Whether your thinking of starting a business, or already a sole trader or a SME (Small to Medium sized Enterprise) you'll find a wealth of resources providing business information, advice, support, issues, articles, events and business news.
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Comment: Search for information on hundreds of business, financial and accounting software products and consultants. Instead of sifting through brochures, websites and advertisements you can find business and accounting software products to suit the needs of your business, simply by searching their database.
Comment: First Tuesday are a network for innovation and technology. They bring together players in the technologies sector, entrepreneurs and managers of new ventures, venture capitalists and investors, service providers, intrapreneurs and technology managers in corporate entities. The site has information relating to the cities involved along with the services and events on offer.
Comment: A pressure group working on behalf of private business and helping its members cope with day-to-day problems by influencing laws and policies affecting businesses and supporting their profitability. Find out how to join, read more about their current campaigns and research, and take a look at their products and benefits section.
Comment: Online UK and offshore company formation service. They will help you get your company up and running, introducing you to banks onshore or offshore in tax havens, providing you with a Virtual Office service and all other related services. Site provides you with in depth information on forming your own offshore company and how it can save you money.
Comment: The Business Information Service (BIS) is part of The British Library and supports companies both large and small by providing access to a comprehensive collection of business information. The collections comprise of both electronic and print information sources. Research factsheets, business sources on the net and the top 100 UK companies annual reports are available online.
Comment: Part of Masons, an international legal practice with an interest in new media, IT and the internet. This site provides guides, articles and news stories relating to everything from the drawing up of on-line contracts and agreements to issues of taxation and defamation. You will also find sample contracts, checklists and other documents to aid your business planning.
Comment: Part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, WorldPay payment solutions are used by businesses both big and small. WorldPay allows you to accept a universal range of payments through one merchant account, one payment processing system, 24/7. You can manage your transaction, billing and WorldAlert (anti-fraud) data online.
Comment: "Without a doubt, deciding to pursue an MBA changes your life - it did mine" (George Yip, Associate Dean). Your opportunities will broaden, your knowledge will expand, and your personal qualities will be enhanced. The question now is: how much? The London Business School MBA is a highly international programme with over 50 nationalities represented on the programme.
Comment: Privacy Laws & Business has been successfully advising organisations on integrating data protection and privacy laws into good business practice since 1987. Fulfilling this need for specialist help by concentrating on providing an independent, comprehensive and international data protection laws information and consulting service.