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01 / Research report

B2B Invoice Payment Times by Industry: 2026 Benchmark

Compare payment times and late-payment measures across UK industries and regions, with primary-source data and a transparent cash-flow model.

Data coverageCalendar year 2025
136 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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Small Business AI Adoption Statistics: 2026 Census Data by Size

In the August 10–23, 2026 Census snapshot, 23.6% of employers with 1–4 employees reported using AI in any business function. Compare business sizes, industries and states, with uncertainty and free data downloads.

Data coverageAugust 10–23, 2026 reference period
160 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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Client-Work Software Stack Cost Index: 2026

Reproduce baseline software subscription costs for client-work teams using verified US vendor prices, seat minimums and annual-versus-monthly scenarios.

Data coverageUS list prices checked October 22, 2026 (Pipedrive: September 12, 2026)
64 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
04 / Research report

Professional Services Labor Cost Benchmarks: 2026

Compare BLS hourly compensation, wages and benefits by establishment size, then reproduce an illustrative billable-rate model with explicit assumptions.

Data coverageJune 2026
91 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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Business Survival Rates After 1, 5 and 10 Years: BLS Data

Of U.S. private-sector employer establishments born in the year ended March 2015, 79.6% survived one year, 50.2% five years and 34.7% ten years. Compare BLS cohorts and industries through March 2025.

Data coverageObservations through March 2025
76 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
06 / Research report

Small Business Cash Flow Statistics 2026

Explore U.S. employer cash-flow challenges, funding needs and debt, with Federal Reserve survey data, sample sizes, confidence intervals and free downloads.

Data coverage2025 survey; prior-12-month questions and conditions at the time of survey
61 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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Payment Processing Cost Benchmarks 2026: Cards vs ACH

Compare standard U.S. Stripe, Square and PayPal processing fees across payment sizes, with a transparent card-versus-ACH calculator and original pricing links.

Data coveragePublic pricing checked October 22, 2026
108 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
08 / Research report

Solo Business Revenue Benchmarks by Industry and State

Compare Census nonemployer receipts by service industry and state, with reproducible revenue-per-business calculations, primary sources and free data downloads.

Data coverageCalendar year 2023; verified for the 2026 edition
189 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
09 / Research report

Sole Proprietor Profit Margins and Expense Benchmarks by Industry

Explore IRS sole-proprietor receipts, deductions and net income by service industry, with transparent aggregate profit and expense ratios and source downloads.

Data coverageTax year 2023; IRS table published March 2026
144 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
10 / Research report

Employee Turnover Statistics by Industry 2026

Compare BLS quits, separations, layoffs and hiring rates by industry and region, with annual-average definitions, historical context and downloadable source data.

Data coverage2025 annual averages; selected 2021–2024 comparison points
80 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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Sales Productivity and CRM Admin-Time Statistics

Compare selling time, CRM administration and sales capacity using original survey evidence, plus a reproducible workweek model with clearly stated assumptions.

Data coverageAugust–September 2025 survey; 2026 report edition
21 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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CRM Data Quality and AI Readiness Statistics

Explore CRM data readiness, reported business impacts and governance priorities, with original survey sources, explicit respondent bases and dated evidence downloads.

Data coverage2025 and 2026 report editions; Validity fieldwork dates not disclosed in the public summaries
13 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
13 / Research report

AI Productivity and Time-Savings Benchmarks

Compare experimental AI results for writing, consulting and coding, with model-era limits, measured versus perceived outcomes and reproducible time-index calculations.

Data coverage2022–2025 experiments; institutional updates checked through September 2026
14 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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AI Customer Service Performance Statistics

Compare measured AI-assisted support outcomes with customer expectations, keeping resolution productivity, quality and vendor-survey opinions clearly separated.

Data coverageSupport rollout mainly fall 2020–winter 2021; Zendesk 2026 report released November 2025
11 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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Workflow Automation Statistics by Business Function

Compare IT and business participation in workflow automation by department, with historical platform evidence, human-review context and reproducible ownership-gap calculations.

Data coverage2023 observations within a 2021–2023 sample; 2024 report, reviewed in 2026
25 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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Cloud Software Adoption Statistics by Business Size and Industry

Compare paid cloud software adoption across EU business sizes, industries and countries using Eurostat data, with source links and downloadable comparisons.

Data coverage2025 survey year
150 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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CRM Adoption Statistics by Business Size and Industry

Compare CRM adoption across EU business sizes, industries and countries using Eurostat data, with source links and downloadable comparisons.

Data coverage2025 survey year
150 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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Employee Absenteeism Statistics by Industry and Occupation

Compare U.S. employee absence and lost-worktime rates by industry and occupation, with BLS source tables, downloadable evidence and 2025 coverage warnings.

Data coverage2025 eleven-month average, excluding October
54 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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Paid Leave and Employee Benefits Benchmarks

Compare paid leave, retirement and medical benefits for U.S. private-industry workers by establishment size and occupation, with BLS sources and free downloads.

Data coverageMarch 2025
126 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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Remote and Hybrid Work Statistics by Industry and Occupation

Explore U.S. telework rates by industry and occupation using BLS data, with clear remote and hybrid definitions, dated observations and downloadable source tables.

Data coverageAugust 2026; not seasonally adjusted
189 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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Freelancer and Independent Contractor Statistics

Compare BLS independent contractor counts by industry and occupation with the Upwork and MBO Partners freelancer surveys, and see why their totals differ by tens of millions.

Data coverageSurveys 2014–2026; BLS supplements February 2005, May 2017 and July 2023
166 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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New Business Formation Statistics by State and Industry

Compare U.S. business applications by state and industry using Census data, with projected employer formations clearly separated from applications and actual openings.

Data coverageAugust 2026 with July comparison; seasonally adjusted
219 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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Business Email Compromise Statistics and Reported Losses

Read FBI business email compromise complaint and loss statistics for 2020–2025, with exact report pages, reusable evidence and clear limits on prevalence claims.

Data coverageReporting years 2020–2025; nominal U.S. dollars
12 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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Project Management Success and Failure Statistics

Examine project success and failure statistics from PMI’s original research, with explicit outcome definitions, survey limitations and page-level source references.

Data coverageMay 2026 report; quantitative fieldwork dates not disclosed in the inspected PDF
13 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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Revenue per Employee Benchmarks by Service Industry

Compare service-industry revenue per employee using Census employer-business data, with reproducible calculations, matched source units and downloadable evidence.

Data coverageCalendar year 2024 revenue and March 12 employment
52 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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What Agencies Charge for SEO: 2026 Evidence Review

Compare SEO agency pricing surveys with public starting prices checked in October 2026. Keep monthly fees, service scope and commitment terms attached to each source.

Data coverageSurvey observations labeled separately; public offers checked October 22, 2026, except Straight North, last confirmed October 9, 2026
15 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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Freelancer Rates by Service: 2026 Report Guide

Read selected UK day rates and US hourly rates from YunoJuno’s 2026 report, based on 2024–2025 platform data, with source links and clear scope limits.

Data coverage2024–2025 data, published in the 2026 report
12 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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Web Design Pricing Benchmarks: A 2026 Evidence Review

Compare sourced web-design project costs and hourly bands, then use transparent effort scenarios and a scope checklist to evaluate a real project quote.

Data coverageSeptember 2026 publication snapshot; underlying project dates undisclosed
14 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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Agency Profit Margin Benchmarks: Project and Net Margins

Read attributed digital-agency profit margins by size, distinguish project and after-tax net margin, and reproduce a cost-to-price scenario with explicit assumptions.

Data coverage2025 financial results and separately labeled 2026 survey measures
13 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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Proposal Close Rate Benchmarks: A 2026 Evidence Review

Compare selected proposal close rates, closing times and document lengths from Proposify’s 2026 report, with clear denominators and a method for your own cohort.

Data coverage2026 report edition; exact proposal observation dates undisclosed
10 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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Freelancer Late Payment Statistics: What the Primary Sources Show

How often freelancers are paid late or not at all, what it costs them and how they recover it, from Freelancers Union (2015), IPSE (2022) and New York City complaint data (FY2019–2023).

Data coverageSource-labeled: 2014 payment year (surveyed July 2015), 2022, fiscal years 2019–2023, May 2024–May 2025 and UK casework years 2023–24 and 2024–25
54 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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Freelance Writing and Editing Rates: What the Primary Sources Show

What freelance writers and editors charge per word and per hour, from the Editorial Freelancers Association’s 2026 Rate Chart (2025 rates), with BLS May 2025 wages for employed writers and editors as a separate benchmark.

Data coverageSource-labeled: 2025 calendar year (EFA survey, November 2025 to mid-January 2026) and May 2025 (BLS)
53 data points & calculationsExplore the report →
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Client-Work Software Price Tracker: HoneyBook, Dubsado, Bonsai and More

Current plan prices for HoneyBook, Dubsado, Bonsai, 17hats, FreshBooks, Harvest, Teamwork.com and Moxie, each read on the vendor’s own pricing page with both billing options shown, plus a dated change log of price increases.

Data coveragePrices checked October 21, 2026; change log from January 2025
46 data points & calculationsExplore the report →

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