What Bizminer does

Bizminer is a US-based, privately held data platform that provides granular industry financial benchmarks, market research, company profiles, and business valuations across more than 9,000 industry segments and 16 million+ US businesses. The company was founded in 1990 by Jonathan Brandow as an economic development consulting operation, transitioned to online research under the Bizminer name in 2002, and was acquired by Danny Burke (former JPMorgan Chase and Rokitt executive) from Brandow in July 2020, with Brandow moving into an advisory role. Bizminer is currently headquartered in Metuchen, New Jersey and operates with approximately 1-10 employees in an owner-operator structure.

The core platform combines a proprietary extended NAICS coding system (with sub-NAICS precision to eight digits after the decimal) with a data layer of 1 billion+ data points aggregated from 18M+ business operations, sourced from public agencies (IRS, US Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, USDA, American Community Survey) and private providers (Data Axle, BVR) with monthly minimum updates. Product surface spans Industry Financial Profiles, Market Profiles, Company Profiles, and Franchise Profiles; analytic reports (Financial, Market, Valuation, Company); a prospect list builder; and an enterprise API. Geographic granularity extends from national to zip code and radius-based markets across 350+ market areas.

Monetization rests on a mix of one-time report sales ($249-$349 per report), recurring annual subscription tiers (Starter up to 20 reports, Premium up to 40, Pro up to 60 plus 90 searches), tiered prospect list pricing ($0.55-$0.65 per record at volumes above 1,000 records), custom multi-year enterprise contracts (academic, non-profit, enterprise), and an affiliate referral program (15% commission). Distribution combines a self-serve web application (app.bizminer.com), demo-based enterprise sales, OEM/API integrations, and an exclusive data partnership with the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA). The primary customer segments are accounting and valuation professionals, business advisors and brokers, financial institutions (lending and investment decisioning), academic institutions, and government/SBDC entities.

Name

Bizminer

Legal name

Bizminer

Website

https://bizminer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bizminer provides granular industry financial benchmarks, market research, prospect lists, and business valuations across 9,000+ industry segments and 16M+ US businesses, serving accountants, business advisors, banks, academic institutions, and government entities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Edison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Single Report Sales: One-time purchases of individual industry financial profiles, market reports, valuation reports, and company profiles at fixed price points. Reports include Industry Financial Performance ($249), Financial Report ($349), and various profile types.
2. Subscription Licensing: Annual subscription model providing volume user discounts, custom pricing, favorites, saved inputs, and co-branded reports. Includes Starter License (up to 20 reports), Premium License (up to 40 reports), and Pro License (up to 60 reports with 90 searches).
3. API/Data Feed Licensing: Customizable API feed for enterprise integration of Bizminer data into existing business workflows, products, or services.
4. Prospect List Sales: Per-record pricing for prospect lists including business name, address, contact information, sales data, employment, and firm value estimates. Tiered pricing based on volume.
5. Affiliate Program Commission: 15% commission on sales referred through affiliate partners including bloggers, YouTubers, and influencers with business audiences.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bizminer operates a web-based data platform and API that delivers granular industry financial profiles, market reports, company profiles, and prospect lists across 9,000+ industry segments and 16+ million US businesses. Its proprietary extended NAICS coding system enables sub-industry segmentation at national, state, metro, county, zip code, and radius levels, supporting business valuations, benchmarking, loan decisions, market research, and academic study.

Product overview

Bizminer is a web-based platform providing granular industry financial and market benchmarks for 9,000+ industry segments covering 16+ million US businesses. The core offering combines a web application with a data API. The product portfolio is organized into research profiles (Industry Financial Profile, Industry Market Profile, Company Profiles, Market Profiles, Franchise Profiles), analysis reports (Financial Report, Market Report, Valuation Report, Company Report), and a Prospect List tool. All offerings are powered by a proprietary extended NAICS coding system that enables granular segmentation at zip-code and neighborhood levels. Data is sourced from government statistical agencies and private data providers, covering over 1 billion data points from 18M+ business operations, with monthly or more frequent updates. Reports include 61 financial ratios and historical data dating back to 2001.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bizstats: Acquired free content industry financial research website (October 2007)

Products and services

• Industry Financial Profile Financial data for over 5,000 industry segments including 350 areas, 24 lines of income statement data, 16 lines of balance sheet data, and 36 financial ratios with historical data dating back to 2001. Used by accountants, appraisers, advisors, and financial professionals for benchmarking.
• Industry Market Profile Market data for 9,000+ industries by US state, metro area, zip codes, and radius market levels, highlighting competitors, market volume, market penetration, and productivity metrics with 3-year trend data.
• Company Profiles Company-specific reports for 16+ million US-based businesses including location, sales, employment, industry indicators, credit history, public records, and social media engagement, combined with market trend analysis and key financial ratio indicators.
• Market Profiles Market performance profiles for more than 9,000 industries including sales, market volume, market share, and competition metrics, identifying whether each industry is growing or declining.
• Franchise Profiles Financial detail about franchise operations used to evaluate profitability, comparing corporate-owned versus franchisor-owned operations and identifying franchise opportunities.
• Financial Report Custom report comparing and benchmarking a client to an ideal industry peer group with summary scores, variance tables, ratio analyses, and narrative commentary including detailed P&L and balance sheet data for 5,000+ industries.
• Market Report Supports regional, small business, and entrepreneurial industry trend analysis with three-year market research trends plus monthly updates on national and local US markets.
• Valuation Report The most comprehensive business value analysis available based on 30,000+ business transactions and industry financial metrics, providing a holistic view of financial and market value indicators.
• Company Report Analyzes a company's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges by comparing to industry financial KPIs and uncovering firm-specific market values using dynamic text and scoring.
• Prospect List B2B prospect list builder allowing filtering by employee count, revenue, valuation, web activity, and franchise tag. Includes business name, address, phone, URL, contact name, title, email, estimated sales, employment, and firm value estimate.
• Bizminer API and Data Feed Customizable API and data feed allowing organizations to incorporate Bizminer industry financial and market data into existing applications, reports, and workflows, enabling automated decisions and embedded industry insights for over 100+ businesses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Data accepted in US Tax Court and used by state, provincial, and national taxing agencies in US and Canada
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• International Business Brokers Association (IBBA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerBizminer is the exclusive financial and industry market data services provider to the International Business Brokers Association. This exclusive partnership positions Bizminer as the trusted data source for business brokers conducting valuations, buy-sell analysis, and market research for business transactions.
• IRS (Internal Revenue Service)coreOthersIRS data is one of the trusted public sources used by Bizminer to compile industry financial and market data. Bizminer data is accepted in US Tax Court and used by taxing agencies.
• US Census BureaucoreOthersCensus Bureau data is a trusted source for demographic and economic statistics integrated into Bizminer's industry profiles and market analysis.
• US Bureau of Labor StatisticscoreOthersLabor statistics data provides employment, wage, and productivity information used in Bizminer's industry market profiles and financial benchmarking.
• USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)coreOthersAgricultural data from USDA is integrated into Bizminer's industry profiles for agriculture, forestry, and related sectors.
• American Community SurveycoreOthersAmerican Community Survey demographic and socioeconomic data supports Bizminer's local market analysis and geographic segmentation.
• Data AxlecoreOthersData Axle provides business record data used in Bizminer's company profiles and prospect lists including contact information and business details.
• BVR (Business Valuation Resources)coreOthersBVR data contributes to Bizminer's valuation methodologies and business value analysis capabilities.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• S&P Capital IQ: S&P Capital IQ is an enterprise financial data platform covering companies, industries, and transactions with deep benchmarking analytics — a much broader and higher-priced alternative to Bizminer's Valuation and Industry Financial Profile products.
• Dun & Bradstreet (D&B): D&B operates a broad business information platform with company financials, industry data, and prospect lists — overlapping with Bizminer's company profiles and prospect list products but as part of a much wider enterprise data portfolio.
• Hoovers (D&B): Hoovers provides company and industry intelligence for sales, marketing, and business development — comparable to Bizminer's Company Profiles and prospect list offerings but at enterprise scale across global data.
• Statista: Statista aggregates industry, market, and consumer data into a subscription research platform used by enterprises and academics — comparable to Bizminer in the market research category but with much broader content scope and global reach.

Direct peers

• Vertical IQ: Vertical IQ offers industry intelligence and financial benchmarking reports targeted at banks, CPAs, and business advisors for SMB client conversations — competing head-to-head with Bizminer in the bank and accounting advisory segment.
• IBISWorld: IBISWorld provides industry research reports, financial benchmarks, and market analysis for thousands of industry segments — directly overlapping with Bizminer's Industry Financial Profile and Market Profile offerings for professional advisory customers.
• RMA (Risk Management Association): RMA publishes industry financial benchmarking and ratio studies (Annual Statement Studies) used heavily by banks for commercial loan decisioning — a long-established alternative to Bizminer's financial benchmarking data.
• Abrigo (formerly Sageworks): Abrigo provides financial benchmarking, credit analysis, and lending software to community banks and credit unions, including industry peer comparison data — directly comparable to Bizminer's Financial Institutions use case.
• BizStats: BizStats is Bizminer's own free-content sub-brand for industry financial research, acquired in 2007. It overlaps with Bizminer's core research offering at the lower end of the market.

Others

• Data Axle: Data Axle is one of Bizminer's underlying data providers for business records and prospect lists, and also offers its own direct marketing and business data solutions — making it both a supplier and a thematically adjacent competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BizMiner
• Facebookfacebook.com/bizminer
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bizminer

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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