Informative sites

We have put together a link to some very useful and informative sites that you should find interesting and helpful in your day-to day business matters.

We are always looking for more interesting sites to add and if you are aware of any that may assist other business owners, please feel free to inform us and we will add them to our site.

Scoot - You can search by business type or by product for anything you need - www.scoot.co.uk

Companies House - Search the database for company information on Monday to Friday between 8:00am and 8:00pm - www.companies-house.co.uk

Yahoo! Finance UK & Ireland - Instant stock market quotes - www.uk.finance.yahoo.com

Software Paradise - Easy-to-use website with most software packages offered. Online ordering available - www.softwareparadise.co.uk

Webopeadia - Good site for explaining all technical and Internet terminology. Definitions are in plain English and are fairly accurate - www.webopeadia.internet.com

BT PhoneNet UK - The online UK phone book - www.thephonebook.bt.com

Buy.co.uk - Enter your latest phone bill and postcode and see if you can save money by switching gas or electricity suppliers. Business section also available - www.buy.co.uk

Yell - Online version of the Yellow Pages which allows you to do national, as well as regional searches - www.yell.com

Freedrive - Gives you 50Mb free storage space so you can get access to your files from any web terminal when away from your desk - www.freedrive.com

Channel 4 Real Deal - The Real Deal is the place where people with great ideas can find out how to stand on their own two business feet - www.channel4.com/money/being_in_business

Ask Alix - Holds a large database of UK businesses that can be searched by name and location - www.askalix.com/uk

Department of Trade and Industry - Useful government site with lots of information on DTI issues and links to other related sites - www.berr.gov.uk

Inland Revenue - Contains lots of useful information on taxation, especially for small businesses - www.hmrc.gov.uk

Personal Currency Assistant - One of the easiest converters around - www.xe.com

Office of National Statistics - Census information available - useful for researching a particular segment or trend - www.statistics.com

Trade Partners UK - Useful importing and exporting information for British companies - www.tradeinvest.gov.uk

IDS Employment Link - Provides data on employment issues and access to employment law case studies and EU legislation - www.incomesdata.co.uk

Copyright Licensing Agency - Contains all information on copyright laws and infringements - www.cla.co.uk

British Chamber of Commerce - Site containing information on the BCC, latest news and local chambers - www.britishchambers.org.uk

Trade Association Forum - Useful site containing all the information needed on UK Trade Associations and business sectors - www.taforum.org