Local Enterprise Partnerships
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) are companies limited by guarantee, typically set up as partnerships between the private sector and local authorities, with support from central Government depending on their individual circumstances. They deliver business support services under contract, to the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), to Business Links, to the Single Regeneration Budget (SRB) and, increasingly, to overseas customers. The agencies' key purpose is to promote economic regeneration by the setting up of small firms.
CLICK HERE TO FIND YOUR LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP
Business Link
Business Link is the national business advice service in England. Use this site to get straightforward information for your business needs and to access a wide network of business support organisations.
Tel: 0845 600 9006.
The Small Business Gateway
The Small Business Gateway is a service provided by the Scottish Enterprise Network and its local partners. It provides a single access point to a range of integrated services for businesses in Scotland.
Tel: 0845 609 6611.
fs4b
fs4b is a free, impartial information service for Wales created to find the answers to your business questions. Whether you are an established company, a new idea, a sole trader or an employer of hundreds, Business Eye is here to help and can put you in contact with support from the public, private or voluntary sectors.
Tel: 08457 969798
Locate your regional centre
Chartered Institute of Marketing
Moor Hall
Cookham
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 9QH
Tel: 01628 427500
Fax: 01628 427499
Largest professional body for sales and marketing professionals in the UK
The Institute of Sales and Marketing Management
Romeland House
Romeland Hill
St Albans
AL3 4ET
Tel: 01727 812500
Fax: 01727 812525
The foremost professional body for salespeople in the UK.
Regional Language Network Yorkshire & The Humber
The Quadrant
Suite 5
Parkway Business Park
99 Parkway Avenue
Sheffield
S9 4WG
Tel: 0870 0493 485
Fax: 0870 0493 486
The Regional Language Network Yorkshire and Humber helps organisations to communicate more effectively with suppliers and customers overseas. It offers a range of free advice on all aspects of international communication including language training, translation, interpreting, international student placements, employing multilingual staff and much more.
The Institute of Public Relations
The Old Trading House
15 Northburgh Street
London
EC1V 0PR
Tel: 020 7253 5151
Fax: 020 7250 3556
With over 7500 members, the Institute of Public Relations is the largest professional body for public relations practitioners in Europe. IPR specialises in developing skills, raising standards, rewarding excellence and supporting its members.
IoD - Institute Of Directors
116 Pall Mall
London
SW1Y 5ED
Tel: 020 7839 1233
Fax: 020 7930 1949
The Institute of Directors (IoD) is the leading membership organisation for directors who are responsible for the strategic direction of companies. From free business information and advice to training and professional development.
Trade Fairs & Exhibitions UK
The official web site for the UK exhibition industry.
Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
Canterbury House
2-6 Sydenham Rd
Croydon
Surrey
CRO 9XE
Tel: 020 8686 2052
Fax: 020 8680 5723
Trade Marks are becoming an important asset of businesses today. It is important to register anything that is unique to your business. ITMA has put together a simple five step guide to take you through the process of registering your Trade Mark.
Trade Partners UK
The new UK government organisation responsible for all trade promotion and development work.
Our Sales Leads Service offers British companies free export sales leads from our staff in British embassies worldwide, matched to your interests, and e-mailed direct to your desktop.
Free global publicity. If your business trades internationally you will automatically get a free entry on our UK Suppliers database. Your entry will include a detailed description of your company's products or services, described in your own words, with a free link to your company website. British embassies worldwide use this service to answer enquiries from local buyers looking for British products and services. Check if you have an entry, and either update or register as necessary.
More detailed sector information. Valuable export market research from reputable 3rd party sources. This information has been purchased by Trade Partners UK for British businesses' exclusive use, and is designed to supplement the sector information published on this website. You need to be a registered sales leads service ("TradeUK") customer to access this information.
Office of Fair Trading
Fleetbank House,
2-6 Salisbury Square,
London
EC4Y 8JX
08457 224499
The job of the OFT is to make sure that consumers have as much choice as possible across all the different sectors of the marketplace. As an independent professional organisation, the OFT plays a leading role in promoting and protecting consumer interests throughout the UK, while ensuring that businesses are fair and competitive. Our tools to carry out this work are the powers granted to the OFT under consumer and competition legislation.