Useful Business Links
- Accountancy Related
- Businesses For Sale
- Business Start Up Advice
- Creative Thinking
- Debt Collection & Management
- Employment Related
- General Business Assistance
- Grants
- Health & Safety
- Imports and Exports
- Information Technology
- Law
- Local Directories
- Marketing
- News
- Pensions & Investments
- Raising Finance
- Stockmarkets
- Training
Accountancy Related
- Institute Of Chartered Accountants In England and Wales
- Institute Of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
- Institute of Financial Accountants
- Chartered Institute Of Management Accountants
- Association Of Accounting Technicians
- Chartered Institute Of Taxation
- The Association Of International Accountants
- Institute Of Internal Auditors
- Audit Commission
- Accounting Web
Designed for the accounting community to provide accounting information. - The Institute of Certified Bookkeepers
Businesses For Sale
Business Start Up Advice
Wide ranging commercial small business advice sites with stacks of free advice...
Other useful start up sites...
- Businesses and Self-employed - GOV.UK
- HM Revenue & Customs
Advice from Revenue and Customs on business start up issues. - Princes Trust
Independent help for 16-30 year olds in developing their own business.
Creative Thinking
- Thinksmart.com
- Mindjet.com
Mind mapping software - Enchanted Mind
- The Daily Motivator
Thought for the day, have it emailed to you every day.
Debt Collection & Management
- Guide to Late Payment of Commerical Debts (interest) Act 1998
- Insolvency Service
- Citizens Advice Guide To Debt
- Consumer Credit Counselling Service
- National DebtLine
Employment Related
- Department for Work & Pensions
- Bank Holidays
- Employers: Preventing discrimination
- Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Working, Jobs & Pensions - GOV.UK
- Flexible Working
- ACAS
- Trade Unions Congress
General Business Assistance
- Federation Of Small Businesses
The leading political lobby for British small business. - Department for Business Innovation & Skills
- British Standards Institute
- Companies House
- British Franchise Association
- Institute Of Directors
- Confederation Of British Industry
- British Chambers
- Trade Association Forum
Grants
Health & Safety
- Health & Safety Executive
Government health & safety advice. - British Safety Council
- Health & Safety Books
- First Aid At Work
- Health and Safety at Work - GOV.UK
Imports and Exports
- HM Customs and Excise uktrade info site
Authoritative and up to date knowledge on UK imports and exports. - Export Credits Guarantee Department
The UK's official export credit agency. - British Exporters Association
- Institute Of Export
- UK Trade & Investment
Information Technology
- Microsoft Knowledge Base
A searchable technical support database that will help you when things go wrong with Microsoft products. - Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Download.com
Great download site. - ZDNet Downloads
For FREE software downloads. - WinDrivers
One-stop source for device drivers, anti-virus updates and security patches. - PC World
The online store - Winzip
The zip file utility for windows. - PC Mechanic
Reference site for PC users. - Get Safe Online
Protect yourself against internet threats.
Law
- Online UK Legislation
The full text of all new Public General Acts since 1988 are available via these Web Pages and updated regularly. - Law Society Of England and Wales
- Law Society Of Scotland
- Competition and Markets Authority
- Trading Standards
- Data Protection/Freedom Of Information(Information Commissioners Office)
- Lawyers For Your Business
A network of 1,200 solicitor firms in England and Wales offering free half-hour consultations to small businesses. - Intellectual Property Office
Responsible for Intellectual Property (Copyright, Designs, Patents and Trade Marks) in the UK.
Local Directories
Marketing
- Marketing Law
- Chartered Institute Of Marketing
- Direct Marketing Association
- Academy Of Marketing
- Direct Selling Association
- Royal Mail
- Marketing UK
- Marketing Survival Kit
- Cardell Media
Strategies to grow your business. - eCustomerServiceWorld
For marketing lists...
News
- Financial Times
- Daily Telegraph
- Times Online
- The Guardian
- BBC
- ITN
- Reuters
- thisismoney.co.uk
- Number 10
News straight from the horses mouth - Bloomberg
Premier financial news. - Accountancy Age
News from the accountancy profession. - The Economist
- National Statistics Office
Home of official UK statistics. - The Sun!
Pensions & Invesments
- Financial Conduct Authority
- Pension Calculator
A tool to help you work out how much retirement income you might receive from what you save. - The Pension Service (Dept for Work and Pensions)
- Pensions Ombudsman
Raising Finance
Stockmarkets
Training
- The Open University
- Department for Education
- Investors In People
- Apprenticeships
- Learn Direct
Distance learning, online courses, computer courses and adult courses. - Training Zone