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Starting Your Own Business

www.businesslink.gov.uk/ free practical business advice

www.primeinitiative.org.uk/ a charity that helps the over 50’s set up in business

http://www.insight.bt.com/Journeys/Thinking/ The BT guide which is quite useful

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/startingup/ information from revenue & customs….

http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/ helps young people up to 30 start their own business with loans etc

www.smallbusiness.co.uk/channels/small-business-finance/government-grants/ government grants for small businesses

http://www.startinbusiness.co.uk/finance/form.htm/ for government loans

http://www.berr.gov.uk/ for government advice on business enterprise

http://www.bvca.co.uk/home/ the British Venture Capital Association site…

http://www.ipo.gov.uk/ the intellectual property office

www.barclaysmicrosites.co.uk/start_up/landing_battery.html help with business planning

http://www.englandsrdas.com/  your Regional Development Agency that also can help…

...plus many universities have very good advisory services/grants etc for small businesses

http://www.nesta.org.uk/ investors in early stage innovative businesses

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