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Entrepreneurship Research

Databases

Look for articles and reports on competition within the industry and among the major companies within the industry.  Try searching for the company name or the industry code and the word competition.  The term competitive analysis may be used as well.

Example: try searching in Business Source Premier 

Mobile Food Services and competition  

Hair salon and competition 

IC "72251" and competition

Finding Lists of Competitors

The County Business Patterns: Provides industry data including the number of establishments, employment size, and payroll, by geography.