IBIS World - a great resource for UK company and industry sector information.
Business Insights - "access more than 430,000 detailed company profiles with company financial data, in-depth country overviews, and comprehensive industry profiles to stay current with the ever-evolving business landscape".
Ebsco Business Source Complete Market Research Reports - selected market research reports
Refinitiv Workspace - Access to global company financial data and economic indicators as well as news, analytics and productivity tools. Contact Sarah Lindop for access to the database.
There is a lot of background information that can be gathered from articles in trade press, magazines and newspapers. Take a look at the Business News tab to discover different sources.
This information is not usually available freely and is limited in what it can provide.
Mintel Summary Insights and Resources - UK and global free summaries available to download.
Department for International Trade - industry sector information and business opportunities for over 300 countries.
Euromonitor - view the contents listings for the market reports free of charge.
ReportLinker Sources - good starting place to find industry data sources
Also take a look at the press releases from market research publishers (Eg. Mintel).
Magazine, news, and journal articles on general interest topics and current events.
A database containing the complete digital edition of The Times (London) from 1785- 2019. Contains every complete page of every issue of the newspaper, including headlines, articles and images from all content - front pages, editorials, birth and death notices, advertisements and classified ads.
The Times (London, England) available full text from July 1, 1985 - current via Gale Onefile News
The Guardian (London, England) available full text from, 1990 - current via Gale General OneFile