Usefull Links and Tips
Banks
- Barclays standard online banking
- HSBC standard online banking
- Natwest standard online banking
- Finance Yorkshire finance and funding
Local Business Support
- Business Link Yorkshire a government funded agency which provides support to businesses of all sizes on a national level. Visit the site for start up fact sheets, advice on funding and details of events and training courses.
- Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a useful contact to provide information on conferences, exhibitions, registers, publications, training and legal advice. Our students are eligible for student membership - please contact us for further information.
- SENTA - Sheffield Enterprise Agency offers a range of services including one-to-one counselling with approved business advisors, an approved business skills training programme, tailored workshops and seminars, and two years aftercare for your new business.
- Yorkshire Forward one of the Government's Regional Development Agencies. Visit this site for more information on the regional enterprise agenda and policy developments.
- Solutions For Business aims to boost local enterprise by encouraging business start up and supporting sustainable growth, in order to increase the success rate of locally-owned businesses in Sheffield.
- East Midlands Development Agency one of the Government's Regional Development Agencies, EMDA will help you start a business, or help your business get more competitive. Visit the site for regional news, events and funding opportunities.
- Business Link Yorkshire's Entrepreneur Channel provides a network of local entrepreneurs who are willing to tell their story. You can blog your own experiences, as well as gain tips on how to improve your business.
- Government Bodies
- Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
- Enterprise Centre
- FlyingStart offer programmes and workshops to students and graduates interested in self employment
Government Bodies
- Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
- Department for Work and Pensions offers help for unemployed people, including support for self-employment.
- Health & Safety Executive initiatives relevant to start-ups.
- HM Revenue and Customs provides a national advice service that assists all new businesses, and help with completing VAT returns.
- Office of Fair Trading - the rights of businesses and consumers.
Student Enterprise
- National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship (NCGE) was formed in 2004 with the aim of raising the profile of entrepreneurship and the option of starting your own business as a career choice amongst students and graduates. Visit this site for research into graduate enterprise and information on the NCGE's Flying Start programme.
- Enterprise Society (e-soc) meet vital contacts for your business.
- Shell Live Wire
- The Princes Trust
- Startups.co.uk - inspiring new businesses An online magazine and information resource for new businesses, including a specialist section on owning a franchise.
- VentureNavigator, a 24/7 online business support service which provides a free and impartial online service for businesses and entrepreneurs who are ready to grow their companies or develop their ideas.