LibGuides: BUAD 293 Entrepreneurship: Competition

Financial performance bencharking

How much do similar companies spend on rent, repairs, utilities, and wages?
How many businesses are profitable vs. not-profitable in your industry?

From Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, an online performance benchmarking tool:

Financial Performance Data (formerly SME Benchmarking Tool)
"provides access to more than 1000 industries across Canada, including more than 30 performance benchmarks to help small businesses determine how they measure up to their competitors"

Business establishments

How many similar businesses are in your area? For BC and Canada, you may find the top link helpful. For smaller locations like Kelowna, you may be making a best estimate based on triangulating data from various sources: Google maps, other online sources like TripAdvisor or Yellow Pages, and Kelowna business license searches.

Financial Performance Data (formerly SME Benchmarking Tool)
"provides access to more than 1000 industries across Canada, including more than 30 performance benchmarks to help small businesses determine how they measure up to their competitors"
Kelowna business licence search
Search Kelowna business licences by name, street, or description
City of Kelowna Open Data Catalogue
"This Open Data option provides direct, free access to download the data in a variety of common, popular data formats" - includes business licence files
The Open Database of Businesses
The Open Database of Businesses (ODBus) is a collection of open data containing the names, addresses, and industry information of a selection of businesses across Canada.