Getting started with Bizminer

If you're an active IBBA member, you already have a Bizminer Account. If necessary, use the forgot password link to reset your password.

Your IBBA member benefit includes 5 report credits and 100 list credits. To start, we recommend pulling our Industry Financial Profile for a current client. This profile will provide you with an industry avg. P&L, balance sheet, industry ratios, and valuation multiples. It's great for seeing how your client's financials compare to industry peers, and for enhancing CIMs.

Our Financial Profile is available for over 5,000 Industries, so take your time and make sure you find the best match. You can search by keyword, NAICS code, or by clicking on the name of a sector and going through an industry drill down.

For example, typing in NAICS code 238220 will bring up the Plumbing and HVAC industry.

After you find the best match, click on the name of the industry to make your selection.

This will minimize the industry search drop down menu.

Next, we will want to select a market area, which can be All US, a state, or a metro area. This allows you to get industry financial data that is specific to your clients local area.

Click on an area to make your selection. Clicking on a state will reveal metro areas options within that state.

This will minimize the market area drop down menu.

This is an important step, because you to compare your client to businesses of a similar size.

Select a revenue range that your client falls within.

This will minimize the sales class drop down menu.

After our database does some calculations, you'll see an option to "Access Now"

The profile may take 30-60 seconds to download. You'll see a "data loaded" notification pop-up and the different sections of the report along the left hand side will become active.

explore all the profile had to offer, including and industry average profit & loss statement, balance sheet, industry ratios, valuation multiples, and more.

Use the PDF and CSV icons in the upper right corner to download/export the information in other formats.

This profile, as well as any other product you access will be stored under My Data at the bottom left corner of the web app.

Click on My Account in upper right corner to view/update account information

This area will show your remaining report and list credits

If you're just starting out, you'll see 5/5 report credits remaining

Feel free to try out other products, such as our Industry Market Profile and Valuation Report.

Please note that our analysis reports, which are indicated in purple, require user inputs. It will use your client inputs to compare the business to industry and market data.

If you use your free credits and want to upgrade, simply click the "upgrade account" button to schedule a meeting with one of our Team members. We have great subscription options available for IBBA members.