Abstract: An automated system for allowing a submitter business to selectively share business performance information with requestor businesses through a business performance information sharing data center computer system over the Internet. A submitter business uploads a data file including business performance information such as a trial balance report generated by the business' own accounting software program. The uploaded file is converted from the submitter-defined format to a standardized format. Various business performance data analyses are performed on the standardized data including generating standardized business performance reports and analyzing the data in accordance with financial metrics.

Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for obtaining, standardizing, aggregating, analyzing, reporting and delivering financial and operational information associated with one or more businesses. Business performance information having a user-defined format is obtained from a business and is standardized by mapping to a standard format, preferably using an automated process. Various analysis techniques may be performed on the converted business performance information and one or more performance reports and/or alerts may be generated and delivered. The standardized performance information also may be provided to requesting parties for additional processing. The present invention also provides a system and method for maintaining a database of aggregated, standardized business performance information from a plurality of businesses.

Abstract: An automated system for allowing a submitter business to benchmark its business performance information, including operational data against aggregated business performance information of private company industry peers through a business performance information benchmarking data center computer system over the Internet.