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General

• http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/

Setting up

• http://www.access-partnership.co.uk/

• http://cre8te.co.uk/

• http://culturalenterpriseoffice.co.uk/website/

Scottish Government

• Scottish Government - Help for business

Business Gateway

• Scotland's Business Gateway provides practical information and help to you and your business. Whether you are starting out or looking to grow your business, this site will help you find support, offer you the latest on regulation and tax, and provide an access point for other public sector services you might need now or in the future.
  • Business structures
  • Data protection
  • Events

Scottish Enterprise

• Scottish Enterprise has a management statement and associated financial memorandum drawn up by the Scottish Government's Business, Enterprise and Energy Directorate.
  • Fund your business
    • http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/fund-your-business/Innovation-and-RD-grants.aspx Innovation and R&D grants
  • Interactive Scotland
  • Creative Industries

Edinburgh

• Support for businesses - Edinburgh Council

Edinburgh University

• http://www.launch.ed.ac.uk/

Chambers of Commerce

• Scottish Chambers of Commerce

• http://www.businessmentoringscotland.co.uk/

• Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce

Social Enterprise

• Social Enterprise - Edinburgh Council

• Social Enterprise Scotland

• The Social Enterprise Academy

• Senscot - For Social Entrepreneurs in Scotland

• Firstport supports new and emerging social entrepreneurs across Scotland.

Other

• SCOTBIS (Scottish Business Information Service) National Library of Scotland access to market research reports, business databases, international directories, and business and trade journals.

• Scottish Business in the Community is one of the Prince's Charities in Scotland, supporting and challenging its private sector members and its partners to improve their impacts on the economy, environment and society.

• ScotlandIS- Trade body for the information and communications technologies (ICT) industry, ScotlandIS represents around 200 software, telecomms, IT and creative technologies businesses throughout Scotland.

• MEDIA Antenna Scotland - Creative Scotland also hosts and co-funds MEDIA Antenna Scotland, the information office of the European Union’s MEDIA Programme which offers a wide variety of funding for film, television and new media. MEDIA offers funding for development, training, distribution, markets and festivals.

• Creative Scotland offers a range of investment opportunities across the arts, screen and creative industries through a range of initiatives, projects and activities designed to develop talent, audiences and businesses across the country.

• Cultural Enterprise Office

• Business Networking Scotland South & East

• http://www.businessmentoringscotland.co.uk/

• http://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/

• http://www.bids-scotland.com/

UK

• http://www.fsb.org.uk/

• http://www.mentorsme.co.uk/

• http://www.business-events.org.uk/

• http://www.nationalenterprisenetwork.org/

• http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/
  • http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/resources-and-events/Business-and-public-sector/

Europe

• Enterprise Europe Network
• Scotland Europa

Funding

• Funding Scotland - Signposting funding opportunities for Charities, Community Groups and Businesses around Scotland.

• Independent Students' Bursary (ISB)

• http://www.sdi.co.uk/

• http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/26/venture-assistance-a-philosophical-view-of-what-boards-should-and-should-not-do/

• http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/180_FundingAwards.html

• http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/support/16879