Industry guides

A brief introduction to registered designs and registered design searching

Understand how registered designs searching can help your businesses succeed.

A brief introduction to copyright

An essential guide to understanding how copyright can help your business succeed.

A brief introduction to trade marks and trade mark searching

An essential guide to understanding how trade marks can help your business succeed.

A brief introduction to patents and patent searching

An essential guide to understanding how patents can help your business succeed.

Advertising

Find information on the marketing and advertising industry, including trends and new formats such as online advertising.

Books and publishing

Find directories of publishers, lists of books in print and market research on trends in the publishing industry.

Business and finance

This guide covers business advice, management/marketing consulting, public relations and financial advice services.

Construction and property

Directories of builders, scaffolding suppliers etc as well as trends and forecasts for the construction and property industry.

Charities

Information for charities and NGOs, including relevant databases, market research, directories and more.

Cycling

Find out how you can capitalise on the cycling industry which includes equipment, accessories and services.

Digital Communications

Details on emerging technologies, such as developments in mobile phones, and trade magazines such as 'Mobile monthly'.

Get details on the drinks industry including alcoholic drinks and the soft drinks market. Covering brewers, distillers and licensing, as well as market information on specific areas such as champagne, ale and wine.

Energy

Includes information on water power, sustainability, biofuels, wind power and solar power.

Fashion

Information on fashion, fabrics, department stores and retailers and many specific reports on key areas, such as footwear.

Fast food and snacks

Pizza, frozen food, savoury snacks and fast food outlets are all covered in these reports.

Footwear

Reports on all areas of footwear, including specific shoe brands and types such as sporting footwear.

Furniture

Directories on interior design and department stores and reports on shopfitting, furniture and flooring.

Giftware

Includes information on greetings cards, crafts, promotional gifts, homewares, glassware, party supplies & luxury goods.

Graphic design

All the latest reports from the fast-changing world of graphic design as well as directories, small business help and market research.

Health and fitness

This includes gyms, complimentary/alternative health, nutrition and health clubs.

Hospitality & event planning industry guide

This guide will be useful to anyone starting a business within the Hospitality & Event planning industry and also for those wanting to further their knowledge within this area.

Horticulture

Including gardening, horticulture retail, floristry and landscaping.

Intellectual property protection for board games

An essential guide to understanding how you can protect your board game and intellectual property.

International Trade (Export and Import)

Get economic information about other developing countries, statistics and resources for exporting and importing.

Jewellery

Details of arts and craft, jewellery, luxury retailing, silver and gold and watch-making.

Lean Startup

Information about how to apply the principles of lean to your business.

London business

This guide is a list of selected internal and external resources that contain London statistical and general information to assist doing business in London.