Company information is available from many different sources including; news websites and newspapers, a company's own website and online databases.
All UK Public Limited companies are required to publish their accounts and annual reports online, so the company's own website is an excellent place to start your search.
Private Limited companies are not required to publish their accounts online, but Teesside University subscribes to several online databases where this information can be found.
Business Source Ulitmate is a business database, providing bibliographic and full text content for many academic business journals back to 1886 . Additional full text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, major reference works, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more
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FAME contains company accounts, ratios, activities, ownership and management for the largest 2.6 million UK and Irish companies, plus summary information for a further 1 million smaller businesses. Very little textural information is provided.
FAME contains company accounts, ratios, activities, ownership and management for the largest 2.6 million UK and Irish companies, plus summary information for a further 1 million smaller businesses. Very little textural information is provided.
The Financial Times provides in depth coverage of UK and international business, finance, economic and political news. It also contains comment and analysis from leading journalists and insight into management trends and new developments.
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Small medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are companies which are owned and run independently and are a key driver for employment.
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Online newspapers and news sites are an excellent way of finding up-to-the-minute details of a company's activities
This comprehensive news collection is ideal for exploring issues and events at the local, regional, national and international level. Its diverse source types include print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos.
It includes 221 full-colour image edition newspapers from across the world.
Use it to explore a specific event or to compare a wide variety of viewpoints on topics such as politics, business, health, sports, cultural activities and people. Content is easily searched and sorted through an intuitive, map-based interface.
