Tucked in the Office Size pop-up select screen is the ability to find businesses by types of business expenditures and a range of annual amounts.
This data is based on phone interviews and estimates by industry and company size.
Click “Business Expenditures” to reveal a listing of the most common business expenditure types. Next to each option is a clickable “+” which opens up a range of amounts. When you click the industry, it pre-clicks all of the expenditure range amounts directly underneath. Narrow your search by unchecking the range amounts that do not fit your needs.
The most common business expenditure types include:
- Accounting – From payroll to withholding and taxes, every business needs accounting services. Based on an estimate of what companies spend on accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services purchased from other firms. Ranges from under $500 to over $25,000.
- Advertising – See estimates of what businesses spend on promoting their products and services. Ideal for advertising and public relations agencies, radio and television stations, as well as newspapers, magazines, or printing companies. Includes the cost of purchased advertising and promotional services for media coverage, promotional, marketing, public relations services, and other advertising services purchased from others. Ranges from under $5,000 to over $250,000. NOTE: Another indicator of marketing spend is Yellow Page Ad size, found in the Business Characteristics filter group under Business Details.
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Contract Labor – Staffing services can find out which types of businesses need temporary labor during the summer, holidays or other special times. Ranges from under $1,000 to over $500,000.
Insurance – Every business should carry insurance. This can help insurance agents and brokers find ideal prospects for their life, accident and health, dental, and disability plans. This select includes the cost of direct payments made on insurance policies. It does not include the costs of insurance incurred on behalf of employees, for instance health insurance. Ranges from under $2,500 to over $100,000. - Legal – Whether your law firm specializes in litigation, intellectual property, or mergers and acquisitions, you can target businesses that need your services. This select includes legal services purchased from other firms. Ranges from under $500 to over $25,000.
- Management/Administration – An estimate of what companies spend on professional planning, consulting, administrative and analysis services. This select includes management, consulting, administrative, and other professional services purchased from other firms. But excludes advertising, legal, accounting, and computer services. Ranges from under $2,500 to over $100,000.
- Office Equipment and Supplies – From copiers to file folders and ink toner, businesses need a multitude of products. This select includes the cost of other supplies, materials, and parts purchased for a firm's own office use, excluding computer and packaging supplies. Ranges from under $5,000 to over $250,000.
- Package and Container – Ideal for office supply and shipping companies to discover what companies spend on containers, wrapping, packing, and selling supplies used in packaging, processing, and shipping. Ranges from under $500 to over $50,000.
- Payroll – Businesses such as payroll processors and 401K administrators can quickly find ideal prospects for their services. This select includes the gross earnings of all employees paid during the calendar year including fringe benefits. Ranges from less than $100,000 to over $10 million.
- Purchased Print – An estimate of how much companies spend annually on catalogs, newsletters, and brochures. Ideal for commercial printers, mail houses, and more. This select includes the cost of purchased or contracted printing services. Ranges from under $500 to over $25,000.
- Rent and Leasing – This select includes annual payments made to other companies for the rental or leasing of land, buildings, offices, and related structures. Property management companies and commercial real estate agents can use this information to set competitive rates. Ranges from under $10,000 to over $500,000.
- Technology – Estimates of how much a business spends on computer hardware, website and software. This select includes the cost for custom and off the shelf software, system support and design, data processing services, hardware, and supplies. Ideal for computer software and hardware suppliers and computer repair services. Ranges from under $500 to over $50,000.
- Telecommunications – This option includes all estimated costs for communication services purchased from other companies, including cost of telephone, data transmission, fax, and all other communications services. Telecommunications and Internet service providers can quickly research estimates of what companies spend on voice, data, and networking services. Ranges from under $2,000 to over $250,000.
- Transportation – An estimate of how much a business spends on transportation costs, covering most shipping and delivery expenses. Ranges from under $1,000 to over $100,000.
- Utilities – See how much companies spend on their utilities. This select includes the cost of electricity and fuels for heating, power or generation of electricity. It also includes the cost of water, sewer, and refuse removal. Ideal for commercial utility consultants, as well as companies that sell green products or specialize in alternative energy sources. Ranges from under $2,000 to over $100,000.
NOTE: The “Update Count” button at the top right of the pop-up window gives an approximate count of the results you will receive based on your search criteria.
Click “Run Search” after setting all the desired filters to view results.