Index
-> Finance
-> Import &
Export
-> Internet
& Security
-> Legal Issues
-> Resource
Sites
-> Sales &
Marketing
-> Search Engines
-> Starting
& Growing a Business
-> Women in Business
-> Young Business
People
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Finance
Better
Payments Practice group
How to get money from overdue clients, legally.
British Venture Capital Association - for biggish borrowers.
Good Business plan download.
Creditsafe
Provides a debt prevention service with credit information
about sole traders and multinationals.
DTI
site
Follow link to Business Support for "SMART", grants
and loan initiatives.
Venturedome
Internet portal for Venture capital
with regular e-newsletter.
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Import
& Export
Trade
Partners UK
Export advice, reports on most countries in the world, travel
advice, web sites, opportunities, product sector search
India
123
The biggest and best search engine for India.
EuroInfo
Centre
Access to a range of specialist information and advisory
services to help companies to develop their business in
Europe.
Asian
Products
The largest Asian search engine to buy, sell and locate
suppliers.
County
Web
Directory for 2.45 million UK businesses by county plus
overseas search engines for '000s of buyers and suppliers.
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Internet & Security
Metronet
Ltd
Harrow based ISP, low priced domain registration and much
more.
Trend
Micro
Provides a free on line virus scan of your
system. No registration or purchase.
Vmyths.com
Gives you the latest on virus hoaxes and links to useful
sites.
Zone
Labs
Provides the safety of dynamic firewall', free for personal
and non profit use.
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Legal Issues
Business
Names Register will check your business name
and register it, at a price! Useful name checking facility.
Companies
House
Guidance, booklets, email advice and search facilities for
forming Limited Company. Access to register of companies.
Customs
& Excise site for VAT and other information.
Data
Protection Agency, register for the DPA and
check scams.
Inland
Revenue site giving simple guide to starting
a business!
Intellectual
Property
Another Govt site doing the same as the Patent Office, but
better!
Law
Society
Articles about legal issues affecting new businesses, contracts,
legal status and lawyers who give free consultations.
Legal
Pulse
UK site offering legal documents , advice and information,
at a price!
Patent
Office site for help on copyright, patents,
design rights, trade marks and intellectual property with
guidance notes.
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Resource Sites
Applegate
L ists 35,000 companies by name, telephone, place, contact
name, employees and product. By town, code no – awesome!
.
DTI
Links to their sites, and information on start-up, expansions
and innovation in business.
Government
entry point to UK public sector information on the Internet
.
National
Statistics provides the latest comprehensive
range of official UK statistics and free access to some
recent publications.
Business
Centre Association
Find new premises here, the most comprehensive
listing of business centres in the UK.
Excellent map search facility.
Green-Works
Non-Profit social enterprise providing quality office furniture
at low cost to charities, schools, small businesses, community
groups and hospitals. Vast quantities of redundant office
furniture are secured from public and private organisations
for re-distribution across the UK, creating valuable employment
and training opportunities in deprived areas.
www.londoncakes.com
Marketing hospitality - quality food products - to the
business market.
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Sales & Marketing
Better
Business
Monthly subscription magazine aimed at those working from
home with e-magazine. Useful articles and portal.
The
Business Start Page
US site aimed at the start up market. Useful articles and
tips.
Clearly
Business features articles on all aspects of
business, marketing, law, tax, information and more. Brilliant
site for new businesses.
Small
Business Now is an American advice site for
small businesses with great articles.
Small
Business Gateway for entrepreneurs in Scotland
but with useful articles on finance, business planning and
training - plus freebies!
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Search Engines
020
The first search engine purely for London. Easy to register
your site.
All
The Web
Fastest and most comprehensive search engine with over 300m
pages of information. UK based, country and language specific
searches.
Search
Engine Watch
Check your own site listing or learn more about search engines.
North
West London Business Directory
A search engine for local businesses with free listings.
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Starting & Growing a Business
Abbey
National
Briefing sheets for 150 topics giving information of everything!
Alliance
& Leicester
Starting guidance and helpful Cost Calculator for 115 businesses.
Valuable help for costing the setting up of a business.
BBV
(Brent Business Venture)
Enterprise Agency for Brent providing similar services to
Harrow in Business
BT
for Business is aimed at the start up market
from business plan templates to ordering business cards.
Includes 30 Fact Sheets in pdf.
Business
Bureau UK
Small business information resource site with dozens of
useful articles.
Business
Link site with information about grants, starting,
legal status, patents, running and expanding a business.
Business
Enterprise Centre Hammersmith & Fulham.
Enterprise Support Organisation supported through the local
authority. The site provides information, training and development
details for individuals seeking assistance especially in
Hammersmith & Fulham
The
Business Owners Newsletter
Monthly e-newsletter, articles, tips and ideas for those
running or just starting a business.
Inc
Magazine
Huge US site, well written by experts in starting and growing
a business. Guides and articles on marketing, advertising,
PR and product sales.
The
Mail Order Centre will sell your product without
the hassle of worrying about orders, despatch, complains
and returns.
National
Federation of Enterprise Agencies
Free and independent source of advice through 250 accredited
e-Business Advisers. Useful general business links.
Quicken
Books
US information site for tips, advice, help with starting,
running and expanding a business.
Start
in Business
UK site with businesses for sale, information, advice, premises
etc.
Startups.co.uk
Useful help to anyone just beginning or in the early years
of business
The
Business Connection
Probably the most active business club in London. Specifically
geared for new, young and growing businesses. Site contains
useful information, tips and guidance as well a series of
business information and development guides.
ZD
Net
Another US site similar to Inc.com. Good Q & A section.
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Women in Business
Aurora
Women’s Network
Europe’s largest network.
British
Association of Women Entrepreneurs site with
information for women in business
Every
Woman
Massive portal with links to everyone including professionals
by post code.
Gwen
Rhys
Networking catalyst and trainer.
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Young People in Business
British
Franchise Association site tells you what is
involved in franchise – just in case you want a ‘safer’
route to self employment!
New
Business Voice includes a product and service
directory, comprehensive discussion groups, case studies,
articles and free offers for new businesses.
Prince’s
Trust was set up by Prince Charles to help
young people become self employed, to provide mentors and
act as lender of last resort. And it does a brilliant job!
Real
Deal from Channel 4
Brilliant start-up site with a 24 question test to case
studies of inventor/entrepreneurs
Shell
LiveWire helps 16 – 30 year olds to develop
their own business and hosts a national competition for
new business start-ups.
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