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Business Management

Entrepreneurship

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Business Start-up

There are lots of eResources to help you find information.

book icon Don't forget books! 
Books on the practicalities of business-start-up are on Floor 1A at 658.11s.

The theory of entrepreneurship is on Floor 1A at 658.412.

academic icon You may also want to try this academic journal:


  ProQuestProquest  database company logo Business is the major resource for enterprise and entrepreneurship: 
 

  • Sample business plans and video clips.
  • News and articles on competitors
  • Practical real-world business information from Trade Journals (refine your search on the left)
  • Dedicated Entrepreneurship section and Help guide

COBRA company logoCobra contains information on running or starting up a business...
 

  • 400 guides to different kinds of business
  • How to write a business plan
  • Funding opportunities, sources of finance and grant information
  • Local contacts
  • Intellectual property rights and patents
  • Different types of companies and set-up
  • Employment, health and safety and other legislation

Other eResources
 

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Fame helps you identify a UK company’s main competitors using the Peer Report/Analysis tool. 



It can also be used to:

  • create lists of companies in a particular industry or geographical area
  • access company structures, shareholder information and financial accounts
  • create lists of companies with a certain number of employees or turnover
  • create lists of company contacts/addresses for mailing purposes

If your company is not listed in FAME:

  • try OSIRIS for international companies
  • most public companies will have an annual report listed on their website.

WARC company logoWARC can help you explore trends in consumer behaviour and assess advertising and marketing opportunities:

tick icon includes a Pitch Support module with a new business guide


KANTAR MEDIA company logoTGI has consumer survey data based on an annual survey of 25,000 adults in the UK and can help with market demographics:


MINTEL company logo
Mintel is an excellent source for researching market share, trends, buyer behaviour and more:


BRAD INSIGHT company logo
Use BRAD Insight to find British advertising rates and circulation data:


Useful Websites 

Business and self-employed link icon
The government's online resource for you and your business. 

British Library Business and IP Centre link icon
British Library help for small and start-up business. 

Great Business link icon
Support to start, grow and accelerate your business from the government. 

Start up Britain link icon
A national campaign by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs.


Doing Business Guides link icon
Links to guides on doing business with a range of different countries


Top Employers Institute link icon

Lists Top Employers worldwide and offers certification

Informi link icon
How to start a business in 20 days