RESOURCE/INFORMATION PAGE

One of the most important things that SAIF Trade can do is to provide a wealth of business information/resources. We will seek to update this page on a regular basis to give you the best available chance of finding what you are looking for.


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In today’s business World the best place to search for information is on the Internet. The attached links should help you to link into a number of resources but if you need help and you cannot access the information through this site please call us on 0845 230 6777 and we will do our very best to help you.

www.thebiz.co.uk
A business search engine and business directory for business information

www.business.com
The search engine for managing and growing your business

www.patent.gov.uk
Protect your intellectual property (copyright, designs, patents and trade marks) in the UK

www.bvca.co.uk
website of the British Venture Capital Association offering basic advice for businesses seeking funding

www.citywire.co.uk
Probably the best place to look for UK financial news. City Wire also contains research reports on what the directors are up to.

www.cbi.org.uk
The website of the UK’s foremost business lobbying organisation.

www.dti.gov.uk
The website of the Department for Trade and Industry offers policy news and resources that affect every UK business.

www.bbaa.org.uk
The British Business Angel Association is the national trade association for business angels in the UK and is backed by the DTI

www.enterprisequest.com
Ideas and know-how for small business

www.hse.gov.uk
Information about health and safety at work

www.smallbusiness.co.uk
A comprehensive source of small business advice and resources

www.impartialbusinessadvice.co.uk
Find the business advisor who most closely matches your business needs

www.psl-uk.com
Advice for improving, growing or selling your business

www.iba.org.uk
The Institute of Business Advisers – a non profit making professional institute for business advisers, business planning advisers and business mentors

www.envirowise.gov.uk
Envirowise is a government funded programme that delivers completely free and confidential advice on resource efficiency to UK business, enabling companies to improve profitability while reducing environmental impact.

www.bytestart.co.uk
A comprehensive business information/resource/directory site. Site contains many relevant articles on business topics.

Finding second-hand business equipment
There are plenty of tools and directories available to help you source reliable second-hand kit – here’s a summary of some of the best:

www.preloved.co.uk is a directory for sourcing second hand office supplies

Finding free software
www.openoffice.org - free software is available for almost any application you can think of, from word processing to accounting

Fresh Business Thinking
www.freshbusinessthinking.com - A fresh new website of business resources to help small business owners

Business Management Qualifications
www.businessmanagement.org.uk - Management qualifications and awards for all levels of staff.



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A great resource for business books covering Business & Management, Careers & Testing, Education and skills, Finance & Investment, Human Resources, Marketing & Sales, Transport and Logistics & Driving. Also the site offers a range of FREE online business resources.
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