SouthTyne Business Resources

SouthTyne Business Assistance Pages

Resources

Local Entrust - assistance for new and established businesses
InvestInSunderland - Economic Development Team, City of Sunderland, Civic Centre, Sunderland Tel: 0191 5531171
NE Chamber of Commerce - Business Link South Tyneside, TEDCO Business Centre, Viking Industrial Park, Jarrow Tel: 0191 4283390
NIAA (Northern Informatics)
North of England Innovation Relay Centre - links to technologies and innovations across Europe
North Tyneside Council - Economic Development
Northern Development Company
One NorthEast - regional economic strategy
Project North East - provides a wide range of training, counselling, advice and support to businesses at all stages from initial thinking of starting in business, through business planning and raising the finance to support their start up including management and staff development
Regional Technology Centre - technology transfer company to assist small and medium companies in becoming more competitive through the adoption of new products, processes and skills
Shell LiveWIRE - business start-up information for 16 to 30 year olds
Small Business Foresight - monitoring and appraisal of the small business environment
South Tyneside Enterprise Partnership - TEDCO Business Centre, Viking Industrial Park, Jarrow, NE32 3DT - Tel: 428 3445
Tyne and Wear Development Company - economic development agency - TWeDCo, Investor House, Colima Avenue, Sunderland Enterprise Park, Sunderland Tel: 0191 5169099

General British Chamber Of Commerce - largest representative body for business in the UK, 200,000 affiliated members.
BSI- formerly the British Standards Institution, handles certification and standards, features a searchable database.
Business Bureau (UK) - Info for small business, taxation, law, marketing, manpower, general accountancy and business travel. Complete with a beginner's guide to the Internet.
Business Day Interactive (Evening Standard) - City business news pages, indexed company news, company info, stock market prices and the City People Diary.
Business Link network
Business Week Online - International and US edition of the print magazine on line, daily business news, personal portfolio service and the Insider's Newsletter (free registration).
Business Wire news service
CBI Fit for the Future campaign
CAROL World - Free on-line service of Company Annual Reports and other information for investors.
CBI - Confederation of British Industry, seeks to create and sustain conditions in which UK businesses can compete and prosper, represents public and private companies, trade associations, employer organisations and commercial associations
Chambers of Commerce - Britain's 60 chambers of commerce, representing 110,000 businesses. Info on local chambers and features such as the euro, minimum wage and working time directive.
Companies House - information on how to file company accounts and comply with company law.
DTI - including the New Deal and the Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme.
DTI Information Society Initiative - to encourage firms to take full advantage of "the explosion of new ways to access, use and send information".
Economist Intelligence Unit
Kompass -database of more than 180,000 UK manufacturing and service companies, search from 42,000 products and services (not free !)
Patent Office - information on how to protect ideas.
UK Exhibitions - searchable database of exhibitions in the UK.
UK Registered Companies (x6 tries pa)

Misc

Employment	ACAS Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service - industrial disputes mediators, promoting good employment. Employment law - for employers, employees, lawyers, HR professionals and all who need information on British Employment Law Investors In People - good practice for training and development of staff.
Financial	Better Payment Practice Group - comprehensive guide to the new law which allows small firms to charge interest when their larger clients pay their debts late, so making them provide a larger firm with an interest free loan. Debt Recovery - Jack Russell - Co offers to locate bad debtors and recover the cash. Based in Derbyshire, with 5 offices operating throughout the UK. Euro Page (Bank of England) - advice for businesses and financiers concerning the introduction of the single European currency. Inland Revenue - advice on the tax system with questions and answers for both the self employed and company directors. Venture Capital Association (British) - representing the venture capital industry, with downloadable documents i.e. information on informal sources of venture capital. see also SouthTyne Financial Pages
Associations & Federations	British Toy & Hobby Association - representing the interests of the UK toys business. Registration Required. Federation of Master Builders - BRIX - The Builders Resource & Information Exchange - trade association in UK building (15,000 members). Federation of Small Businesses - to protect the interests of more than 117,000 small businesses in the UK. Federation of the Electronics Industry - IT, Communications, Electronics industries, Office Equipment and Furniture. SBAC - The Society of British Aerospace Companies - Trade association for the UK's aerospace industry.
Management	Institute of Management - Education, training, strategic plans and resources. Institute of the Motor Industry - for the automotive industry: manufacturers, dealers, mechanics, garages, part suppliers etc. Institution of Civil Engineers - ICEnet UK-based (80,000 members worldwide) services offered by the "educational and qualifying body" include publishing, training, recruitment, conferences, etc. Project Management Information - ProjectNet - Resource for project managers.
Marketing	UK National Readership Survey - Readership statistics for newspapers and magazines, some of the stats are listed, subscriptions available for more detailed info.
Transport & Delivery	Amtrak - overnight parcel collection and delivery both in the UK and Worldwide City-Link - collection & direct delivery services Parcelforce Worldwide Royal Mail UK Road Haulage Directory - road haulage, freight, transport and carrier companies in the UK and Ireland, listed by region. Includes a section advertising vehicles, products and services for transport companies.
Health & Safety	Health & Safety Executive - information about how the law on workplace safety affects business. Institution of Occupational Safety and Health - representing 25,000 individual members involved in occupational safety and health. Signs & Labels - Safety signs and equipment
Training	TEC - Training and Enterprise Councils responsible for delivering Government programmes aimed at raising the skill level of the workforce.
Business Start-Ups	Library of Business Oriented Files and Programs - downloadable zip files with info on how to start, manage, finance, market and run your business. Shell LiveWIRE -advice to budding entrepreneurs (16-30) about setting up and developing their own businesses. Teleweb - All about working at a distance using IT - and the various types of support ("emotional", "informational", "instrumental" and "belonging") available to companies, organisations and staff through this Net project. The Franchise Company - advice and services to companies who want to franchise their business or those considering buying into a franchise. Based in Darlington, County Durham.
Export & Geographical Info	Euro -site (HM Treasury) European Commission European Commission in the UK - news and background material. Export - Source of Supply (UK) Ltd Information Services - for any problems regarding the export of goods or services even with information on exporting regulations. Export Markets Information Centre East European Business Forum Overseas Trade Services - Support, information and advice for British exporters, Country briefings, contacts, business links, export market info. World Trade Organisation
Supplies	Office Stationary Viking Direct Office Supplies

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