Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship: Websites

• British Franchise Association
  
  
• British Venture Capital Association  Advice on raising equity capital and access to research publications.
  
  
• Business and self employed  Business advice and support service from GOV.UK, including 'Setting up', 'Business advice and support' and 'Business premises and business rates'.
  
  
• Entrepreneur (US)  
  Advice, insight, profiles and guides for established and aspiring entrepreneurs worldwide. Home of Entrepreneur magazine.
  
  
• European Commission: enterprise and industry.    Information and advice for SMEs including news, publications, legislation and standards, funding, reports and consultations. 
  
  
• Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM): An annual global comparison assessment of the national levels of entrepreneurial activity and its impact on economic growth. The reports can be downloaded for free.
  
  
• Intellectual Property Office: Advice to business on protecting ideas, inventions and logos.
  
  
• National Federation of Enterprise Agencies: The parent organisation for all Local Enterprise Agencies, specialising in advice and support for new start-up businesses in England.
  
  
• New Business Statistics. Quarterly statistics on new business start-ups based in Scotland that have opened accounts with any of its contributing Banks coordinated by the Committee of Scottish Clearing Bankers (CSCB) 
  
  
• Scottish Enterprise: Gives advice and information for starting up businesses in Scotland. It includes discussion group, news, events, practical information and training courses.
  
  
• UK Business Incubation. UKBI is the membership association of organisations and professionals actively involved in enterprise, innovation and sustainable economic growth.
  
  
• UK Science Park Association: Often linked with universities, science parks offer a supportive environment for the small business.

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