how can i design a database for a company if i know a little about it?
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It might be tricky since you databases are usually designed to complement a company's business processes and without understanding what business processes they have it becomes quite difficult to define tables, and the data you need to capture. You can however do some research on similar companies as their business processes turn to be similar.\n\nYou can also call a company up and i am sure someone there will be willing to provide you with some information.\n\nNow does your tutor want you to design a database on an actual company or do you also have a case study. usually you can get a lot of information just from your assignment.\n\nHope this helps
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In case you wanted to run more than one database for your site.\n\nEg. a database of customers/clients, and a database of your products/services, and still another for your staff to log-in, and yet another for your suppliers...
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I suggest something like your country/region name followed by ground and or land like usalands or usagrounds..\n\nIt'll give your company a reputation of not just limited to your region..
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check the following site\n\nhttp://www.schools.ash.org.au/olshc/infotech/dbdesign.htm\n\nif you want more search in google "database design".
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CREATE DATABASE [Database Name];\n\nWithout knowing the scope of your question, that is all there is to it.
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Your probably would have to have SQL, but even that would not be enough. You'd need a log viewer as well.
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Companies house, there a plc (public Limited Company) they have to supply this information!
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You just have to know the basics of the database structre and how the data is stored. Belive me its not difficult.
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There are a huge number of self study options out there, start with getting one of the free database products from the main vendors such as DB2, Oracle, SQL Server or MySQL.  Then find the free online learning resources through google searches or database forums.  This teaches you the technical aspects of using the products.  The other side of database development is data modelling theory.  Understanding normalisation, modelling techniques, star schemas etc.  This might be easier by getting a learning manual.\n\nThis will only take you so far.  You need to be using a database for real project work to develop experience to become a great database builder.
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As a business librarian, I suggest you try Hoovers business database:\n\nhttp://premium.hoovers.com\n\nThis is the best place to build current, accurate, and comprehensive company and business lists.
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The way I did it was through the Better Business Bureau online. When you go to their website you just put in the name of the company and that information will be there.
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I develop databases for companies and get to work from home a good amount of time.  You just have to learn to program and build databases.  There are many ways to do this.  SQL  is very common and very good.
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pick a company - lets say a shoe store. use a paragraph telling what goes on in a shoe store - keeping an inventory -making sails - keeping books - paying staff etc. Then show how each of these activities could be improved by the use of a computer - speed - accuracy - ability to handle large amounts of data. Then finish it by talking about how a relational data base like Access would handle all of it.
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Your prospective employer will probably already have somebody in mind to examine you who knows what standards your new company has etc and that your new company can trust to be completely honest with them. Otherwise you could be typing your own, for all anybody knows. See what I mean?
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A database does not have to be that complicated. It can be a great help, especially if you can carry it around with you. \n\nIn its simplest form, a database is simply a structured way to organize information. This might be a list of customers, sales figures or even how far you drove to meet with a client. Software for your Windows Mobile powered Pocket PC or Smartphone allows you to access and update that information from anywhere and sync it with the data stored on your office computer. \n\nCROSSMARK, which helps consumer goods manufacturers and retailers ensure that products are on shelves and priced correctly, uses database analytic tools and Pocket PCs to help its field workers fix problems quickly. \n\nWhen its 13,000-plus field workers visit stores, they do not have to waste time trolling for problems. Instead, its database software finds potential issues by analyzing sales data, and alerts field workers through their Pocket PCs. \n\n"We kind of equate it to having a fire truck driving around looking for a fire," says Charlie Orndorff, vice president of Infrastructure Services for CROSSMARK. "Instead, we tell them where the fires are. Through the mobile technology, we're able to do that." \n\nIn the retail industry where profit margins are razor thin, the use of mobile databases has paid immediate dividends. CROSSMARK was able to boost sales of ready-to-eat cereal and disposable diapers by 3 percent. \n\n"That's huge," Orndorff says, "especially in categories that are as mature as those two categories are. That's a huge win." \n\nWhile CROSSMARK developed a custom application to display the data on the Pocket PCs, you don't have to be a programmer—or a large business—to make use of the technology. There are many database applications available already for Pocket PCs and Smartphones. Even if your company isn't making use of mobile databases, you could find it worthwhile to set up your own. \n\nOne possible use could involve using a database to keep track of your expenses and automatically file for reimbursement. \n\nWithout a database, you have to carry receipts around with you all of the time and a paper notebook to keep track of your mileage. When you sit down with all of the paper at the end of the day, it can be tough to remember which expenses resulted from which clients or projects. And there's always a significant risk you could lose one of your scraps of paper – and its data – before you were able to enter it in a more formal system. \n\nA portable database eliminates those problems. You can enter your expenses as soon as you incur them. You can even add special fields and put expenses into your own categories. You can also add flags to help you itemize your deductions for income taxes. \n\nWhile you could accomplish much of this with Pocket Excel, it is often easier with a database. In order to sort and analyze the data later, you would have to set up columns in Excel for every category of information you would like to collect. Each expense would then be a separate row. \n\nYou would have to be very careful to make sure that you entered everything into the appropriate field in your giant grid, which is not the easiest thing to do with a limited viewing area.
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Whatever price the current owner is asking for this business, he should be able to support with accurate financial data.\n\nAsk for the last 12 months of financial statements - Profit and Loss Statements, Balance Sheets, etc. Then pick a few months at random, and ask the owner for the supporting documentation (receipts, bank statements, invoices, check stubs, etc.). You will want to make sure that the financial statements are accurate.\n\nIf the owner of this business is unwilling or unable to provide you with this data, DO NOT BUY THIS BUSINESS.
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Whats your specialty?\n\nCreate a database of your information. and sell it!