A free financial benchmarking tool from the Kauffman Center
10/10/2000
The Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership provides this free financial benchmarking service to help small businesses compare their financial well being to the "best of the class" in their industry. It covers a variety of performance measures, including return on sales, return on equity, asset turnover, financial leverage, and profit per employee. Enter a few numbers and other information about your company, and the EKG runs a comparison based on the industry classification you choose. The results can be fine-tuned by broadening or narrowing the industry at the click of a button. Follow the tutorial to step through the process, or take a look at the handbook for definitions of the measures used. All in all, it's a nifty combination of the technological capabilities of the Web and the Kauffman Center's expertise.