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The Service sector is often considered the tertiary sector of many global economies, with the others being the secondary sector or manufacturing and the primary sector being agriculture.

As the name suggests, the service sector consists of the service-focused portion of the economy, such activities where companies or individuals offer their knowledge and time to improve productivity, performance, or opportunities.

The basic characteristic of this sector is the production of services instead of tagible products. Services (also known as "intangible goods") include attention, advice, experience, and discussion.

For decades, there has been a substantial shift from the primary and secondary sectors to the tertiary sector in industrialized economies. This sector is now the largest sector of the economy in the Western world, and has also seen the fastest growth.

The business services industry, a subset of the Services sector, is focused on services explicitly offered to businesses and includes accounting, human resources, consulting, facilities management, leasing, security, and numerous other functions.

The market reports available in this Business Services category will help you research specific topics or organizations providing support to other businesses and in many cases will be focused on a specific topic, such as collections services, intellectual property, or corporate finance. Our collection of market research reports provides insights into product and market trends, opportunities, projections, sales, and marketing strategies. Specifics on market share, segmentation, size, and growth by country are also featured.

Accounting & Finance (429)

Business Outsourcing (476)

Consulting (605)

Corporate Services (1787)

Building Security (11)
Corporate Services Company Reports (941)
Facilities Management (269)
General Corporate Services (102)
Leasing (77)
Security Equipment (215)
Security Services (220)

Franchises (3425)

General Business Services & Administration (381)

Home Office (111)

Human Resources (715)

Intellectual Property (79)

International Trade (7858)

Knowledge Management (44)

Libraries & Information Centers (188)

Licensing (64)

Management (440)

Research & Development (89)

Science & Engineering (133)

Small & Medium Business (SMB) (908)

Telecommuting (24)

Wholesaling (1117)

Business Services & Administration market research reports and industry analysis

Country Report Malta 3rd Quarter 2013 7/1/2013 \| published by: The Economist Intelligence Unit ... report examines and explains the issues shaping the countries in which you operate: the political scene, economic policy, the domestic economy and foreign trade and payments. 18-24-month forecasts are also included to complement the analysis \| read more...	$320.00
Country Report Moldova 3rd Quarter 2013 7/1/2013 \| published by: The Economist Intelligence Unit ... report examines and explains the issues shaping the countries in which you operate: the political scene, economic policy, the domestic economy and foreign trade and payments. 18-24-month forecasts are also included to complement the analysis \| read more...	$320.00
Country Report Finland July 2013 7/1/2013 \| published by: The Economist Intelligence Unit ... report examines and explains the issues shaping the countries in which you operate: the political scene, economic policy, the domestic economy and foreign trade and payments. 18-24-month forecasts are also included to complement the analysis \| read more...	$320.00
Country Forecast Finland July 2013 Updater 7/1/2013 \| published by: The Economist Intelligence Unit ... foreign investors. These reports have been recently updated to include more practical data. The business environment rankings allow comparisons to be made quickly and easily on business conditions in different countries. The labour market forecasts ... \| read more...	$705.00
Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Market [Network Security, Physical Security, CIP Radars, CBRNE Detection; Vehicle Identification, Secure Communication; SCADA Security, Building Management]: Global Advancements, Market Forecasts & Analysis (2013 - 6/18/2013 \| published by: MarketsandMarkets ... the construction of infrastructure is expected to grow rapidly in the coming years. CIP focuses on empowering the critical infrastructure owners with a feature rich platform to deliver secure environment to these infrastructures. These solutions ... \| read more...	$4,650.00
China Geological Prospecting Equipment Mfg. Industry Profile - CIC3592 6/17/2013 \| published by: Beijing Zeefer Consulting Ltd. ... data map, the report provides key data and concise analyses on the geological prospecting equipment mfg. industry in China, a list of major 20 enterprises in the sector as well as the comparison on investment ... \| read more...	$580.00
Industrial Supply Wholesalers 6/17/2013 \| published by: First Research, Inc. ... Technologies, Industrial Distribution Group, McJunkin Red Man, MSC Industrial Direct, and WW Grainger. The US industrial supply wholesalers industry includes about 9,000 establishments (single-location companies or branches of multi-location companies) with combined annual revenue of ... \| read more...	$129.00
Petroleum & Petroleum Products Wholesalers 6/17/2013 \| published by: First Research, Inc. ... include Global Partners, Mansfield Oil, Statoil Marketing & Trading, Sunoco (owned by Energy Transfer Partners), and World Fuel Services. The US petroleum wholesale distribution industry includes about 5,400 companies with annual revenue of about $800 ... \| read more...	$129.00
U.S.Sourcebook of R&D Spenders - with Excel datafiles 6/15/2013 \| published by: Schonfeld & Associates Inc. ... sales, fiscal year closing, and more. Organized by state and ZIP code. The ideal reference for sales people who call on R&D centers and for economic development agencies. Please Note: This product is delivered as ... \| read more...	$495.00
Workforce Growth Trends - with Excel datafiles 6/15/2013 \| published by: Schonfeld & Associates Inc. ... SIC. Each company's historical information includes: number of employees for each of the last five calendar years, the percent of total workforce the company represented in relation to the total for all companies within the ... \| read more...	$495.00
Research & Development Growth Trends - with Excel datafiles 6/15/2013 \| published by: Schonfeld & Associates Inc. ... by company name within each SIC. Each company's historical information includes: R&D spending for each of the last five calendar years expressed in constant 1990 dollars, the percent of R&D the company expended in relation ... \| read more...	$495.00
Workforce Ratios & Forecasts - with Excel datafiles 6/15/2013 \| published by: Schonfeld & Associates Inc. ... growth rates, as well as sales per employee and gross margin per employee. Use it to track competition, set and justify manpower budgets, screen potential acquisitions, plan new ventures and develop new businesses. Includes rankings ... \| read more...	$495.00
R&D Ratios & Budgets - with Excel datafiles 6/15/2013 \| published by: Schonfeld & Associates Inc. ... as well as current year and next year budgets and growth rate forecasts. Use it to track competition, set and justify R&D budgets, screen potential acquisitions, sell the laboratory and technology markets or plan new ... \| read more...	$495.00
Accounting Services 6/10/2013 \| published by: First Research, Inc. ... Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, which all have international operations; other leading companies include US-based Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Paychex, and H&R Block. Worldwide, the Big Four dominate the market and have expanded ... \| read more...	$129.00
Food Wholesalers 6/10/2013 \| published by: First Research, Inc. ... the US), as well as Loblaw (Canada), Metcash (Australia), and Mitsubishi Shokuhin (Japan). The US wholesale food distribution industry includes about 33,000 establishments (single-location companies and units of multi-location companies) with combined annual revenue of ... \| read more...	$129.00
Country Report Ukraine June 2013 6/10/2013 \| published by: The Economist Intelligence Unit ... report examines and explains the issues shaping the countries in which you operate: the political scene, economic policy, the domestic economy and foreign trade and payments. 18-24-month forecasts are also included to complement the analysis \| read more...	$320.00
Country Report Norway June 2013 6/10/2013 \| published by: The Economist Intelligence Unit ... report examines and explains the issues shaping the countries in which you operate: the political scene, economic policy, the domestic economy and foreign trade and payments. 18-24-month forecasts are also included to complement the analysis \| read more...	$320.00
Electrical, Plumbing & Hardware Wholesalers 6/10/2013 \| published by: First Research, Inc. ... Ace Hardware, Anixter, Graybar Electric, True Value, and WESCO International (all based in the US), as well as Rexel (France) and Wolseley (UK). Distributors may have operations in multiple countries to meet the needs of ... \| read more...	$129.00
Industrial Equipment Wholesalers 6/10/2013 \| published by: First Research, Inc. ... the wholesale operations of manufacturers such as General Electric and NACCO Materials Handling Group (all based in the US), as well as Brammer (UK) and China National Machinery Import & Export Corporation. Industrial machinery wholesalers ... \| read more...	$129.00
Country Forecast Norway June 2013 Updater 6/10/2013 \| published by: The Economist Intelligence Unit ... foreign investors. These reports have been recently updated to include more practical data. The business environment rankings allow comparisons to be made quickly and easily on business conditions in different countries. The labour market forecasts ... \| read more...	$705.00
Gamification Market [(Consumer Gamification, Enterprise Gamification) by Deployment (On-Premise, On-Demand); Application (Marketing, Sales, Hr, Support, and Development); Size (SMB, Enterprise)]: Worldwide Market Forecasts and Analysis (2013 - 2018) 6/8/2013 \| published by: MarketsandMarkets ... particular brand in consumer gamification and engage employees with the organizational strategies and plans in employee gamification. The traditional way of engagement is to advertise the product or ideas and flash it across the portal ... \| read more...	$4,650.00
Country Forecast New Zealand June 2013 Updater 6/7/2013 \| published by: The Economist Intelligence Unit ... foreign investors. These reports have been recently updated to include more practical data. The business environment rankings allow comparisons to be made quickly and easily on business conditions in different countries. The labour market forecasts ... \| read more...	$705.00
Country Risk Service Zambia June 2013 Updater 6/7/2013 \| published by: The Economist Intelligence Unit ... service measures political, economic policy, economic structure and liquidity risks as well as currency, sovereign debt and banking sector risks. In-depth forecasts are provided for up to 180 macroeconomic variables for each country. Benefits of ... \| read more...	$575.00
Country Risk Service Iran June 2013 Updater 6/7/2013 \| published by: The Economist Intelligence Unit ... service measures political, economic policy, economic structure and liquidity risks as well as currency, sovereign debt and banking sector risks. In-depth forecasts are provided for up to 180 macroeconomic variables for each country. Benefits of ... \| read more...	$575.00
Country Report Zambia June 2013 6/7/2013 \| published by: The Economist Intelligence Unit ... report examines and explains the issues shaping the countries in which you operate: the political scene, economic policy, the domestic economy and foreign trade and payments. 18-24-month forecasts are also included to complement the analysis \| read more...	$320.00

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