Self employment

Other Useful Sites

• UK Intellectual Property Office – Advice and information on protecting your ideas and assets
• Intellectual Assets Centre – Scottish organisation providing advice and information on managing your assets
• European Patent Office
• Companies House – Register of all companies in the UK
• NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) – Investor in early-stage companies
• British Franchise Association

Student, Graduate and Women Entrepreneurs

• Prince's Trust – Advice and grants for entrepreneurs 18-25 years old
• Shell LiveWire – Advice and information for entrepreneurs aged 16-30. They also run a national start-ups competition
• Scottish Institute for Enterprise – Service for entrepreneurial students at Scottish universities
• Enternships – Work experience with small and medium-sized businesses
• National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship
• Scottishbusinesswomen.com

Arts

• Cultural Enterprise Office – Support for entrepreneurs in the creative sector

Other Entrepreneur Websites and Communities

• Small Business
• Entrepreneurial exchange
• Federation of Small Businesses