Ever wondered how much Facebook is worth or when Amazon was set up??

[[[image-0 right]]]Facebook had a market value in December 2014 of over £193 billion.  What will it be this year? Figures like this and a wide range of other information are readily available from Hoovers, a large searchable database of global business information. So if you're looking for company data for your course or you want to know more about an employer, Hoovers can provide you with insight into over 85 million company and industry financial data, descriptions and information within 900 industry segments.

You can search and filter by company, industry and people and even set up company alerts.  It also features interactive graphs and charts to allow users to quickly see and understand company trends and compare with competitors.

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