Understanding finance is essential to any entrepreneur or small business. Three more information resources are now available in the Centre:
- Grantnet & Grantfinder: 4,000 grants, loans, awards and other assistance.
- Creditsafe: Information on 4.4 million UK businesses. Reports include credit rating, credit limit, three years of accounts, CCJ information and director information.
- MINT: Detailed financial information on 2.6 million UK companies. Search by geographic, financial, activity or many other options to create lists of companies or individual company reports.
Hazel's comment:
No, this is not an "oops she's put it in the wrong blog" it's a "jobseekers need to research the companies that they are wanting to work for" item which properly sits here.
One of the ways to research a company is to look at its financial information. If the accounts are showing worrying trends then maybe this is not the right time to make a move from that safe but boring job. If, however, the worklessness state is getting too much then maybe a move into this company will be a good idea -- on the basis that anything may be better than nothing!
You as the adviser can help your client to reach a decision -- but only if you have the information.
Databases "held" at the British Library's Business and IP Centre are accessible only to Readers working in the Centre.
If you need me to find some information for you then you need to tell me what it is.
URGENT information can usually be obtained for you within 24 hours depending on my diary whilst non-urgent may take a week.
Contact is best on my mobile 0779 627 3792 and then we can discuss what is wanted -- and the cost! All things are negotiable (well, nearly all) but basically for urgent requests we're talking about three hours at £10 an hour plus travel costs. Non-urgent (i.e. I can fit it in to my normal trips to the British Library which are usually weekly) £10 per successful query (which could be less if it's easy to find but won't be more).
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