Business Information Centre
The Dublin City Council Business Information Centre is a reference service specialising in company and market research information. It is located at the Central Library, ILAC Shopping Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1.
The Centre holds books, National and International directories, magazines, trade journals, reports, databases, electronic resources, statistics, daily newspapers, government publications, City & County Development Plans, maps & atlases, newspaper/press cuttings on Irish companies & organisations and a wide range of business related subjects.
The Centre is best described as a key resource for:
Starting a business
Biannual Start Your Own Business Programme in association with the Dublin City Enterprise Board, which is free of charge
Books, trade journals, reports, newspaper/press cuttings
Sample business plans
Market Research
Tailored guided tours of resources to individuals & groups
Free Internet Wi-Fi access
Information on sources of loans, grants and support facilities
Information on business registration, taxation, company law, excise duty and the Companies Registration Office
Suggested business websites and reading lists
Referral services, where necessary
Doing Research
National and International statistics
Market information and consumer analysis
Newspaper/press cutting on Irish companies and business subjects
Wide range of books, magazines, directories, development plans and reports
Newspaper articles and profiles of Irish business people and personalities
Online and CD databases, including the Irish Times from 1859
Daily newspapers and newspaper archives collection
Access to Microfilm and Microfiche Reader
Public access photocopying facility
Job Interviews
Careers Directories
Information on prospective employers in different sectors, in the National and International directories collections, company files and online databases
Companies’ financial status is available on a range of specific databases
Suggested reading lists to assist in finding a job, compiling a CV and attending an interview
Tel: 01 873 3996 / 873 4333
Email: businesslibrary@dublincity.ie
Website: www.dublincitypubliclibraries.ie