Sageworks Blog

Mar15

Private-company indicator launched in partnership with Fox Business Mary Ellen Biery [email] Research Specialist

Mar 15, 2012 14:58

Tracking the financial performance of privately held companies in the U.S. just got easier.
Sageworks, a financial information company, today announced the release of the Sageworks-Fox Business Private Company Indicator. [More]

Mar08

More like a lamb than a lion, but economy's improving Mary Ellen Biery [email] Research Specialist

Mar 08, 2012 08:41

As March begins, the U.S. economy seems to be running more like a lamb than a lion, despite last week's upward revision of fourth-quarter GDP. Most economists expect slower growth in the current and coming quarters than the 3 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter (vs. an earlier estimate of 2.8 percent). [More]

Mar06

Machinery gets economic gears moving – Sageworks Stats @ Forbes.com Mary Ellen Biery [email] Research Specialist

Mar 06, 2012 11:42

The share of small-business owners planning to boost spending on machinery, equipment and other physical capital is the highest in four years and has improved since October, a recent survey by Wells Fargo and Gallup found. [More]

Dec19

Private auto dealers wrap up growth year - Sageworks Stats on Forbes.com Mary Ellen Biery [email] Research Specialist

Dec 19, 2011 16:20

Auto sales should keep on trucking into 2012, according to some industry experts. And that’s good news for privately owned auto dealers, which are in their second year of double-digit sales growth, according to an analysis of financial statements by Sageworks Inc. [More]

Dec14

The customer knows best: Juice your sales with customer insight Mary Ellen Biery [email] Research Specialist

Dec 14, 2011 09:24

Market research, customer insight – they both mean tapping into a business’s greatest resource: its customer base. Many companies are still struggling to grow revenue in the slow-growing economy, and they’re looking for new ways to do that. One possible way is to use customer insight. [More]

Oct28

Seven ways to turn browsers into buyers Mary Ellen Biery [email] Research Specialist

Oct 28, 2011 15:54

If holiday shoppers are going to be fewer this year, as some experts predict, then now’s the time to plot ways to turn more browsers into buyers, according to Dwight Hill. [More]

Oct27

U.S. 3Q GDP Growth Consistent with Private Company Sales Trends Mary Ellen Biery [email] Research Specialist

Oct 27, 2011 10:09

The U.S. economy this summer grew at its fastest pace in over a year, the Commerce Department reported Thursday, confirming trends that financial information company Sageworks Inc. has seen for months among privately held companies. [More]

Oct26

Private Companies’ Results Hint at Economic Recovery – Sageworks CEO Libby Bierman [email] Analyst

Oct 26, 2011 11:03

While stock market gyrations often influence consumers’ sentiment about the U.S. economy, do not overlook results at private companies as an indicator, says Sageworks CEO Brian Hamilton. [More]

Oct11

As Wall Street Kicks Off 3Q Reports, Main Street Still Kicking Mary Ellen Biery [email] Research Specialist

Oct 11, 2011 09:47

As quarterly profit reports from Wall Street flood in, Sageworks analyzed privately held companies in more than 180 industries and found that 94 percent of those industries posted positive sales growth over the last 12 months.
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