Business database reference resources
Resources available
All are available to Worcestershire library members either from public computers in library buildings or remotely using your own digital devices.
British standards online
Worcestershire Libraries subscribed database
- Available in all Worcestershire libraries
Access British standards online
British standards online includes full text access to current, historic, and draft standards produced by the British Standards Institution. It has 40,000 current British, European and International standards, covering products and services. Updated daily.
Standards help make a business more efficient, improve the quality of a business’ products and services, help gain new customers and boost that all important bottom line.
Please note, this is a view-only subscription – printing is not permitted.
- Category: Standards – Business, Science, Technology and Medicine
COBRA (Complete Business Reference Adviser)
Worcestershire Libraries subscribed database.
- Available online to all Worcestershire library members
Access Cobra and sign in using your library card number
An encyclopaedia of practical information for starting, running and managing a small business. Suitable for pre-start and start-up businesses, it provides support and guidance for those initial planning stages, helping you to understand what is needed to get started. Includes over 4,000 fact sheets and local area profiles.
- Download up to 10 reports per week
- Category: Business Advice & Funding Sources
EMIS (Emerging Markets Information Service)
Worcestershire Libraries subscribed database
- Available in the following libraries: Bromsgrove, Evesham, Kidderminster, Malvern, Redditch, The Hive
EMIS provides Company, industry and economic information focusing on the markets of Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, North Africa and Latin America. Includes company reports, financial statements and access to over 6.3 million company profiles and 54,000 plus news stories every day in more than 147 countries from over 2,000 sources.
Suitable for businesses looking to perform market research in order to trade internationally.
- Downloading content is only permitted by library staff for authorised users. Please speak to a member of staff if you wish to download content.
- Category: global market research and company data
Espacenet
Worcestershire libraries selected free resource
Online international patent search facility from The European patent office website. Ideal research tool for inventors and businesses looking to innovate and those who are planning to apply for a patent. Many complete specifications are available. The coverage varies by country.
Suitable for inventors or businesses looking to innovate.
This resource is freely available online.
- Category: intellectual property - patents
Fame
Worcestershire libraries subscribed database
- Available in the following libraries: Bromsgrove, Evesham, Kidderminster, Malvern, Redditch, The Hive.
FAME is a UK & Irish company database listing 9 million companies with access to information such as accounts and director details. Searches can be made by industry, location or financial information.
- Terms and conditions: credit ratings cannot be downloaded, copying, saving or printing out a substantial part of the database is not allowed.
- Category: UK company data
IBIS world
Worcestershire County Council subscribed database
- Available in the following libraries: Bromsgrove, Evesham, Kidderminster, Malvern, Redditch, The Hive
IBIS World provides over 400 industry reports, including full UK research reports, business environmental profiles, Brexit Impact statements and summary reports. These are regularly updated, allow for industry data comparisons and help businesses and start-ups understand industry and market conditions. Ideal for entrepreneurs and early stage businesses and for those needing to do market research for business planning.
IBIS terms and conditions apply
- Category: Market Research
Kompass
Worcestershire libraries subscribed database.
- Available in the following libraries: Bromsgrove, Evesham, Kidderminster, Malvern, Redditch, The Hive
A detailed product and service listing for over 2.8 million companies in 70 countries. A key source for manufacturers and suppliers with over 300,000 topics covered.
Kompas Terms and conditions apply
- Download up to 250 records per year
- Category: global company data
Local data online
Worcestershire libraries subscribed database.
- Available in the following libraries: Bromsgrove, Evesham, Kidderminster, Malvern, Redditch, The Hive
Contact us {LINK TO BIPC@worcestershire.gov.uk} or ask a member of staff for the username and password.
Retail location data and insight for 2,700 UK locations, 450 business types and thousands of companies. Includes market analysis, profiling and risk analysis for high streets, town centers, shopping centers, retail parks and out of town stores. A valuable tool for retailers or those looking to start a business on a high street.
- Terms and conditions apply
- Category: market research
NewsBank
Worcestershire County Council subscribed database.
- Available at The Hive with a Worcestershire Library card
Access NewsBank and sign in using your library card number
NewsBank is a comprehensive news resource that includes online newspapers, journals, blogs, videos and broadcast transcripts. Featuring local, regional, national, and international titles.
- Terms and conditions can be read on the database website
- Category: news
Open 4 Business
Worcestershire Libraries subscribed database
- Available online to all Worcestershire library members
Open 4 Business enables businesses to search for EU, Government and local authority-provided grants, loans, venture capital funds and tax credits. Europe's leading grants and policy information service since 1985, featuring over 8,000 continuously updated funding opportunities. Suitable for businesses and individuals seeking to identify, apply for and manage funding opportunities available to them.
- Category: Business Advice & Funding Sources
Passport (Euromonitor)
Worcestershire libraries subscribed database.
- Available at The Hive only
Access Euromonitor International
Provides comparable international market intelligence on countries, consumers and industries. Contains over 4,500 global, country, industry and company reports covering 50 countries.
Gather global intelligence for independent research projects, teaching, and to inform strategic business decisions.
- Print up to 20 pages of text per day, ask a member of staff to support if you wish to print.
- Category: market research
Statista
Worcestershire libraries subscribed database.
- Available in the following libraries: Bromsgrove, Evesham, Kidderminster, Malvern, Redditch, The Hive
Statista provides quick and convenient access to statistics, forecasts, studies, and sources on over 80,000 topics. The Statista database consists of market data from over 22,500 reliable UK, European, North and South American and Asian sources on more than 170 major industries.
Statista offers unlimited downloads of statistics in formats such as PowerPoint, Excel, PDF, or PNG, as well as the publication rights of all Statista statistics and graphs
- Category: Market Research and Statistics