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Dating Services

SIC 7299  /  NAICS 812990

The following resource guide provides sources for industry information including industry trends and statistics, financial ratios, salary surveys, and more.


Select from the following resource categories or scroll down the page below for a complete listing of all available resources:

Industry Overview, Issues, Trends and Outlook

Financial Information and Financial Ratios

Compensation and Salary Surveys

Business Valuation Resources


For resource guides specific to other industries, see Industry Information Resources which covers over 400 individual industries.


Industry Overview, Issues, Trends, and Outlook


IBISWorld
Online Dating and Matchmaking
http://www.ibisworld.com
Report provides in-depth analysis and a five-year industry forecast for online dating and matchmaking, with special focus on the underlying structure and the external forces and interrelationships that drive an industry. Report sections include:

ibisworld.com/market-research

Online Dating Magazine
Online Dating Industry Guide
http://www.onlinedatingmagazine.com/onlinedatingindustry.html
Industry news and information covering a wide range of topics including key participant profiles and interviews, news and feature stories, research articles, inside the industry columns, and more. All information is free online.

Matchmakers Institute
Matchmakers Survey
http://www.matchmakinginstitute.com/  Select "Survey - Matchmakers Survey"
Survey topics include sources of business and income, number of locations and staffing, services offered, client demographics, revenue, fees, and net income, and geographic market. Survey summary and content is free online.

Marketdata Enterprises, Inc.
U.S. Dating Services Market
http://www.marketresearch.com/  Search for "dating services"
Report sections include: executive overview of major findings; industry and service characteristics and operations; demographic factors affecting demand; market size and growth; online and offline dating services; matchmakers market; personal ads, radio datelines, and chat lines markets; key participant profiles, and industry economic structure and operating ratios. Detailed table of contents is available free online.

BizMiner
Industry Market Statistics
Dating Services
http://www.bizminer.com  Select "SIC drilldown - Consumer Services - 7299"
Industry statistics include market volume, number of firms, annual sales and sales trends, sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, business start up activity and failure rates, and other business statistics and information on a national, state, and metro area level.

More Industry Research and Analysis
For more industry research and analysis available from Standard & Poor's, IBISWorld, Dun & Bradstreet, and other sources which cover a wide variety of industries, see Industry Overview, Issues, Trends, and Outlook.


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Industry Financial Information and Financial Ratios


BizMiner
Industry Financial Analysis
Dating Services
http://www.bizminer.com  Select "SIC drilldown - Consumer Services - 7299"
Five-year comparative financial analysis includes income statements with expense detail, balance sheets, and key business and financial ratios for dating services. Available in all firms, small business, sole proprietor, and business start up versions.

More Industry Financial Analysis
For more financial analysis and ratios available from RMA Annual Statement Studies, Integra Information, Fintel Metrics, and other sources covering a wide range of industries, see Industry Financial Information and Financial Ratios.


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Compensation and Salary Surveys


Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Employment Statistics - Other Personal Services
http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_812900.htm
Employment and hourly and annual wage estimates by job position on a national basis. All data is free online.

More Compensation and Salary Data
For more compensation and salary survey data available from ERI Economic Research Institute, Salary.com, and other sources covering a wide variety of industries, see Compensation and Salary Surveys.


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Business Valuation Resources


Small Business Valuation Formula Multiples
Dating Services
http://valuationresources.com/Misc/ValuationMultiples.htm
Report provides small business valuation formula multiples for dating services and more than 190 other industries. Valuation multiples are derived from market transactions as reported by BIZCOMPS®, with the primary focus on small companies priced at less than $1 million.

BVMarketData
Pratt's Stats® Private Transaction Database
http://www.bvmarketdata.com/PSAdvSearch.asp
Free "Visitor Search" allows users to search over 14,500 private company sales transactions by SIC Code, NAICS Code, or business description for comparable sales data. Data can be purchased as a single report or by subscription.


More Business Sales Transaction Data
For more business sales transaction data available from BIZCOMPS®, Done Deals, Public Stats™, and other sources for a wide range of industries, see Business Valuation Multiples and Merger & Acquisition Transaction Data.


 


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