Useful websites
There are lots of great websites around that contain comprehensive information on enterprise - from starting up a business to worplace enterprise.
Check some of them out below - they could give you some ideas and content for an Enterprise Week event. They're also great websites to direct the young people attending you event to go to if they want more information.
Small Business Pro Offers help and advice for starting up a new business and building an existing business.
Whatever you are a sole trader, have a family run business, own a retail shop, restaurant, consultant, hairdresser or a small hotel, you'll get inspiration as well as advice and help to improve your marketing, get loan finance, turn more prospects into customers or simply start your business by learning from successful entrepreneurs.
Teneric Business Plans The UK's largest business planning site, visit this website to get sample business plans, planning wizards and useful templates written by industry experts and planning professionals.
Mamut Start-up Thinking of starting a business? Mamut StartUp makes those first crucial steps easier! From business planning to invoicing your customers and selling online, Mamut StartUp helps build a successful business from day one.Includes an interactive Business Planner, Contact Management database, hosted website with webshop, web portal with tips and advice on starting your business, sales order and invoicing functions, online survey program and 1GB online backup and file storage.
For more information and to order your FREE copy of Mamut StartUp, call 0800 032 5616, email info@mamut.co.uk or visit www.mamut.co.uk
Bizsimple Designed for people who are considering setting up their own small business. The site is based on the founders' own 'coalface' experiences of running several successful small businesses and delivering advice to potential entrepreneurs over the past 17 years.
Business Gateway Practical help, advice and support for new and growing businesses in Scotland.
Business Eye Business Eye is a free, impartial information service for Wales created to find the answers to your business questions.
Businesslink Offers advice ranging from business start ups, finance and grants, taxes, employment and environmental issues surrounding businesses.
Business ZoneAdvice, news and features helping you to start and grow your own business. Advice on finance, an events diary with listings of events and exhibitions, and blogs offering advice.
Byte Start Offers advice ranging from guidance on business start ups, business plans, money and tax.
CentaCenta provides a range of funded and commercial services aimed at new entrepreneurs and established firms.
Ethical Business Support Programme The Ethnic Business Support Programme is dedicated to helping members of Wales' ethnic community realise their entrepreneurial ambitions.
Female Franchise Femal Franchise is the UK's leading business opportunities resource website linking franchising to women in the business commuinity.
Ideas UKIdeas UK is the only professional, not for profit, association in the UK dedicated to the development of efficient and effective staff suggestion schemes. Ideas UK provides professional support, advice and guidance to organisations wishing to utilise formal programmes to capture suggestions and creative ideas from within thereby promoting creativity and innovation.
Love My IdeaLove My Idea is primarily a social and business ideas network. A free and secure online portal where ideas can be heard, loved, nourished and encouraged by the community of members committed to changing the way we think about our street, our community and our world.
Make Your Mark Inspiring young people to have an idea and make it happen, the Make Your Mark campaign runs a variety of competitions, projects and initiatives - including Enterprise Week!
New Business New Business is an online magazine offering useful business advice for all UK firms, from starting up, franchising to floatation.
North West Business Club The Northwest Business Club offers clearly defined areas of activity which allows you to communicate with potential customers, suppliers, business partners and other audiences that may be critical to your success
Rhodes-Blakeman Associates This site offers general advice and information to businesses, and provides help to prospective UK SMEs on setting up a company.
Small Business Provides a range of information from starting a business, business finance to starting a business abroad.
Spark, Leeds University Spark is a business startup service, based at the University of Leeds Careers Centre which advises and assists students and graduates interested in self employment or setting up a business.
Startups An online business support magazine, with information on starting new businesses, franchises or buying businesses.
The Blue Orchid Blue Orchid is an accredited provider of business support and consultancy.
UK Business ForumsUK Business forums for business help and advice from business owners and managers.
UK Small Business Directory This section of the UK Small Business Directory offers advice to those thinking of starting a small business, it offers start up advice and information on forming a limited company.
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