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RESOURCES FOR BUSINESS

What information might you need? Company information – type of company, ownership, structure, accounts Market information – by market sector/share and region/country Market research - consumer reports News – industry, M&A Academic literature – journals Share/Stock Exchange information

Business & Management Guide ABI/Inform Global Business Source Premier Emerald FAME Mintel Nexis Orbis Passport GMID Thomson One Banker

FAME - Company Information Company financials Financial strength indicators Directors and contacts Original filings Corporate structures Market research

Use FAME to answer the following: 1. How many active companies are there in Brighton? 2. Which Brighton company has the highest turnover? 3. Which company owns The Body Shop? 4. How many shareholders does Barclays PLC have? 5. What is the SIC 2007 code for Staples UK? 6. Which companies are in Staples’ peer group?

Company comparisons Example: Compare Sainsburys and Morrisons supermarkets FAME

Orbis International company information Can make comparisons by region or group, eg OECD countries or BRIC

Orbis 1. How many Brazilian companies are listed? 2. Which company has the highest revenue turnover? 3. Which are the top 3 uranium mining companies? 4. How many employees did Sony have in 2012 (excluding subsidiary companies)? 5. How many companies are listed on the New York Stock Exchange?

Mintel Oxygen - Market Research Consumer research Brand information Turnover statistics Data – useful appendices Infographics Export to Excel

Mintel GMN Global Market Navigator Country comparisons Market size and market share eg – compare chocolate consumption in UK and France

Thomson One Banker Company financials M&A IPOs Private equity Annual reports Share ownership Financial news **Only works with Internet Explorer**

Referencing business resources Bureau van Dijk (2013) ‘J Sainsbury plc company report’, FAME [Online]. Available at: (Accessed: 2 March 2013). Mintel (2012) ‘Youth fashion - UK’, Mintel oxygen reports [Online]. Available at: (Accessed: 2 March 2013). British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (2012) Annual review [Online]. Available at: (Accessed 2 March 2013). Financial Times (2013) ‘Cocoa cools on speculative short selling',, 7 March, p.20. Nexis UK [Online]. Available at: (Accessed 8 March 2012).

Search tips AND/OR/NOT, eg process mapping OR journey mapping Synonyms/similar terms Truncation, eg bank* for bank, bankers, banking, etc Wildcards to substitute a character, eg mode?ing for UK and US spelling of modelling Phrase searching, eg “Business process management”