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Business plans - download free templates and get help writing a business plan
Guidance for UK companies on winning business from international aid and development projects.
Apply for an Innovator Founder visa if you've been endorsed for a business idea: eligibility, documents, extend or switch, bring your family.
This brochure introduces the 24 winning ideas of Innovate UK’s campaign to engage and support young innovators, run in partnership with The Prince’s Trust.
This call is led by the UK Space Agency, supported by ESA.
Start a business to help people or communities - business structures including community interest companies and co-operatives
Funding for the development of innovative ideas that promote renewable energy.
A collection of intellectual property guidance, tools and case studies to help you create value from your ideas.
Business Secretary raises the bar for any new business regulations, in the latest step to help British businesses flourish.
How to find and apply for opportunities at Sellafield.
Business potential of producing crops for non-food markets, how and where to grow them and details of organisations providing grants.
The Ideas Marketplace is a platform offering opportunities for defence and security organisations to network with government, innovators, industry and academia.
This page provides support for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) on bidding for government contracts.
Find out about changes to the Business Investment Relief rules from 6 April 2017.
Apply for a Start-up visa if you've been endorsed for a business idea: eligibility, documents, switch to this visa, bring your family.
What a New Enterprise Allowance mentor does, how to become one and details of the organisations that match new businesses with a mentor.
Resources for local authority public service commissioners and senior officers.
Finding the right advice and advisor is the first step in making the best decisions for your invention or business.
Partnership opportunities for companies developing innovative business models that offer both commercial success and development impact.
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