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Visit these websites for more company information
and more.
Hoovers
An excellent free resource, providing
profiles of public companies on a global basis. www.hoovers.co.uk
Best
of Biz - London Business School
The LBS business information service online is
subscription based but provides free briefings
on topics such as global branding and viral marketing;
access to resources such as association listings
and contact details of useful organisations and
some key business information via its strategic
partners who include Hoovers and Blackwell Publishing.
Has a very handy section called 'Internet Intelligence'
which pulls together a concise selection of resources
to get you up to speed on the online world without
reaching saturation point. Also includes an interesting
tool called Concept Space which helps you search
for relevant resources for a subject by visual
means.www.bestofbiz.com
Northern
Light
Excellent news research tool that
searches over 7,000 full text publications for
articles on whatever key words you choose to search
on. Some articles are free and some are paid for
individually. It is also possible to set up enterprise
accounts if you are looking to subscribe on behalf
of a company.www.northernlight.com
Vault
Vault is a great service offering
company and industry research and information
from the employee's perspective. Offers inside
tips on companies with details of interview process
and cultural insights. A US site but does provide
information on large global organisations too.www.vault.com
WetFeet
Similar to Vault.com, this site offers
inside information on companies, again looking
at the employee's point of interest. This site
is aimed at graduates and is also US but still
worth a look.www.wetfeet.com
Motley
Fool - How to Read an Annual Report in 5 Minutes
The Motley Fool is a great site for investors,
presenting information in a plain English and
very easy to understand style. This is a really
useful article for those new to investment terms
and company accounts and takes you through the
financial statements contained in an annual report,
explaining terms such as market cap and P/E ratio.
The site also contains lots of other useful help
and advice with understanding financial terminology.
http://www.fool.co.uk/specials/991123fiveminute.htm
Other
resources you may find useful...Books:
Best
100 Companies to Work For Kompass
Who Owns Whom Dun and Bradstreet Regional
Directory
Civil Service Yearbook Personnel Manager's
Yearbook
Marketing Manager's Yearbook Top 3,000 Charities
Directory of Directors Occupations
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