Business, Management and Marketing

Introduction

During your studies, you may need to find out more about companies.  The type of things you might want to find out include:

• Company details - where they are, what they do, who the directors are?  What is the structure of the company (e.g. parent companies, subsidiary companies).
• Financial data - is the company making a profit?  What is their turnover?  Where is their most recent annual report and accounts.
• Industry analysis - how does the company compare to its peers?  Who are the competitors?  What is the market like for this industry?

For a quick search you can often start by looking at the company's website.  They may provide their report and accounts, press releases and some key personnel information.  All companies vary as to how much information they provide on their websites, and sometimes you might need to look at a company's parent to find anything useful.

The Library provides access to key databases that provide a huge amount of current and historical data and analysis for companies.  See below:

Free resources

The following are open access sources.