Enterprise Nation

Useful Links

Here are some links to sites and organisations that we think might interest you.

• Business Link
  UK Business support, information and advice.
• Fast Company
  Managment, leadership and career advice for business executives
• bCentral
  Advice for UK small businesses powered by Microsoft
• Bytestart.co.uk
  UK small business portal with no-nonsense guides, articles and tips for start ups and existing small companies.
• Fair Finance Consortium
  The Consortium can help if you've had difficulty accessing Business or Personal loans from traditional sources.
• Professional Contractors Group
  Protecting and promoting the interests of freelance consultants and contractors.
• business Startup Community
  Helping business start-ups, entrepreneurs and business owners to meet and develop opportunities both online and face-to-face at Business Community – Live! events: advice, exchange and networking.
• The Telework Association
  The Telework Association is a membership organisation providing information, advice and support to enable individuals, whether employed or self employed, to make a success of mobile, home-based and flexible ways of working.
• smallbusiness.co.uk
  Helping your business think big.
• BizHelp 24
  Info | Advice | Finance
• Homeworking.com
  The place to help you build a life working at home.
• Internet Homeworking Directory
  Work from home opportunities
• Offices Please
  UK Serviced Offices, Business Centres, Office Space to rent, Virtual Office Services and Meeting Rooms Nationwide.
• In my prime
  In my prime is an organisation for mature people rethinking their lives.
• W:ISE
  Women Investing in Skills for Entrepreneurship
• Enterprise HQ: Shropshire
  Shropshire's first venue designed exclusively for rural home-based entrepreneurs and business people on the move.
• Federation of Small Businesses
  The FSB is the largest campaigning pressure group promoting and protecting the interests of the self-employed and owners of small firms.
• Visible Women
  For women in their over 50's looking to start a business.
• Bizwiki
  Bizwiki is the UK's free business listing site that anyone can edit.
• Buziness121
  The business viewsletter. This site is owned and operated by the Bytestart team. Bytestart is one of the UK’s leading small business sites. Business121 has been expanded to provide the Bytestart team with a good place to air their views on happenings in the small business world.
• WiRE
  The dynamic UK networking and business club for rural women in business - WiRE, Women in Rural Enterprise
• Small Business Advice

     Provides online advice and a one to one consultation from local business advisors, to people who are considering starting up, or developing their own small business

• West Midlands Woman

      Online business advice, training, fact sheets, tips, templates for aspiring and existing women entrepreneurs from the Women’s Business Development Agency

• Home Business Insurance

     A site for your home business insurance needs.

• Find Networking Events

     An online directory of UK business networking events.

• Angels Den

      Secure funding for your business, from angel investors, online.

• Community Development Finance Association

      Access Community Development Finance Institutions who may be able to help with a loan, when banks or building societies cannot.

• Real Business

     A magazine and online resource for businesses employing 10 or more people.

• Undress4success.com

      Make the road less traveled your way to work.

• Flexible Skills Bank

     Specialists in sourcing flexible staff for businesses by matching them with part time job seekers.

• Freelancersintheuk.com

A way for UK-based freelancers to advertise their skills and talents on the Internet, and for organisations, agencies and individuals to source freelance personnel for projects and contracts.