Next Steps - business

Next Step: Disability Means Business

Practical advice for disabled entrepreneurs

Next Step: Forward Ladies

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.

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: Prowess

Established in 2002, Prowess is a non-profit organisation limited by guarantee who support the growth of women's businesses.

Next Step: Women in Rural Enterprise

Women in Rural Enterprise or WiRE has been offering business support to rural women since 1996. Today WiRE is a national business club for rural women, offering practical and specific business services and support for women in rural enterprise.

Next Step: Rural Women’s Network

The Rural Women’s Network (RWN) was set up in 2001 through Voluntary Action Cumbria and the North West of England to help women in Cumbria realise their full potential through business support and the development of personal and workplace skills.

Next Step: Women Into the Network

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.

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: 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: 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: Young Chamber

There are 51 new Young Chambers across England. To find out more, or to set up your own Young Chamber visit the website.

Next Step: Venture Start Partnership

Venture Start Partnership is a service provided by Venture Wales to provide specialist business support services for entrepreneurs and new businesses with high growth potential.

Next Step: Venture Wales

Venture Wales is one of the main deliverers of the Welsh Assembly Government. They offer general support for business pre and post start programmes, which provide an effective support mechanism to all start up and growth ventures across Wales.

Next Step: Business Eye

Business Eye is a free, impartial information service for Wales created to find the answers to your business questions. Business Eye can put you in contact with support from the public, private or voluntary sectors.

Next Step: Scotland’s Parliament

Visit this site for more information on the business objectives of Scotland’s Parliament.

Next Step: National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship

The National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship (NCGE) raises the profile of entrepreneurship and encourages students and graduates to choose to start their own business.

Next Step: Businessdynamics

Businessdynamics aims to encourage young people to understand and get more involved in business.

Next Step: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment Northern Ireland's Business Regulation Division

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment Northern Ireland's Business Regulation Division administers and investigates affairs of bankruptcy and insolvency.

Next Step: BBC - Knowing when to call it a day

Peter Ibbetson, head of Business Banking at Natwest talks to the BBC about when it might be knowing when to call it a day.

Next Step: Do Your Own PR

Do Your Own PR gives practical advice on making PR an integral part of your business plan. The email newsletter has free tips & advice on doing your own PR and marketing, or you can sign up for a paid-for training course, coaching session or consultations.