Sources of Data for Secondary Research

Some really useful sites for gathering data on market and industry data

• An Essential Resource which provides access to over 800 reports and guides to help research a business idea or market, write a business plan, start up a small business.
• Census Info:
  www.statistics.gov.uk
• Census Archive:
  www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
• Off the Shelf Reports:
  www.datadepot.co.uk
• Datasets:
  www.caci.co.uk
• Datasets & Reports:
  www.business-strategies.co.uk (Experian)
• UK Roll. Offers UK electoral roll searches and reports.
  www.tracesmart.co.uk
• Fresh Minds is a research company providing companies with fast and accurate market research and analysis, carried out by their bank of Minds, a collection of graduates, MBAs and PhDs from Europe's top universities.
  www.freshminds.co.uk
• NOP Research Group is part of NOP World, one of the world's largest market research and business information companies, offering both custom and syndicated research.
  www.nop.co.uk
• FreePint is a network of 66796 information researchers globally. Post your tricky research questions or sign up for newsletters.
  www.freepint.com
• Specialist online publishers of market information reports, all of which are listed on the site along with details of additional services they offer.
  www.keynote.co.uk
• MORI - Market & Opinion Research International - One of the largest agencies in the UK and well known for their widely published polls. Expansive site detailing all of their operations. Also offer a free weekly email; 'MORI Poll Digest'.
  www.mori.com
• Nua Internet Surveys - Authoritative and widely cited source for Internet statistics covering a wide range of topics with a strong global focus.
  www.nua.ie
• Updated daily and based on stats from over 65,000 sites. Everything from search engines, browsers to screen resolutions, ISPs.
  www.statmarket.com

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