From just five ladies we now have approaching 3,000 members. Last year we held 62 events, attended by around 4,000 businesswomen. We have moved into providing training workshops, mentoring, business surgeries, and even foreign trade missions.
Forward Ladies is a business support network for women in business or employment. They offer a range of events including networking, inspirational speakers, training, mentoring, coaching, business support and international trade visits.
A non-profit business networking initiative, which facilitates the development of women's businesses. Their site, advertises networking events for women in business, provides a directory of women in business and an advice and support centre.
Conferences and networking events aimed at encouraging women to start and run small businesses. A forum providing advice and a supportive community for asking questions, sharing resources and helping each other with business leads and new clients.
Set up in 2001 by the Association of Disabled Professionals to provide networking opportunities, work related mentoring and information services for self-employed disabled people and those setting up and running their own small businesses.
The Start a Business Programme is free and provides a package of advice, training and support to anyone interested in starting a business in Northern Ireland. Find out more about how the programme can help you.
Get advice and support from small business owners in the UK Small Business Forums. It's a great place to ask a question, share an experience or just chat with other people in a similar situation to yourself.
A non-profit company offering help & advice for people in financial difficulties. There's lots of info on the site, including podcasts of their Money Help radio show & a live online chat facility, where you can get one-to-one help from an expert.
i10 is a government programme. It supports innovation and success by helping companies tap into the expertise and resources of universities in the East of England through their services and networks.
Self-employment support and advice to 14-30 year old entrepreneurs in the Wandsworth area. Their events and workshops help young people to explore their enterprise potential.
Barclays run a series of free Let's Talk seminars across the country to help people turn their business ideas into reality. You can book your place by visiting the Barclays Business Banking website.
The Business Advice Open Day programme is provided by HMRC - attend one of the open days to get expert advice and information to help you run your business successfully.
The Yorkshire Association of Business Angels is a regional forum which brings together the finance and business expertise of business angels with entrepreneurs and their new business ideas.
Growth Investment Network East Midlands (GINEM) assists entrepreneurs in locating advisers and sources of finance through this website and regional networking events.
Providing strategic leadership, programmes and funding to ensure the sustainable economic development and regeneration of England’s Northwest including the regions of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside.
One NorthEast encourages entrepreneurs, innovation and business growth in the region by ensuring companies have access to finance, opportunities and intelligence.
Are you and and your business idea ready for investment? The Gauntlet is a 'virtual investor' - for a fee you can discover the critical questions that investors will ask and find out why they ask them.
