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Blogs on business and economics from BBC Business
News, campaigns and more from the Dept for Business
'In Business' audio magazine: listen now, podcasts, blog
FT - the Financial Times
The Economist
Managers Pitstop - easy to use, lots of short video clips
Mind Tools - loads of useful checklists and skills training
Forum of Private Business - tools and inspiring videos
Business Model Generation - a fresh approach to business
Business Link - comprehensive 'how to' guidance
Business Link for start-ups - more 'how to' guidance
The Start Up Donut - easy tools for business start-ups
The Marketing Donut - simple tools for marketing
e tools for learning and performance
Business Organisations
SFEDI - UK Standards Setting Body for Business Support and Business Enterprise
Institute of Directors - The number one organisation for directors
Manufacturing Advisory Service - For process improvement & growth
Engineering Innovation Network SW - Bringing academia and industry together
Networks to support innovation - a self described body
Engineering Employers Federation - a useful trade body
British Retail Consortium - a useful trade body
Federation of Small Businesses - a useful members organisation
Institute for Family Business - a useful members organisation
The Prince of Wales's Initiative for Mature Enterprise - free support for startups
National Enterprise Network - for organisations committed to the support and development of enterprise
Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs - useful for mentors
Become an Enterprise Mentor - useful for aspiring mentors
UK Business Forums – on-line help forums for owners and managers of small businesses
British Chambers of Commerce - national body for medium sized businesses
Wessex Association of Chambers of Commerce - local body for businesses
Salisbury and District Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Invest in Dorset - useful for business grants in Dorset
Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership - economic strategy for Dorset
Swindon and Wilts LEP - economic strategy for Swindon & Wiltshire
Mentoring, Coaching, Training
National Business Mentoring Portal – links to mentoring organisations anywhere in the UK
National business and career mentor matching service - find your mentor
Mentor-net – UK South: high value, low cost business mentoring
DorMen - Dorset Business Mentors: high value, low cost business mentoring
Enterprise First - free confidential and impartial advice for start up and small businesses in Hampshire.
Start Up Britain - useful for startups
Coaching
Transition Transformers - Our career transition coaching website
ICF - the first professional body set up to regulate the coaching industry
The Coaching and Mentoring Network - self described body
Career Transformation - powerful transformation metaphors
Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence - as used by Google [Video]
Personal development and Healing - powerful self help resources
Transformation and Healing - another powerful self help resources
Training
Khan Academy - free world-class educational video tutorials and exercises
Open University on YouTube
Train to Gain – free advice and funding for training
Grants for Leadership and Management Training - a self described organisation
Women In Business
The Female Entrepreneur Association - self described body
The Women's Business Forum 2012 - self described body
Apprenticeships
Apprentices For Business - a Southern UK non-profit organisation
Social Enterprise
Foundation for Social Improvement - free training for small charities
Socially conscious entrepreneurs - Impact Hub global network
Resource for making a difference - global social innovation network
The new social enterprise bank - Big Society Capital social investment
Business in the Community - the Prince's responsible business network
Professional Organisations
Companies House - for business registration, available domain names and much more
Intellectual Property Office - for checking TradeMarks, Copyright etc
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs - useful information on Tax
Strategic Planning Society - self described body
British Psychological Society - self described body
Institute of Leadership and Management - self described body
Association of British Insurers - self described body
Finance
British Banking Association - banking and financial services sector
Better Business Finance - Practical help when looking for finance
Fredericks Foundation - MIcro loans for startups and small business
Innovate UK - Technology grants