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Hi, Thanks for your message. In answer to your questions, the market which we are aiming for is Design and we are wanting to pitch to small to medium size start up businesses or exsisting businesses who are wanting a new design. We are based in the Midlands and aspire to pitch to that area of the country rather than national but have felt in the dark doing research even locally. Dont think I am quite ready to pitch to the dragons just yet! lol but I am wanting to put together a a good business case and to do that I am wanting to explore the market in depth with the questions raised in my earlier post. I am quite experienced as a designer qualifiying myself at University and working in IT, but only doing web design as a hobby or favour to friends/family. Starting my own business has been something I have wanted to do for sometime, the desire to be responsible for my own success is what appeals to me rather than being employed by a business, i suppose it is a large ambition. Thanks again for your help, hope you can provide some advice. Thanks

Hi All!, I am in the process of starting my own web design business and obviously as I am new to the business world have found it increasingly difficult to find the answers to certain required questions when setting up. Is there anyone on the forum who has set up their own businesses in the past that could offer some advice on my current situation: I am in the business planning stages and conducting market research, I am wanting find where to go to obtain certain figures such as: 1.) How to find out the size of the potential market (possibly by looking at how many people take out websites each year)?? 2.) Looking at how you discover who the market leaders are? I have been to my local library who have a business section and a local studies section but the staff did not have the knowledge and there didnt seem to be any material in their that would give away the information I was seeking. Does anyone on here (who has perhaps set up their own business before) know the best place to carry out good market research. Is there any rescources avaliable to me that perhaps through in experience have over looked? Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hi there all, I am doing some research into Web Design and Development and just want to clarify a minor thing. Could someone tell me what the offical industry which web designers fit into? I wasnt sure if it was the Media Industry? Any advice would be great!