tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479767814192247924.post7982759063665727156..comments2023-12-30T02:08:29.043+11:00Comments on Foundation and Empire: How big is the services market for Foundations?Graham Dodgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06880164350187740304noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479767814192247924.post-25790434309202202222008-07-24T19:00:00.000+10:002008-07-24T19:00:00.000+10:00I'd guess the difference in our stats is because A...I'd guess the difference in our stats is because ABS defines 'Small' as one to twenty while ARN uses one to ninetynine. It's still a large number no matter which way you look at it.Graham Dodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06880164350187740304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479767814192247924.post-47898678439460384942008-07-24T18:39:00.000+10:002008-07-24T18:39:00.000+10:00Some Stats from the July 2008 ARN Special Guide - ...Some Stats from the July 2008 ARN Special Guide - Selling to SMB:<BR/><BR/>The rate of predicted growth (or lack of it) for hardware sales in the SMB market between 2007 and 2012 is 0.3%.<BR/><BR/>Software is expected to grow by 10.1%, Services are expected to register compound annual growth of 4.4%.<BR/><BR/>Small businesses with a headcount of 1-99) account for 26% of total business ICT spending. Medium sized businesses account for 18%.<BR/><BR/>IT services constitite 37% of IT spending (not including telecommunications) in the mid-market. By 2010 IDC predicts services will replace hardware as largest component of IT spending in this space.<BR/><BR/>In the small business space, 86% of IT spending went on hardware, software & services account for 7% each.<BR/><BR/>The percentage of Australian businesses with less than 500 employees is 99.8%. These are all considered SMB under IDC classification.<BR/><BR/>The number of medium businesses (100-499 employees) in Australia is 11,400.<BR/><BR/>The estimated number of small business operators operating across Australia (not including sole operators) is 829,300.<BR/><BR/>The spent on telecommunications in the small business space exceeds IT spending by A$1.4 billion to reach more than A$6.1 billion.<BR/><BR/>In Australia the ICT spending in the mid-market hit A$7.4 billion in 2007. In the next 5 years, software is predicted to have the biggest growth with a compound growth rate of 8.3%.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479767814192247924.post-29122591791405853802008-07-21T15:20:00.000+10:002008-07-21T15:20:00.000+10:00Graham,Don't forget the Third Sector in the market...Graham,<BR/><BR/>Don't forget the Third Sector in the market (NFP's). They are also a big market for Foundations.<BR/><BR/>The most current data on Not for Profit organisations in Australia shows that there are over 111,000 incorporated associations and over 600,000 unincorporated associations, of which 23,000 have full time staff.<BR/><BR/>Examples include numerous Health Funds, Community Organisations such as the House with No Steps (1,500 staff and volunteers) and the RSPCA and some very large church organisations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com