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As a library member you can access a range of e-resources by logging in with your library card number and PIN.

  • Computer, book and pen Cobra (the Complete Business Reference Adviser) - Cobra gives you hundreds of detailed guides to starting different types of small business; factsheets on topics such as marketing and personnel; mini market research reports and more. View more details about Cobra and log in
  • Credo Reference offers access to reference books on business topics in the 'Business' section for business encyclopaedias and dictionaries, covering management, accounting, e-business, economics, finance, personnel management and more; and the 'Bilinguals' section for specialised French, German and Spanish business dictionaries and other general bilingual dictionaries
  • For more business and management dictionaries see the Oxford Reference service
  • Search the Newspapers online to find articles from daily and Sunday newspapers and for historical information there is also the 'Times Digital Archive' covering 1785-2007
  • For local business information and council support, see the Central Bedfordshire Council - Business and Bedford Borough - Business
  • Search for more local services and support groups at the Virtual Library's Local Information Database
  • The government web site GOV.UK is the entry point for official information on starting-up and running a business.
  • There are specially selected, web sites in the Business section of Weblinks and at related WebLinks subject sections such as Companies, Law and Statistics and prices

In the Library

  • Mint UK - Do you need a mailing list of businesses? Are you researching a company or a market?
    Mint UK gives you fully searchable data on over 5 million UK businesses, including detailed information from Companies House. You can also search a database of UK directors and view worldwide industry reports and worldwide news articles
    Available at Biggleswade, Dunstable, Flitwick, and Leighton Buzzard libraries by asking staff to log in for you. Limited number of users at any one time. You may book in advance
  • You can also find a range of printed reference business directories in the libraries. Search the Library Catalogue to discover what is at your local library.

Page last updated: 25th November 2013