Benchmarking is something that is a challenge for many small business owners. It is hard to get general information about specific issues faced by entrepreneurs as their businesses grow.
Denny Dennis with the NFIB Research Foundation has introduced a great tool called 411 Small Business Facts to allow for specific searches of all of the small business polls that they have conducted over the years. It is a great tool that allows us to tap into a wealth of information. I have been using this tool as I do research for my new textbook on Bootstrapping.
Next time you have a question about what other entrepreneurs are doing about health insurance, marketing, banking, etc., etc., you now have a tool to make finding out much easier.