SME
Our editors found these SME websites useful. Know of a better site? Contact us to submit your resource.
Small Businesses Ideas
A collection of ideas and information for people wanting to get started in a small business. It compiles information on various types of loans and financing, business services that you will need to use, and most importantly, a very large collection of ideas for starting small businesses so you can get the feel of being your own boss!
Forum of Private Business
This not-for-profit pressure group represents over 25,000 businesses in the UK and aims to influence laws and policies affecting small-medium sized businesses. The site offers guides, research, news and information as well as detailing the benefits of becoming a member which include a free information helpline and discounts on various services.
Better Business
If you need a good starting point to how to start a business or grow a small business this is a good place to start. As the online supplement to Better Business Magazine the site contains guides, articles and news for microbusinesses, entrepreneurs and freelancers looking to start or grow a business.
Small Business Advice Service
If you are thinking about or already are running a small business in England with less than 10 employees you may find this site helpful. They offer free and independent business advice provided by accredited business advisers, all of whom are members of the Enterprise Agency Network. Free registration gives you access to information and tools including reference documents, checklists, business planning software and links to other information sources and services. The pop up navigation is annoying but the quality of the information is worth the bother.
Digital marketing agency small business
Demon are a leading edge digital marketing agency based in Milton Keynes.
Business Link
Business Link is a government sponsored national business advice service for both large and small businesses although small businesses would most likely benefit the most from the information and advice they offer. The site features a local office finder, various guides and articles as well as a directory of business support services.
Small Business Guide
This Lloyds TSB sponsored portal for SME's provides news, information, guides, fact sheets, articles and a directory which is divided into several key areas important to business. It's simple, clean and easy to get around with loads of good advice for small and new businesses or anyone thinking of starting one.
Federation of Small Businesses
Claiming to be the British Small Business Champions the FSB is a lobbying and benefits group for small businesses with principal offices in London, Glasgow, Blackpool, Cardiff and Belfast. The site contains their policy, membership details, press releases, a library of documents, contact details and general information.
Small Business Europe
Small Business Europe is an organisation which aims to maximise the interests of UK SMEs at the European level by strengthening the dialogue between them and the decision-makers in Brussels. According to the site, which contains details of the organisation, "SMEs should think of smallbusiness|europe as their unofficial embassy to the EU".