ADVICE - BUSINESS |
Business Volunteer Mentors
Business advice for new starts and exisiting businesses
www.bvm.org.uk
Citizens Advice Bureau
www.adviceguide.org.uk
Federation of Small Businesses
www.fsb.org.uk
G Start
www.gstart.info
Business start up information for graduates
InBiz Ltd
www.inbiz.co.uk
Help for unemployed prople who would like to start their own business
Innovateurs
www.innovateurs.com
Sharing of resource. Free support for innovative entrepreneurss
National Federation of Enterprise Agencies
www.nfea.com
Regional Development Agencies
www.englandsrdas.com
Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) were set up by Government to
promote sustainable economic development in England
Small Business
www.smallbusiness.co.uk
A range of advice for small businesses
Small Business Advice
www.smallbusinessadvice.org.uk
Free and independent source of information
Small Business Service
www.sbs.gov.uk
Government Action Plan for Small Business
UK Business Forums
www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk
Wired Wessex
www.wiredwessex.com
Offers support and advice for IT and new media
BUSINESS PLANNING |
A New Business
www.anewbusiness.co.uk
Free online search tool for business names, trade marks, domain names
Business Plan Help
www.businessplanhelp.co.uk
Help with business plans
Freeparking
www.freeparking.com
Find out if a domain name is available. Buy it online
Pay On Time
www.payonetime.co.uk
Site of the Better Payment Practice Campaign
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES |
Blind Association
www.bbaltd.org.uk
Disability Rights Commission
www.drc-gb.org
Nat Asoc of Ex-offenders
www.unlockprison.org.uk
Website of the National
FAMILY HELP |
Childcare Link
www.childcarelink.gov.uk
Government site of Sure Start
Maternity Alliance
www.maternityalliance.org.uk
Providing guidance and advice for parents
One Parent Families
www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk
A charity offering support for lone parents
FRANCHIES INFORMATION |
Be The Boss
betheboss.com/franchise
List of UK franchises available
British Franchise Association
www.british-franchise.org
Home of the governing body for franchises
FUNDING SOURCES |
Enham Business Ability
www.enham.org.uk
Fredericks Foundation
www.fredericksfoundation.org
Live Wire
www.shell-livewire.org
Prime
www.primeinitiative.org.uk
Princes Trust
www.princes-trust.org.uk
South Coast Moneyline
www.scmoneyline.org.uk
Young Enterprise
www.young-enterprise.org.uk
GOVERNMENT SITES |
Companies House
www.companieshouse.gov.uk
Companies House official site
Innovation Unit
www.innovation.gov.uk
Office of Fair Trading
www.oft.gov.uk
Small Business Service
www.sbs.gov.uk
The UK Patent Office
www.patent.gov.uk
Copyright, Designs, Patents and Trade Marks in the UK
Trade & Industry
www.dti.gov.uk
UK Trade and Investment
www.invest.uktradeinvest.gov.uk
HEALTH & SAFETY |
Health & Safety Executive
www.hse.gov.uk
Home of H& S executive free leaflets available
INSURANCE |
All Business Insurance
www.allbusinessinsurance.co.uk
Insurance quotations
Insurance Services
www.insuranceservices.co.uk
Insurance quotes online
LEARNING |
Learndirect
www.learndirect.co.uk
Hundreds of online courses
Life Long Learning
www.lifelonglearning.co.uk
Career Development Loan information
Next Step
www.link2learn.co.uk
New Entrepreneur Scholarships Programme
www.nesprogramme.org
Helps people in disadvantaged areas to start in business
The Association of Business Schools
www.the-abs.org.uk
LEGAL ADVICE |
Law Society
www.lawsociety.co.uk
MARKETING ORGANISATIONS |
Institute of Marketing
www.cim.co.uk
Your Marketing Manager
yourmarketingmanager.co.uk
Free marketing resource
NEWSLETTERS - BUSINESS |
Business Bricks
www.businessbricks.co.uk
Small Business Newsletter
First Voice
www.firstvoice.co.uk
"Business Network"magazine
ORGANISATIONS - BUSINESS |
Chambers of Commerce
www.chamberonline.co.uk
Business Link
www.businesslink.gov.uk
Confederation of British Industry
www.cbi.org.uk
Forum of Private Business
www.fpb.co.uk
Institute of Directors
www.ido.co.uk
Institute of Management
www.inst-mgt.org.uk
Institute of Management
www.cima.org.uk
Institute of Small Business Affairs
www.isbauk.org
International Council for Small Business
www.icsb.org
Musicians Union
www.musiciansunion.org.uk
Trade Association Directory
www.taforum.org
PORTALS - BUSINESS |
All Business
www.allbusiness.com
Biz Help 24
www.bizhelp24.com
Byte Start
www.bytestart.co.uk
Forum 4 Business
www.forum4business.com
New Business
www.newbusiness.co.uk
Now lets get started
www.nowletsgetstarted.co.uk
Real Business
www.realbusiness.co.uk
Small Biz
www.smallbiz.uk.com
Small Business
www.smallbusiness.co.uk
Start in business
www.startinbusiness.co.uk
Start Ups
www.startups.co.uk
Starting my business
www.startingmybusiness.biz
Total-entrepreneur
www.total-entrepreneur.com
Ultimate Guide
www.theultimateguide.net
REFERENCE SOURCES |
BBC
www.bbc.co.uk/freshstart/start_a_business
Business Start Up section
Beyond Bricks
beyondbricks.ecademy.com
B2B networking site
Business Know How
www.businessknowhow.com
US based site also provides free weekly newsletter
Businessballs
www.businessballs.com
Free material & ideas
Checkmyfile
www.checkmyfile.com
Obtain free neighbourhood searches - useful research tool
Cobweb
www.cobwebinfo.com
Home of BIF's and BOP's; also the place to subscribe to BAD News e-mail
letter
Entrepreneur
www.entrepreneur.com
US information site
My Business
www.mybusiness.co.uk
Business information
Nomis Web
www.nomisweb.co.uk
Government statistics
Starting a Business
www.startingabusinessinbritain.com
Statistics
www.statistics.co.uk
Government statistics
Up My Street
www.upmystreet.com
Info by postcode area
Small Business Research
smallbusinessportal.co.uk
Small Business Research
TAX |
Customs & Excise
www.hmce.gov.uk
Inland Revenue
www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk
WOMENS ORGANSIATIONS |
Every Woman
www.everywoman.co.uk
Mother at Work
www.motheratwork.co.uk
Womens Wisdom
www.womenswisdom.co.uk
Organisation helping women thinking of starting a business.
WEB DIRECTORIES |
SouthernUK
Online advertising and web design
www.southernuk.com
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