Business Debtline

A free, confidential, and impartial advice service on how to deal with debt problems.

Home Business Guide

Information and guidance covering the essentials for setting up a business from home.

Better Business for All

Better Business for All helps you to find what you need to do to achieve or maintain compliance for your business.

UnLtd - Growing your social business

Funding and support on offer to social entrepreneurs looking to grow their social enterprise.

Barclays Business Insights

Barclays Business Insights is an online tool that offers business resources and tips.

UK Learning Station

UK Leaning Station offer a wide range of courses for individuals.

The Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes Regulations 2015

The options for businesses, and the information requirements, for resolving disputes out of court.

HMRC - HM Revenue & Customs - E-Learning Guides

Online learning guides for certain business sectors and for those looking to start a business.

Registering A Partnership

Information and guidance on registering a partnership.

BGF

BGF can provide the know-how, connections and capital you need to grow your business.

Setting up a CIC

Information and guidance on how to set up a Community Interest Company.

UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund

Equity investment available to eligible businesses to support the commercialisation of UK science and technology.

Simply Business

Specialist small business insurance tailored to your needs.

Legal guidance on starting a business under 18 years old

Information to help people under the age of 18 with some of the important rules when starting a business at that age.

Trading Disclosures (Trading As, Business Names, Displaying Business Information, Business Websites)

Information and legislation for the use, display and disclosure of company, business and trading names.

HMRC Self employed ready reckoner

Are you looking for a tool to help you to budget for tax costs?

Registering a CIC - Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to frequently asked questions providing information on registering a Community Interest Company.

Young Enterprise

A range of programmes and initiative are available for young people across the UK.

The Farming Innovation Programme

 The Farming Innovation Programme funds projects that benefit farmers, growers and foresters in England.

Health and Safety: The basics for your business

Useful information for your business regarding Health and Safety.

Business Guardian Angel (AXA)

A free resource created by AXA Business Insurance to provide news and advice to support small businesses.

HMRC Community Forums

The small business forum offers small businesses and the self-employed a forum and support and guidance needed to start, grow, and manage your business.

BVCA - British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association

An industry body for the private equity and venture capital industry in the UK.

Subsidiaries, trading as business names, umbrella companies

Guidance on the sub-structure options for limited companies.

UKRI - UK Research and Innovation

UK Research and Innovation collaborate with other research centres to build an inclusive research and innovation system.

UnLtd - Support for Social Entrepreneurs

Support available to social enterprises including online resources, mentoring, network events and more.

ISO Accreditation

ISO is an independent, non-governmental membership organization They help companies to access new markets, level the playing field for developing countries and facilitate free and fair global trade.

BITC - Business in the Community

BITC work with their members to continually improve responsible business practices.

Shaw Trust

Support for disabled and disadvantaged people to prepare for work or start a business.

British Chambers of Commerce

The British Chambers of Commerce help firms of all sizes to achieve more.

Learning Curve Group

Learning Curve has available a wealth of courses to support employers, learners and education providers.

UnLtd - Starting your social business

Funding and support on offer to social entrepreneurs looking to start a social enterprise.

IR35

Guidance on IR35 legislation in relation to contract-based and off-payroll work.

Visit Britain's Visit England - Business Advice Hub

Practical tips, legal obligations and local support for businesses in the tourism sector.

East Suffolk Council

A summary of what information, guidance and support is offered to businesses by the local council.

NatWest Accelerator

The Entrepreneur Accelerator programme offers a range of support for start-up businesses.

OpenLearn

Free business-related courses offered by the Open University.

Startups.co.uk

Online resource for people starting and growing a business.

Satellite Applications

The Satellite Applications Catapult aims to help UK businesses develop new satellite-based products and services.

Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult

The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult is the UK’s leading technology innovation and research centre for offshore renewable energy.

Lloyds Bank Resource Centre

Practical guidance and resources for businesses through guides, case studies, articles and videos.

Innovate UK Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA)

Then the Defence and Security Accelerator supports businesses that have an innovative idea that could benefit the defence and security of the UK.

Unbound

Unbound is a crowdfunding platform specifically for authors to pitch ideas and gain an audience to crowdfund a project.

Department for Business and Trade (previously DIT) - Preparing to Export

A range of resources for companies starting to sell overseas.

NHS Innovation Hubs

NHS Innovation Hubs help to evaluate, protect and exploit ideas to deliver healthcare improvements.

Working Minds - good mental health in the workplace

A programme of resources and training to help employers support good mental health in their employees

Royal Bank of Scotland - Business Builder

Digital tool designed to give you the right support for you and your business

National Network of Business & IP Centres (BIPC)

A network of Business and Intellectual Property Centres around the country, for businesses to access intellectual property advice. Many also offer general business support too.

Open To Export - Export Action Plan

Free and easy to use online planning tool for small businesses planning to sell overseas.

Guidance On Planning Permission

Guidance on when planning permission is required and information on the different types of planning permission.

Wolfston Foundation - Funding for Places

Grant funding for registered charities and local authorities.

Deutsche Bank – Made For Good​

The Deutsche Bank enterprise programme for social good,

Making Business Finance Work for You guide

What is a Non Disclosure Agreement?

Community Shares Unit

Community Shares Unit provides resources and guidance via the website including a directory of businesses with Community Shares and listings for news and events.

Be the Business - Free Online Support

Are you looking for free business support, information and guidance?

Useful Resources for Automatic Enrolment

Resources to support businesses with Automatic Enrolment.

Investors In People

An accreditation to help businesses get the best from their people.

Registering as self-employed

If you live abroad but want to register with HMRC as self-employed in the UK, to allow you to undertake business activities, the rules are based on your UK residency status for tax.

National Funding Tools

Grants, Finance & Support Schemes - National Portals

Connected Places

Connected Places Catapult is the UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport, and places.

Innovation Launchpads

Regional innovation clusters focussing on different sectors designed to help businesses to innovate and grow.

Innovate

Innovate has been developed by the FCA to foster competition and growth in financial services by supporting both small and large businesses to develop products.

Catapult Centres

A network of centres providing business support to help develop innovative ideas and drive future economic growth.

Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI)

Support for businesses to provide innovative technology solutions.

Patent Box

Patent Box provides a reduced rate of Corporate Tax if it exploits patented inventions and innovations.

Investment Zones

Plans for new zones to be created across the UK to form form knowledge-intensive growth clusters for business and research.

Mouro Capital

Mouro Capital is a venture capital firm investing in the future of financial services.

High Value Manufacturing

The High Value Manufacturing Catapult can help you design, develop and deliver your innovation.

Cell and Gene Therapy

Catapult Centre can help whether you're at the very start of your research, looking to manufacture therapies, or need regulatory support.

Medicines Discovery Catapult

Offers innovation support to businesses developing new medicines or technologies.

UKRI Funding Guide

Information and funding finder tools showing a range of funding options from research organisations.

British Standards Institution - (BSI)

BSI enables people and organisations to improve their performance and comply with regulations.

Digital Catapult

The Digital Catapult assists in connecting technology businesses, investors, government and public sector and research/academia.

Compound Semiconductor Applications

The CSA Catapult was established to help the UK become a global leader in compound semiconductors.

Future of British Manufacturing Initiative (FoBM)

Support for UKI design and manufacturing SMEs looking to accelerate their digital transformation journey.

Innovate UK Business Connect (previously Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN)

Innovate UK Business Connect is the UK’s innovation network and is an online platform to connect businesses/individuals to help businesses innovate and grow.

Help to Grow Management

A support programme available to eligible businesses who are looking to grow.

Innovate UK

Innovate UK is the UK’s innovation agency and works with companies and partner organisations to find and drive the science and technology innovations that will grow the UK economy.

Anti Copying In Design - (ACID)

ACID is the UK’s leading design and intellectual property campaigning organisation.