Custom Research Services

"The services Marketdata provided went far beyond what I expected.  The professionalism and the amount of information were excellent.  I would strongly recommend their services to others and will be a returning customer myself."  Jerry Behar - Amherst, New York

Many people spend tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars developing their new product or company in a "vacuum" - without spending a dime on market research. Marketdata consultants have been advising small businesses and start-ups of all kinds for more than 28 years. Marketdata’s strength lies in taking the emotion and personal feelings out of the equation and providing an unbiased analysis of the realistic potential.

We’ll play "devil’s advocate" with your business plan (all information submitted will be kept totally confidential, and we put that in writing) - showing you flaws and weaknesses, or incorrect assumptions. We know the sales growth and average sales per store, franchise, etc., for hundreds of industries. We know the right target markets, and how to best reach them. We know the proper advertising channels for your product, and low-cost promotional methods to conserve cash.

We’ll give all this to you BEFORE you present your business plan to the bank, angel investor, or venture capitalist, or before you purchase a franchise. We will "beef up" your business plan with objective statistics and data from government and trade association sources.

For one flat fee of $1,000 (paid in advance by charging to a major credit card) this is what Marketdata will provide for you...

• Analyze/review your business plan, video, product or program - with written observations and comments.
• Perform market research and provide statistics and information to back up your claims, market potential forecasts, using existing Marketdata studies, trade groups, etc.
• Recommend the best marketing approach, channels, methods.
• 3 hours (180 minutes) of phone consultations, scheduled at your convenience in as many sessions as you like (Monday-Friday 10 am-5:30 pm EST). Phone consulting with Marketdata’s President, John LaRosa (author of 80+ market studies, MBA, consultant and speaker). This is especially useful for holding teleconferences where you, your ad agency or PR firm and others all get together for brainstorming and question & answer sessions.
• An "Executive Overview" (15-40 pages) from one of our studies, if it pertains to the business you are starting (see list of available Industry Overviews on our website).
• Your industry’s typical income statement & balance sheet, profit %, if available.

Don’t waste months of time and lots of money developing a flawed business plan. Let an objective, experienced party "kick the tires" first so you have the best chance of success! Will your lawyer or other consultant give you all this for $1,000? Call us today.