Commercial Library & Business Information Service
About the Commercial Library and Business Information Service
Central Library temporary closure
The Commercial Library will close at 6pm on Thursday 1 April 2010, as part of the restoration and refurbishment of Manchester Central Library.
More information about the closure of Central Library
The Commercial Library contains a wealth of up-to-date business-related information including one of the largest collections of market research and statistical resources in the north, and it's free to access!
A team of information professionals can offer impartial and unbiased support and direct you towards industry standard resources.
But it's not just for business. Passing through the doors you'll find market traders and marketing professionals, headhunters and hairdressers, individuals looking for employment and companies looking for new contacts. As well as businesses, our customers include jobseekers, consumers, investors and students of all ages.
Don't lose out; you don't have to be a member of the library to make the Business Information Service part of your business plan.
The Commercial Library contains the following sources of information:
- Starting a business
- Market research
- Company information
- Jobseeking
- Credit and B2B
- News & journals
- Products & services
- Creative Industries
- European info
- Business Services
- Business in Manchester
- British Standards
- Patents
Ask About Business is a partnership between eleven local authorities in Greater Manchester and the North West. Led by Manchester Library and Information Service, Ask About Business provides access through libraries to information that supports: Pre-Start and new businesss; Existing business; Job Seekers; Consumers; Inventors; and Business students.
For patents, trademarks, registered designs, and copyright information.
Contact us or search the A-Z of Council Services.
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