Category Archives: Company data

UK company accounts become freely available

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Sarah

Today’s money-saving tip: you no longer have to pay to access UK company filings. Companies House has launched a Companies House beta site, with free registration through which you can access UK company filings without charge. They are asking for … Continue reading →

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“Privacy as we’ve known it is ending”…really? Only for some

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Sarah

The following NY Times article floated into my in-box via CB Insights’ newsletter – CB Insights is one of the leading VC and start-up online sources, and has a very lively newsletter! I hope CB Insights’ editor won’t mind me … Continue reading →

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The changing way we search for news: FreePint blog

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Sarah

Further to my last post on What’s happening to the way we search for news?, below is the link, as promised, to my summary FreePint blog post: Is it worth paying for premium news sources? FreePint’s blog is worth keeping an … Continue reading →

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What’s happening to the way we search for news?

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Sarah

In short, it’s changed and still changing. The excellent and informative haven for enthusiastic information professionals, otherwise known as FreePint, is busy investigating this topic at present. I’m delighted to be involved with this and hope to have an article … Continue reading →

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Yippee, it’s the company results conference season!

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Sarah

Many companies report their results at this time of year and one way that the public companies do this is through conferences. Two such examples are the annual CAGNY event – Consumer Analyst Group of New York and the Citi … Continue reading →

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The power of sharing

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Sarah

In  a recent article, What executives should know about open data, McKinsey discusses how significant it could be if organisations would agree to share some of the vast quantities of data they have. It already happens in some areas. As … Continue reading →

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Need UK company info? Pay a visit to DueDil

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Sarah

Years ago, I used to send round a “Site of the Week” email (in the days before blogs were invented!).  This site would have been a good candidate. DueDil is reported to have the largest coverage of free UK company … Continue reading →

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