Industry guides

Introduction to Designs

Understand how registered designs searching can help your businesses succeed

Introduction to Copyright

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

Introduction to Trade Marks

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

Introduction to Patents

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.

Cycling

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

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.

Global business

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

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.

Horticulture

Including gardening, horticulture retail, floristry and landscaping.

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.