Assignment: Industry Analysis
Students, using at least four credible sources (journals, industry reports, white papers, etc.), write an industry analysis of not less than 3 not more than five pages, which answers each of the following questions. Label and number each section to make clear which question you are answering.
1. What is the name of the industry, and how is it defined?
2. What types of companies are included in the industry, and what types of products or services are sold?
What types of organizations do they typically sell to, i.e. who are their target market customers?
3. What are the industry financial trends over the last three years (specific revenue dollars and percentage growth or decline for each year)? Graphs, which are preferable to spreadsheets or text, should be labeled clearly.
4. What is the analysts' explanation for any trends (revenues increased, decreased or flat), and what do the analysts predict the future trends will be?
5. Who are the key competitors within the industry, and what share of the market do they each hold?
6. How have the key competitors' sales and profits trended in the past few years compared to the industry(please supply specific data)?
Industry - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.