Business Link

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Business Link is the United Kingdom Government’s multi-channel support service for micro, small and medium sized companies (SMEs). As a non-political organisation it is dedicated to helping new and existing businesses innovate, improve, grow and become more competitive.

Business Link is built on the belief that all businesses, whether new or established, need to improve and grow continually if they are to compete effectively and meet their future goals. As such, easy access to relevant and affordable business information, advice and assistance is the catalyst to their future success.

Business Link services are delivered by 45 county-based Business Link Operators. These are funded by the Department for Trade and Industry and managed by the nine Regional Development Agencies.

Business Link only covers the regions of England. Elsewhere in the UK, its counterparts are Business Gateway (Scotland), Business Eye (Wales) and InvestNI (Northern Ireland).

1 External links
2 East Midlands RDA
3 Eastern RDA
4 London RDA
5 North East RDA
6 Northwest RDA
7 South East RDA
8 South West RDA
9 West Midlands RDA
10 Yorkshire & Humberside RDA

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Business Link is the United Kingdom Government’s multi-channel support service for micro, small and medium sized companies (SMEs). As a non-political service it is dedicated to helping new and existing businesses innovate, improve, grow and become more competitive.

Business Link services are delivered by a number of county-based service providers. The service is funded by the Department for Trade and Industry and managed by the nine Regional Development Agencies.

Business Link only covers the regions of England. Elsewhere in the UK, its counterparts are Business Gateway (Scotland), Business Eye (Wales) and InvestNI (Northern Ireland).

In April 2007 the English Business Link organisations are to be rationalised into 9 regional bodies controlled by the Regional Development Agencies these are broken Down As follows

[edit] East Midlands RDA

   * Derbyshire
   * Leicestershire
   * Lincolnshire & Rutland
   * Northamptonshire
   * Nottinghamshire

[edit] Eastern RDA

   * Bedfordshire
   * Cambridgeshire
   * Essex
   * Hertfordshire
   * Norfolk
   * Suffolk

[edit] London RDA

   * London

[edit] North East RDA

   * County Durham
   * Northumberland
   * Tees Valley
   * Tyne & Wear

[edit] Northwest RDA

   * Cheshire & Warrington
   * Cumbria
   * Greater Manchester
   * Greater Merseyside
   * Lancashire

[edit] South East RDA

   * Berkshire
   * Hampshire & the Isle of Wight
   * Kent
   * Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire & Bucks
   * Surrey
   * Sussex

[edit] South West RDA

   * Devon & Cornwall
   * Dorset
   * Gloucestershire
   * Somerset
   * West (formerly Avon)
   * Wiltshire

[edit] West Midlands RDA

   * Birmingham (inc. Solihull)
   * Black Country
   * Coventry & Warwickshire
   * Herefordshire, Worcestershire & Shropshire
   * Staffordshire

[edit] Yorkshire & Humberside RDA

   * North Yorkshire
   * South Yorkshire
   * The Humber
   * West Yorkshire

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