Business

Infos

• SCOTBIS (Scottish Business Information Service) provides a research service for businesses across Scotland, based on the vast resources of the National Library of Scotland. At NLS you can access 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, it is the only organisation supporting and challenging its private sector members and its partners to improve their impacts on the economy, environment and society.

Legalities

• http://swombat.com/2012/1/7/how-to-register-a-company

• Company Registration - Companies House

• Docracy - Open Legal Documents
• http://www.businessinsider.com/document-center - american

• http://www.abt-shredders.co.uk/popups/data_protection.htm

Money

• http://www.authorize.net/

Housing Benefit

• https://www.gov.uk/housing-benefit

Tax

• Class 2 National Insurance contributions

Grants

• http://www.fundingscotland.com/grants-info.asp?grantID=1223&searchterm=web&searchtype=advanced

Estimation

• http://civicactions.com/estimating-worksheet
• http://london2011.drupal.org/bofsession/drupal-estimating-techniques
• http://www.lullabot.com/articles/art-estimation
• http://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/books/1-agile-estimating-and-planning
• http://dev.nodeone.se/node/561

• http://www.alistapart.com/articles/pricing-strategy-for-creatives/

Support

• Support for businesses - Edinburgh Council
  • Social Enterprise

• http://www.firstport.org.uk/

Scottish Government

• http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Economy/help/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
  • 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

• Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce

Other

• 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

• 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.

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

• Enterprise Europe Network

• Scotland Europa

Social Enterprise

• Social Enterprise Scotland

• The Social Enterprise Academy

• http://www.senscot.net/

Trading

• Trading Standards - Fair Trading advice for businesses

• https://gocardless.com/ - 1% per transaction up to a maximum of £2.00
• http://simplifiedecommerce.com/

Advice

• http://ask.slashdot.org/story/12/01/08/1733220/ask-slashdot-documenting-scattered-sites-and-systems
• http://blog.crispyfriedsoftware.com/post/14179700393/hiring-your-first-uk-employee

• http://megrobichaud.tumblr.com/post/22147155867/everything-i-wish-someone-had-told-me-about

Education

• http://www.saas.gov.uk/student_support/scottish_inside/isb.htm

Ideas and other

• http://www.whattofix.com/blog/archives/2012/04/build-a-net-not.php
• http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/rqejz/redditors_who_are_rich_net_worth_1_million_how/
• http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3936225
• http://alanhollis.com/first-month-freelancing/
• http://johnnyholland.org/2012/02/making-sense-of-minimum-viable-products/
• http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4156764

• http://www.shopify.com/blog/6187532-dont-follow-your-passion-a-smarter-way-to-find-a-product-to-sell

• http://hitesh.in/2012/hiring-process/

• http://careers.stackoverflow.com/cv/get-one

Spec

• General aesthetic - open q.
• Areas - closed, etc.
• Content and voice
• Colorscheme
• Typography
• Budget