Business Information Service
News and Current Awareness
Keep well informed with the most up-to-date industry news to:
- Gain competitive advantage
- Find out about new products and services
- Learn about new issues affecting business
- Adjust your business strategy
- Stay informed about existing and prospective clients
The news service can search and retrieve materials drawn from a total of 10,000 sources from around the globe and is continuously updated. Data includes newspapers, newswires, transcripts of broadcast reports, speciality newsletters, trade media and scholarly journals. Most sources are archived, some up to 30 years!
We subscribe to over 150 trade journals ranging from Advertising Age to Travel Weekly. Subjects covered include local, national and international trade and business; finance; contracting; manufacturing and production; retail; marketing; leisure; management; training; and logistics. Find contacts, advertise for employees, or just find out what's happening in your business area.
Contents of Business Information Service
- About the Business Information Service
- Starting up in Business
- Company Information
- Credit and Business-to-Business
- Job Hunting
- Market Research
- News and Current Awareness (this page)
- Products and services
- Creative Industries
- European Union information
- Business Services
- Contact the Business Information Service
Further information
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Ask About Business
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.
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Manchester PATLIB
For patents, trademarks, registered designs, and copyright information.





