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Home | Senior Management & Executive Career Development Resources | Essential business information & job research resources

Essential business information & job research resources

Whether you are researching information for a job that you have found through the traditional routes to market, or to access the unadvertised market, you'll find these websites a good starting point for free information and news on companies, Private Equity and people.

If you are working with an executive outplacement firm they may subscribe to a range of other online database and information services to help you with specific research projects such as Execubank and Boardex.

You may also find the section on Business Schools worth consulting as they often publish free reports and list their research interests, professional trade associations , the major professional services firms, the broadsheet newspaper websites, Government departments and so on, are also fertile sources of free information.

breakingviews.com

Breakingviews.com - financial and business news services.

British Chambers of Commerce

British Chambers of Commerce - useful for finding your local chamber for networking and business information. The BCC is the national body for a powerful and influential network of Accredited...

British Venture Capital Association

British Venture Capital Association, the voice of the Private Equity industry - reports, industry news (free), member directory (subscription payable).

Cantos

Cantos is a brilliant video commentary website with business leaders and expert commentators discussing results, trends and the news stories that matter.

CAROL

CAROL - Company Annual Reports Online - is an online service offering direct links to the financial pages of listed companies in Europe and the USA. CAROL provides direct access to companies’...

Companies House

Companies House - the official place in the UK to register your business if it is a limited liability company. Research here first to see if anyone else is already using your limited company...

Confederation of British Industry

The Confederation of British Industry is one of the UK's leading independent employers' organisation. Representing over 250,000 public and private sector companies - the site...

Fortune 500

Fortune 500 is a corporate information goldmine showcasing the top companies and business power players in the world.

FT.com

FT.com - the online source of the best in business reporting, financial and political insights. There is a great deal of free information but registration is inexpensive and well worth the...

Hemscott

Excellent business information website, even has a job board!

Institute of Directors

Institute of Directors - Membership organisation for individual company directors with an impressive HQ on Pall Mall which is useful for holding meetings ,and other offices in Europe. One off fee of...

LinkedIn.com

Linkedin is an online community and global networking resource for business professionals. Find and link to colleagues and clients, research companies, create online CV's, give and receive...

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

The PricewaterhouseCoopers website hosts a wealth of free and very high quality industry insights and profiles. Browse the issues and publications pages or register for PwCPlus.

Reuters

Reuters has come a long way since the days of the carrier pigeon its founder, Julius Reuter, used to send precious news reports. Much of the news and information online can be accessed free of...

The Annual Reports Service

The Annual Reports Service by PrecisionIR is a free service, and is sponsored by the hundreds of companies participating in the Annual Reports Service. Companies participate in this service to...

TheTimesonline

The Times, excellent business information and line management job search resource. The Tuesday edition of the newspaper has a special section on public sector jobs. The Times Educational...