Practical help for businesses

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Designing Demand & Business

Designing Demand is a new national support programme to help UK businesses use design to improve performance.

UK-wide

Business development advice

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British Library Business & IP Centre

The British Library Business & IP (intellectual property) Centre stocks information useful for budding innovators and entrepreneurs.

London

Legal advice

Information resources

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The Regional Venture Capital Funds

Funds focusing on investing in the equity gap. Each of the nine regions of England has its own RVCF.

UK-wide

Funding and financial advice

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Business Eye

A free, impartial information service for businesses in Wales.

Wales

Business development advice

Funding and financial advice

Networking and events

Sales and marketing

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BIAD

Offers a range of specialist services to businesses in the West Midlands.

West Midlands

Networking and events

Training and professional development

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The Innovatory

Provides business support and professional training to local businesses.

London

Business development advice

Training and professional development

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Design Hub

The Design Hub provides accommodation for small to medium-sized design businesses at Coventry University.

UK-wide

Business development advice

Product development

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i10

A collaboration of all 10 universities in the east of England providing innovation services to businesses.

East

Business development advice

Networking and events

Workspace facilities and technical services

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Business Link

A direct route to the advice, information and resources needed to help a business succeed.

UK-wide

Business development advice

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Jewellery Industry Innovation Centre

Set up 10 years ago as part of UCE Birmingham, the JIIC has assisted hundreds of small businesses in the jewellery and high value goods industries within the West Midlands.

West Midlands

Business development advice

Product development

Networking and events

Jewellery Industry Innovation Centre

Portobello Business Centre

Aims to help start-up and existing businesses to succeed.

London

Business development advice

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Central London Partnership

Central London Partnership (CLP) is a networking hub for organisations working in the capital.

London

Business development advice

Networking and events

Information resources

Manufacturing Advisory Service - West Midlands

The Manufacturing Advisory Service in the West Midlands (MAS-WM) is dedicated to making a difference to manufacturing in the region.

West Midlands

Business development advice

Funding and financial advice

Product development

Networking and events

Sales and marketing

Information resources

Training and professional development

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Business in Focus

Business support agency dedicated to developing small and medium-sized enterprises in the south east region of Wales.

Wales

Business development advice

Networking and events

Information resources

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British Chambers of Commerce

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is a non-political, non-profit making organisation owned and directed by its members.

UK-wide

Business development advice

Funding and financial advice

Information resources

Training and professional development

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