FutureVisionsSM
creating sustainable
results in growth and performance
With thanks to
“Anyone Can Do It”, an excellent (and eye-opening) primer on how a lawyer
and an MBA with no real business experience “made it”
THE BEST 'HOW
TO' BOOKS
Lloyds TSB
Small Business Guide by Sara Williams
The Complete
Small Business Guide by Colin Barrow
For any
potential entrepreneurs these should be your bibles!
MARKET RESEARCH
The following
institution, is really invaluable for all sorts of info. Definitely make it
your first port of call
City Business
Library
1 Brewers Hall
Garden London EC2V 5BX Tel: 0207 332 1812
If you are
short of time for desk research (or too far away) then, you can call their
fee based research service: Business Information Focus
Tel: 0207 600
1461
BUSINESS PLAN
There are a lot
of books on writing business plans. The Lloyds TSB Small Business Guide has
a great chapter on business plans.
RAISING MONEY
For bank loans,
high street banks have small business divisions. Your best bet is to try
them all (and we mean all – each one, even the same banks, has different
measurements and different ways of deciding).
For
information, on, Government loans/grants and free advice on, starting up:
Business Link
Tel: 0845
6009006
The Prince's
Trust
www.princes-trust.org.uk
The Business
programme provides low interest loans, grants and mentors for 18-30 year
olds who leave a good business idea but can'tget funding
Business Angels
Network
www.VCR1978.com
They match
entrepreneurs to angel investors
FORMING A LTD
COMPANY AND REGISTERING THE NAME:
Companies house
www.companieshouse.gov.uk
To register
your special business name/logo as a trademark or if you want to check if
anyone else has already registered it as a trademark
search the
Patent Office web site
www.patent.gov.uk
Do this all as
quickly as possible before someone else beats you to it!
For the free top tips for small service-businesses, send an email to
bs@futurevisions.org with
"free MWS top tips for small service-businesses" in the subject and nothing in
the body of the email.
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