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freelancer.com 🟠 2026-05-06

🔹 Compilation of UK Small Business Data
👤 Client: 🇮🇳 gurugram, India Member since 2015-09-16
💰 Price: $82 Average bid
🚩 Problem: Gather comprehensive details on UK small businesses, including contact information, for a database.
📦 Existing: [Not specified]

Specifications:

[Target] Collect name, contact number, email ID, and LinkedIn profile (if available) for UK small businesses, solo owners, or home-based businesses.
[Method] Utilize web scraping techniques to gather data from public sources. Ensure compliance with legal and ethical guidelines.
[UI/UX] Not applicable
[Stack] Python (BeautifulSoup, Scrapy), SQL database management tools (e.g., PostgreSQL)
[Security] Implement measures to protect scraped data privacy and security. Use secure coding practices.
[Format] Store data in a structured JSON or CSV format for easy integration into existing databases.

Workflow:

Define the scope of businesses to target based on UK criteria (e.g., size, industry).
Identify reliable public sources where business information can be scraped from.
Develop and test web scraping scripts ensuring they comply with legal and ethical standards.
Execute scraping tasks in batches to avoid detection by websites.
Clean and validate the collected data for accuracy and completeness.
Store the compiled data in a structured database format.