Home Roofing Contractor Free Roofing Contractor Business Plan 4.3 Business Statistics Summary
4.3 Business Statistics Summary
Business Ownership:
In Kent county 56.4% of all businesses are owned by men as compared to 53.5% for the state of Michigan. Women owned firms are 33.6% of all firms in Kent county as compared to 36.8% statewide - thus we find that there are actually fewer women owned firms in the county as compared to the state. The same is true of minority business ownership in Kent county - only 14.8% of all the firms in Kent county are owned by minorities as compared to 19.1% statewide. When it comes to veteran owned businesses, the number for both Kent county and the state of Michigan is about the same.
Wholesale and Retail Trade:
There were $17 million in manufacturer shipment recorded for Kent county as compared to $238 million for the state of Michigan. This equates to $27,556 and $24,076 per capita. When we conduct the same analysis for wholesale trade sales numbers we find that in Kent county the per capital wholesale trade sales were $27,819 compared to only $11,661 for the state of Michigan - this is indicative of an underlying population that has a lot more economic vitality then the state. Finally when we look at the retail sales per capita, we find that for Kent county this number was $14,156 representing a 17.3% increase over the retail sales per capital for the state of Michigan.
- Kent county boasts 15.3% of the wholesale trade sales of the state of Michigan.
- 7.3% of all retail sales in the state of Michigan take place within the target market of Kent county.
- 6.4% of all accommodation and food services sales in the state of Michigan are effected in Kent county.
- Kent county also boasts 6.4% of the all non employer businesses in the state of Michigan.
This analysis clearly shows that the target market of Kent county is an economical vibrant and vital part of the state of Michigan. We feel very confident that Dependable Roofing will be able to establish a firm foothold here in the years to come.
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