Useful links for selling or buying a business
Here are a collection of links which may be of interest:
Business Information
Businesses For Sale
Finance
Government Information
General Links
Business Matters
UK SME business magazine.
British Franchise Association
A useful resource for anything to do with franchising.
BSI Group
Information on British Standards.
BT.com Small and Medium business
Business information and services from BT.
BusinessZone
SME business information portal.
CBI - Confederation of British Industry
Independent business organisation, acts as the voice of Business to the Government and EU.
Chamber Online
British Chamber of Commerce.
Financial Times
Financial news and information.
FSB - Federation of Small businesses
Trade organisation for small businesses.
Forum of Private Business
UK business support organisation..
Growing Business
Information portal for developing businesses.
Real Business magazine
Business magazine for entrepreneurs.
Small business
Information portal with advice to help start a business.
Startups
An SME business information portal
British Library Business & IP Centre
Useful site for IP related issues and business help
Institute of Directors
Business Information and business support organisation.
BizBuySell.com
Mainly US businesses for sale listings.
BizSale
Subscription based businesses for sale listings. Smaller businesses up to £500k.
Business Sale Report
Subscription based businesses for sale listings. Usually good quality opportunities.
Businesses For Sale.com
Monster site with global listings. Good for UK.
Daltons Business
Traditional businesses for sale listings. Online spin off from the weekly newspaper.
Merger Network
US based information and research site.
Right Biz
UK based businesses for sale listings.
Deal Opportunities
UK nationwide SME deal opportunities. Over £1m+ turnover.
BBA - British Bankers' Association
Trade association for banking and financial services.
BVCA - British Venture Capital Association
Representing over 165 equity and venture capital companies.
EVCA - European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association
Representing European equity and venture capital companies.
Factors & Discounters Association
Trade association.
Venture Site - Business Angels
Information on Business Angels.
Companies House
Registrar of companies for UK & Wales.
Competition Commission
Mergers & Monopolies Commission.
Data Protection Act
Information on the Data Protection Act.
Department of Trade and Industry
Government Department for business issues.
FSA - The Financial Services Authority
Regulator of the financial services Industry.
Health and Safety Executive
Website for all HS matters.
HM Customs & Excise
VAT and trading information.
Inland Revenue
Say no more...
Office of Fair Trading
Protection of consumers rights.
Trading Standards
Information site outlining Gov't policy toward trading standards.
Intellectual Property Office
Information site outlining intellectual property (IP) inc. Trademarks and Copyright.
ACAS
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service. Publicly funded.
Acronym Finder
Useful site if you don't know your ASAP's to your ZIP's
BBC NEWS
Breaking news from the BBC.
Cambridge Dictionaries Online
Online dictionary.
Google
Well known internet search engine.
Google Maps
Online mapping service.
Investors In People
Information about the award and how to achieve it.
LinkedIn
Business social networking site.
Online Conversion
Convert just about anything to anything else
Prince's Trust
Charity devoted to helping disadvantaged youth in to business.
Real Deals Magazine
Read all about the movers and shakers in the M&A world.
Shell LiveWIRE
Helping 16-30 year olds develop businesses.
Tax Guide
Information portal for Taxes.
Yell.com
Online Yellow Pages
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