A competitive analysis should compare your business to your competitors in terms of a variety of success factors that are unique to the industry or market.
Access to data for both private and public companies, including businesses that have closed in the past five years. Select a location and do a radius search to determine the number of similar businesses in the area. Check the strength of the competition by looking at their number of years in business or their credit rating.
Use PrivCo to create a list of private companies operating in the same industry. Additional search criteria include total funding, funding stage or type, major investors, and location.
Covers business and economic conditions, corporate strategies, and management techniques, as well as competitive and product information, both in the U.S. and internationally. Look for industry profiles as well as current news.
Comprehensive source for local, regional and national newspapers in the United States, plus some international sources. Strong source for legal, company (including private), and country research.
Current and historical issues of the Denver Business Journal and Annual Book of Lists. Access to American City Business Journals from 42 additional markets. Access note: Log in required. Register for a free account with your @colorado.edu email address. Access limited to 25 concurrent users.
Must use VPN to access this database from off campus.
Business news, analysis, data, and statistics for Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer, and Weld counties. Econowatch, is a series that highlights the latest economic statistics and demographic reports.Access the library's subscription content using the link above for full-text articles, or browse headlines at the BizWest website.
