Self-employment: Contacts and resources

• Resources on this site
• Websites
• Publications

Resources on this site

Websites

• ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
  
• Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS)
  
• Arts Council England
  
• Arts Council of Wales
  
• The Big Issue
  
• British Chambers of Commerce (BCC)
  
• British Companies
  
• British Franchise Association (BFA)
  
• The British Library
  
• Business Gateway
  
• Business Link
  
• Business Network International
  
• The Charity Commission for England and Wales
  
• Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
  
• The Chartered Society of Designers (CSD)
  
• Companies House
  
• Crafts Council
  
• Criminal Records Bureau (CRB)
  
• Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
  
• Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
  
• Ecademy
  
• Federation of Small Businesses
  
• The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
  
• HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
  
• Institute of Patentees and Inventors
  
• Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
  
• ITWales
  
• Lawyers for your Business (LFYB)
  
• Make Your Mark
  
• Mintel
  
• National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship (NCGE)
  
• National Federation of Enterprise Agencies
  
• National Union of Journalists (NUJ)
  
• Nominet
  
• NuBlue Web Solutions
  
• The Pensions Regulator
  
• Office of Fair Trading
  
• Office of the Third Sector
  
• Prince's Trust
  
• RBA Information Services - statistics
  
• Scottish Arts Council (SAC)
  
• Shell LiveWire
  
• SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise)
  
• Skillset: The Sector Skills Council for Creative Media
  
• Small Business
  
• UK Business Incubation (UKBI)
  
• UK Trade & Investment
  
• Yellow Pages
  

Publications

Other

• Starting a Business for Dummies, Wiley - John & Sons Ltd, 2007 buy from Amazon.co.uk
  
• Working for Yourself, Which?, 2007