Business support websites
The table below contains the names, web
addresses and details of national and international organisations that
support businesses start-up and develop.
| Business support websites | ||
| Name | Web address | Comments |
| Cabinet Office for the Third Sector | www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/third_sector | A government department with the aim of supporting the third sector. |
| Unlimited | www.unltd.org.uk |
A lottery
supported organisation with grant funding, looking to support
individuals in
community based activity.
UnLtd is a charitable organisation set up by seven leading organisations that promote social entrepreneurship. UnLtd - the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs -wants to support and develop the role of social entrepreneurs as a force for positive change in the United Kingdom. |
| Survey Monkey | Intelligent survey software for primates of all species. SurveyMonkey has a single purpose: to enable anyone to create professional online surveys quickly and easily. | |
| Steve Cranston Blog | http://www.stevecranston.blogspot.com/ | Steve Cranston’s blog. Experience in many areas of value to social entrepreneurs. |
| @Wales
(Business Incubator) |
The @Wales Digital Media Initiative is a specialist business accelerator. Located in the heart of Cardiff Bay, Wales’ largest digital and media cluster. @Wales provides specialized business development support for innovative, high growth early stage businesses; and is a part of the incubation chain strategy in Wales to accelerate the growth of SMEs. | |
|
Bloc |
Bloc was formed as a discussion forum based at Chapter, Cardiff in 1998 in response to the social, economic and intellectual impact of digital technology. Since then, Bloc has grown into the Creative Technology Agency for Wales and is only organisation in Wales whose specific aim is to promote creative work using computer technology. Its constituents range from visual artists, graphic designers, academics, curators, arts organisations, to micro businesses and small medium enterprises. | |
|
Business
in Focus |
As one of Wales’ leading providers of comprehensive business support services, Business in Focus is dedicated to enabling small and medium sized enterprises either to get off to a flying start or, once established, to grow and develop into sustainable businesses. | |
| Cywaith Cymru / Artworks Wales | Cywaith Cymru works closely with local authorities, government agencies, the private sector, environmental and community groups, schools and colleges and art organisations to actively encourage creative collaborations between artists, architects and developers. | |
| Film Agency for Wales | Established in July 2006, the Film Agency for Wales is the sole Agency for film in Wales, with a remit to ensure that the economic, cultural and educational aspects of film are effectively represented in Wales, the UK and the world. | |
| Finance Wales |
Finance Wales
provides loans to bridge the gap in financial
support and underpin the financial viability of community enterprises
by making
them more sustainable in the long-term. The loans encourage community
enterprises to plan for the future and provide the opportunity to
create
financial track records that will allow access to a wider range of
funding from
the private sector in the longer term. Finance Wales provides commercial funding to small and medium-sized businesses throughout Wales, enabling them to realise their potential for innovation and growth. |
|
| The Hub | 'The Hub' | Information on support services for Creative Businesses run by the Welsh Assembly. |
| Welsh Music Foundation | WMF are a publicly-funded quasi trade organisation - capable of assessing the needs and wishes of the Welsh Music Industry and representing those to the Welsh Assembly Government, other "Team Wales" bodies, UK Government and music industry trade organisations and other committees or representational structures. WMF are core funded by the Welsh Assembly Government as part of their Creative Industry Strategy through Creative Business Wales. | |
| NESTA | NESTA is the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts. We are the largest single endowment devoted exclusively to supporting talent, innovation and creativity in the UK. Our mission is to transform the UK's capacity for innovation. We invest in early stage companies, inform innovation policy and encourage a culture that helps innovation to flourish. | |
