Small Business Service www.sbs.gov.uk 
The SBS is an agency of the Department for Trade and Industry. It has information on all aspects of responsible business for small businesses.

Department of Trade and Industry www.dti.gov.uk 
General Business advice.

Department for Education and Skills  www.dfes.gov.uk/read 
Information on reading with a child

Business Link for London www.businesslink4london.com 
Practical advice for small businesses on all business topics. Guides on energy tax savings and work life balance.

Better Regulation Commission www.brc.gov.uk 
The Better Regulation Commission is an indepandant advisory body whose terms of reference are to advise the Government on action to reduce unnecessary regulatory and administrative burdens; and ensure that regulation and its enforcement are proportionate, accountable, consistent, transparent and targeted.

City of  London www.cityoflondon.gov.uk
The City of London provides local government services for the financial and commercial heart of Britain, the 'Square Mile'.

Investors in People www.investorsinpeople.co.uk
Provides a framework to help you find the most suitable means for achieving success through your people.

J4b Grants www.j4b.co.uk 
Offers listings of business grants available in the UK

Learn Direct www.learndirect.co.uk 
Learn direct has many centres in London and provides access to a range of e-learning opportunities. Learn direct's flexible learning is available to individual adults wanting to improve existing skills or to learn new ones, and to employers looking for an innovative way to develop the skills of their workforce.

Local Strategic Partnerships www.neighbourhood.gov.uk/page.asp?id=542  
A Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) is a single non-statutory, multi-agency bodu, which matches local authority boundaries, and aims to bring together at a local level the different parts of the public, private, community and voluntary sectors.

London Prepared www.londonprepared.gov.uk 
This website offers information and advice to Londoners, visitors and businesses on London's preparations for - and responses to - major incidents and emergencies.

London Rebuilding Society (LRS) www.londonrebuilding.com 
A Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI). CDFIs provide a vital service by lending money to organisations that find it difficult to access loans through other routes.

One London www.gle.co.uk/onelondon/ 
One London is Greater London Enetrprise's partnership working arm. Harnessing the skills and expertise of public, education and private sectors, one London finds new approaches to supporting entrepreneurship, enterprise and innovation for the benefit of all London's communities.

Red Cross www.redcross.org.uk 
First Aid Courses

Shell LiveWire www.shell-livewire.org
Provides information, advice and practical training for 16-30 year olds strating up their own business.

This Is Money www.thisismoney.co.uk/smallbusiness 
General information on money/finance for small business.