens in a new window
Subscription database which includes industry reports for over 700 U.S. Industries. Select an Industry Report and then in the Table of Contents on the left click on Key Statistics to get at the Industry Ratios.

Small Business Association
Provides statistics and research about small businesses in the U. S. Economy. Look under Business Guide for first column Plan your Business for Market Research and Competitive Analysis area of statistical resources.
Small Business Profiles For The States And Territories
An annual portrait of each state’s small businesses. They gather the latest federal data into state-by-state snapshots of small business health and economic activity. Limited economic data is also provided for the U.S. territories. Source of more up-to-date data than "Small Business Economy: A report to the President."
United States Economic Census
Statistics of U.S. Businesses, Business Dynamics Statistics, Business Employment Dynamics, and Nonemployer Statistics. Quarterly & Annual updates. Source of more up-to-date data than "Small Business Economy: A report to the President."