Web Hosting and Development Statistics

I have a client who is writing a business plan for a web development/hosting business in The US Gulf Coast area. I need documented statistics to support his plan. Issues such as: · Facts about the industry supporting growth in the web development/hosting arena · Total size of the market · Current demand in target market · Growth history · Trends in target market ??"growth trends, trends in consumer preferences, and trends in product development · Growth potential and opportunity for a small business · How could the following affect your company? § Change in technology § Government regulations § Changing economy § Change in your industry ## Deliverables 1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done. 2) Deliverables must be in ready-to-run condition, as follows (depending on the nature of the deliverables): a) For web sites or other server-side deliverables intended to only ever exist in one place in the Buyer's environment--Deliverables must be installed by the Seller in ready-to-run condition in the Buyer's environment. b) For all others including desktop software or software the buyer intends to distribute: A software installation package that will install the software in ready-to-run condition on the platform(s) specified in this bid request. 3) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement). ## Platform 1-2 pages including sources, dates, etc.