It's difficult to know when to stop in giving links, so these are the most important!
• HMRC: everything is now under the same roof as far as tax is concerned - no more Inland Revenue or Customs and Excise. The starting point is:
• COMPANIES HOUSE: for all filing, company information and statutory requirements:
• BUSINESS LINK: for business advice, support and occasional funding.*
• CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: for business advice, mentoring and networking:*
• FEDERATION OF SMALL BUSINESSES: for business advice, mentoring and networking:*
• 4NETWORKING: for networking - national organisation with several local branches.*
• LINKED IN: for internet networking - business equivalent of Facebook:
* Organisations marked with an asterisk have local offices. See web sites for membership details and joining procedures.