Next Steps - Enterprising Places

Next Step: MSN Groups

MSN Groups are free websites that are created and managed by other people just like you.

Next Step: Global Women Inventors & Innovators Network

The Global Women Inventors & Innovators Network (GWIIN) is a subsidiary of the Professional Family Woman's Network Ltd based in the United Kingdom, is a global network which aims to increase the number of innovative women embracing enterprise.

Next Step: Everywoman Limited

The property of Everywoman Limited, this site is a leading provider of resources and support services for women in business.

Next Step: Aurora

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.

Next Step: Sustainable Enterprise and Empowerment Dynamics

Founded by author and PR Guru Lynne Franks, SEED is based on her international best-seller, The SEED Handbook, the feminine way to create business. SEED stands for Sustainable Enterprise and Empowerment Dynamics.

Next Step: Disabled Entrepreneurs’ Network

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.

Next Step: Soflow Ltd

Registered to Soflow Ltd. this website offers a range of different online networks and the chance to meet like-minded business people online and in person.

Next Step: Ecademy

A Social Network for Business People founded in 1998 with over 100,000 members worldwide. Sign up for a guest account which gives you access to their small business related blogs, articles and advice from those in the know.

Next Step: Start a Business Programme

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.

Next Step: Invest Northern Ireland

Promotes local business & economic development within Northern Ireland. This includes support for start-up and existing business & can helping you relocate your operation to NI. They offer business advice, prospects, opportunities, research & development.

Next Step: Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland

Read advice on selecting a chartered accountant in Ireland at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland website.

Next Step: Start a Business Programme

The Start a Business Programme is free and is available right across Northern Ireland. It provides a package of support to anyone interested in starting a business.

Next Step: Department for Learning and Employment in Northern Ireland

The website of the Department for Learning and Employment in Northern Ireland has lots of useful information on starting and running a business

Next Step: European Study Tours

European Study Tours run a range of student conferences on business and economics, including the 4 Entrepreneurs conference.

Next Step: Aspire Micro Finance

Aspire Micro Finance is a not-for-profit, community-based loan company, offering small loans to people who work for themselves in the Belfast, Newtownabbey, Mallusk, Lisburn or Derry/Londonderry areas.

Next Step: Invest Northern Ireland

Search the grants and support directory provided by Invest Northern Ireland

Next Step: Comic Relief

Comic Relief is committed to helping end poverty and social injustice. It does this by raising funds and awareness and giving all the money to charitable projects across the UK and some of the poorest countries in the world especially in Africa.

Next Step: FP7UK

FP7UK provides information and advice to help you achieve success in the European Framework Research and Development Programme, the EU's main source of support for organisations undertaking internationally collaborative research and development.

Next Step: Grant for Research and Development

Designed to help individuals and small and medium-sized businesses research and develop technologically innovative products and processes. The grants are available through the Regional Development Agencies.

Next Step: Adviceguide

Adviceguide provides a wealth of legal information available in English, Welsh, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Urdu and Chinese.