Information and Business Links

Whether you are just thinking of starting your own business or well established, from time to time you need to access specific business information to help you take that next step. This section of the website is designed with that need in mind and contains many really useful links to key websites which will help you. Government Invest Northern Ireland www.investni.com

• Building Sustainable Prosperity Programme for NI: www.eugrants.org
• Department for Employment and Learning: www.del.gov.uk
• Patents Office: www.patent.gov.uk
• Inland Revenue: www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk
• Companies House for registration of business Check our website – this link has been updated
• HM Customs and Excise: www.hmce.gov.uk
• NI statistics and Research Agency: www.nisra.gov.uk

Local Enterprise Agencies

• North West Marketing: www.cookstownenterprise.com
• Causeway Enterprises: www.causeway-enterprise.co.uk
• Roe Valley Enterprises: www.roevalleyenterprises.com

Colleges

• North West Regional College: www.nwrc.ac.uk

Other Business Women’s Networks & Partner Organisations

• Women on the Move www.womenonthemove.org.uk
• Enterprising Women’s Network: www.enterprising-women.net
• Network for Enterprising Women: www.networkforenterprisingwomen.org
  
  Training for Women Network: www.twnonline.com
• Women in Business: www.womeninbusinessnetwork.org.uk
• NI Chambers of Commerce: www.nicci.co.uk
• WIN: www.winireland.com
• Londonderry Chamber of Commerce: www.londonderrychamber.co.uk
  
  NI Business Info
  www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk
  
  www.businessandnetworking.co.uk
  Focused on how to use business networking to grow your  business,
  

It’s a great resource for all types of business information, events guide – no matter what sector you operate in and regardless of what stage of business development you are at. Topics included are: Starting up, Finance and Grants, Taxes, Returns & payroll, Employing people, Health, safety, premises, Exploiting your ideas, IT and Commerce, Sales and Marketing, International Trade, grow your business, Buy or sell a business.

Princes Trust
Start up in Business with Princes Trust Who can apply:

• If you are aged between 18-30
• Unemployed or working less than 16 hours per week in low paid employment
• Unable to raise all the finances to start-up a business from other sources (e.g banks local finance providers yourself etc)

What does the Business Programme offer:

• Start-up Assistance – including help with a business plan, volunteer business mentor, Marketing Support, self help kits
• Start-up Finance – Test Marketing grants up to £250
• Start-up loans of up to £4000 for soletrader or £5000 for partnership
• Start up grants – of up to £1500 in special circumstances

Website:www.princes-trust.org.uk

Which Franchise
Which Franchise is the official partner of the British Franchise Association. It offers free and inpartial franchise information and advice for anyone considering the franchise route into business start up. There is also a dedicated site for women.
www.whichfranchise.com
www.whichfranchise.com/women