Next Steps - Ethnic Minorities

Next Step: Precious Online

A network, magazine and resource for women of colour.

Next Step: National Black Women’s Network

A network dedicated to raising the status and position of black women in all walks of life.

Next Step: European Federation of Black Women Business Owners

This black women's motivational organisation has been in operation in the UK since October 1996.

Next Step: The Black Training & Enterprise Group

The Black Training & Enterprise Group is a registered charity whose core aim is to achieve measurable improvements for black people nationally in the key areas of employment, education, enterprise and economic regeneration.

Next Step: Commission for Racial Equality

The Commission for Racial Equality website will help you find out how to avoid unlawful racial discrimination and harassment in employment.

Next Step: First Enterprise

First Enterprise offers business loans to small businesses in the East Midlands, with a focus on ethnic minorities and the socially excluded.

Next Step: London Councils

London Councils invests over £27m a year in voluntary organisations on behalf of all the London boroughs. Grants are given in a wide range of areas including: regeneration, homelessness, health, culture, legal advice, and promotion of racial equality.

Next Step: Minority Ethnic East Midlands

Minority Ethnic East Midlands provides information on finance, grants and loans for businesses in the East Midlands.

Next Step: Black Training and Enterprise Group (BTEG)

Black Training and Enterprise Group (BTEG) is a national organisation working to improve opportunities in black communities.

Next Step: Refugees and the Arts Initiative

Refugees and the Arts Initiative is a national organisation for the promotion and development of arts created for and with refugees and asylum seekers.

Next Step: Diversity in Publishing Network

Diversity in Publishing Network promotes the status and contribution of diverse ethnic groups within all areas of publishing, as well as support those seeking to enter the industry.

Next Step: Black Music Development Network

The Black Music Development Network was set up in 2000 top help encourage the development of music like R'n'B, jazz, hip hop, rap and other black-associated music forms in the UK.

Next Step: Asian Dreams

Asian Dreams supports, advises and assists Asian fashion designers, manufacturers and retailers who live and work in East London.

Next Step: Cultural Diversity Network

The Cultural Diversity Network is a unique online directory of black, asian and other ethnic minority TV freelancers and staff.

Next Step: Redhotcurry - Business News

Lots more business news from the Asian community.

Next Step: Click Walla

Business news and features for the UK's Asian community, including details of relevant networks.

Next Step: Asians in Media

Asians in the Media magazine - self explanatory, really.

Next Step: Colourful

This site is part of a broad network that provides news and financial information for people from ethnic minority communities. It is part of the Colourful Network and they also run the Black Enterprise Awards.

Next Step: The Voice

The place to go for news and information for the black community in Britain.

Next Step: Cultural Industries Development Agency

If you live in East London and want to work in the creative or cultural areas this organisation should be able to help you on the way. They run loads of help and support services such as help with funding, training and networks.