Access to SBREC online databases
Specialist business databases
These are available on your SBREC membership. Remote access to databases will depend on your membership, however all databases can be accessed within the Centre.
Full text articles for more than 2,300 journals, including articles on marketing, management, accounting, finance and economics. Enter your Membership ID number. NB, the 'library letters' as stated on the database means the initial letter of your Membership ID number.
COBRA (Complete Business Reference Adviser)
Business start-up information, including ‘Profiles’ of over 300 UK business sectors, and ‘Factsheets’ for guidance on writing a business plan, finding finance, marketing, and much more. Enter your Membership ID number.
Current European news with archives back to the 1990s. Over 430 sources with full-text articles from newspapers, newswires and journals. Type ‘City of London libraries’ in the Institution box and click Find. On the next screen, enter your Membership ID number.
Links to online industry directories, worldwide, plus international trade organisations and business networks.
IMPORTANT - Maximum download of a list of 100 companies per day, or 5 full reports. All companies registered in the UK and Republic of Ireland. With up to 20 years’ financial data and contacts. Create your own tailored Business- to- business contacts lists. For [paid] subscription members only. Enter your Membership ID number. For [paid] subscription members only. Enter your Membership ID number.
Worldwide market research with analysis and trends. Leading company profiles. Worldwide country reports. Country and market statistical data.For [paid] subscription members only. Enter Membership ID number.
Detailed commodity trade statistics (value, volume, price) with monthly and yearly data from 2002 to date. Uses the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS).For [paid] subscription members only. Enter your Membership ID number.
Market research with industry overviews, performance and statistics useful for business start-ups. Contains UK, USA, China, Australia and Global industry reports. Mini profiles on companies.For [paid] subscription members only. IBISWorld will contact you directly to set up your access, so after this, your username will be your email address.
Worldwide performance indexes and forecasts for consumer markets and industry sectors, including digital markets. Demographics, economics and other statistics via the infographics tab. NB we do not have the reports. For [paid] subscription members only. Enter Username and Password after initial setup with Statista.
COBRA (Complete Business Reference Adviser)
Business start-up information, including ‘Profiles’ of over 300 business sectors, and ‘Factsheets’ for guidance on writing a business plan, finding finance, marketing, and much more.For remote access, see Available Remotely tab at top of page.
Details of high growth companies in the UK, with emphasis on the tech sector. An investment Wizard helps identify potential business funders/investors by a range of criteria and provides thousands of key contacts.
Links to online industry directories, worldwide, plus international trade organisations and business networks. For remote access, see Available Remotely tab at top of page.
IMPORTANT - Maximum download of a list of 250 companies per day, or 5 full reports. All companies registered in the UK and Republic of Ireland. With up to 20 years’ financial data and contacts. Create your own tailored Business- to- business contacts lists. For remote access, see Available Remotely tab at top of page.
Worldwide market research with analysis and trends. Leading company profiles. Worldwide country reports. Country and market statistical data. For remote access, see Available Remotely tab at top of page.
Market research with industry overviews, performance and statistics useful for business start-ups. Contains UK, USA, China, Australia and Global industry reports. Mini profiles on companies. For remote access, see Available Remotely tab at top of page.
Insight into high streets, shopping centres, retail parks, standalone stores and small parades, providing actionable insights for over 7,000 locations, every retail chain and over 300,000 independent retailers across GB. Available in Centre Only. Please ask to be logged on.
Information on more than 15 million privately held and up to 40,000 stock-listed companies worldwide including revenue and employee figures and other key performance indicators. For remote access, see Available Remotely tab at top of page.
General, Economic and Trade profiles for over 200 countries and territories, plus commercial contacts.
For remote access, see Available Remotely tab at top of page.
Worldwide market research with analysis and trends. Leading company profiles. Worldwide country reports. Country and market statistical data.
For remote access, see Available Remotely tab at top of page.
Trade statistics worldwide by commodity. Contacts to help support you with exporting, including: supply chain solutions; trade finance sources; logistics; insurance; Tariff information; business networks; company directories; country profiles; and much more.
For remote access, see Available Remotely tab at top of page.
Detailed commodity trade statistics (value, volume, price) with monthly and yearly data from 2002 to date. Uses the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS).
For remote access, see Available Remotely tab at top of page.
COBRA (Complete Business Reference Adviser)
Business start-up information, including ‘Profiles’ of over 300 business sectors, and ‘Factsheets’ for guidance on writing a business plan, finding finance, marketing, and much more.
For remote access, see Available Remotely tab at top of page.
Worldwide market research with analysis and trends. Leading company profiles. Worldwide country reports. Country and market statistical data.
For remote access, see Available Remotely tab at top of page.
Market research with industry overviews, performance and statistics useful for business start-ups. Contains UK, USA, China, Australia and Global industry reports. Mini profiles on companies.
For remote access, see Available Remotely tab at top of page.
Insight into high streets, shopping centres, retail parks, standalone stores and small parades, providing actionable insights for over 7,000 locations, every retail chain and over 300,000 independent retailers across GB.
Available in the Centre only. Please ask to be logged on.
Worldwide performance indexes and forecasts for consumer markets and industry sectors, including digital markets. Demographics, economics and other statistics via the infographics tab. NB we do not have the reports.
For remote access, see Available Remotely tab at top of page.
A live, AI-powered tracking tool, mapping every active UK company, measuring the number of female-led companies in the UK and their impact on the economy. With insights on gender, ethnicity, areas, sectors, investment type, and more, it provides a real-time picture of the UK company landscape.
Full text articles for more than 2,300 journals, including articles on marketing, management, accounting, finance and economics. For remote access, see Available Remotely tab at top of page.
Current European news with archives back to the 1990s. Over 430 sources with full-text articles from newspapers, newswires and journals. For remote access, see Available Remotely tab at top of page.
Worldwide market research with analysis and trends. Leading company profiles. Worldwide country reports. Country and market statistical data.
For remote access, see Available Remotely tab at top of page.
Detailed commodity trade statistics (value, volume, price) with monthly and yearly data from 2002 to date. Uses the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS).
For remote access, see Available Remotely tab at top of page.
Worldwide performance indexes and forecasts for consumer markets and industry sectors, including digital markets. Demographics, economics and other statistics via the infographics tab. NB we do not have the reports.
For remote access, see Available Remotely tab at top of page.
Terms and conditions for use
City of London Corporation accepts no responsibility for the content of any database or for any reliance placed by you or any other person on the information contained in them. Printing and downloading are subject to Copyright law and restrictions imposed by the publishers and suppliers.
It is your responsibility to make sure that what you are copying is legal, and is for the purposes of private study or research for a non-commercial purpose only.
No digital copies may be placed on any network | All copies must be acknowledged by source and author | You may print and/or download unless otherwise stated:
- Market research and Company reports - up to 5% from any one report.
- Country reports - up to 5% from any one report.
- Journal articles - one article from any one journal issue.
- Company downloads - per day, you may take a list of 250 companies, or 5 full reports from Fame when you are in the Centre. With remote access to Fame you may download a list of 100 companies per day, or 5 full reports.
Downloads in excess of these limits may result in immediate cancellation of your membership.
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