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Aerospace
- Aerospace Innovation & Growth Team
- Best Practice Centre
- Greener by Design - Sustainable Aviation
- Loughborough University - Department of Aeronautical & Automotive Engineering
- Midlands Aerospace Alliance
- New Technology Initiative (NTI) East Midlands - High Performance Engineering Network
- Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS)
- The Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC)
Business angels
- East Midlands Business Angels
- The British Business Angels Association (BBAA)
- Silverstone Investment Network
Business Link
Business opportunities
- EMIN Tenders
- MoD Procurement Portal
- NHS Purchasing & Supply Agency
- NovoPraxis
- OJEC Tenders Direct
- Source Derbyshire
- Source Leicestershire
- Source Lincolnshire
- Source Northamptonshire
- Source Nottinghamshire
- Tenders Electronic Daily
Business planning
- A Business Link guide to preparing business plans
- BizPlanit
- Bplans.org.uk
- Business planning in EMIN Services
- Free Biz Plan Assessment Tool (SAT-Light)
- VentureNavigator
Business support
- Business Startup Community
- Women4Business
- New Business New Life
- Peak Directions
- Prince's Trust
- Shell LiveWIRE
Chambers of Commerce
- Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire Chamber
- Leicestershire Chamber
- Lincolnshire Chamber
- Northamptonshire Chamber
Civil Engineering (Construction)
- Abacus Construction Index
- Centre for Innovation Constuction Engineering (CICE)
- CIRIA
- Constructing Excellence
- Construction Industries Training Board (CITB)
- Construction Plus - Knowledge Centre
- European Construction Institute (ECI)
- iCivilEngineer.com
- Institution of Civil Engineers
- New Technology Initiative (NTI) East Midlands - High Performance Engineering Network
- Sustainable Construction iNet
- The Systems Engineering Innovation Centre (SEIC)
- Value in Design (VALiD)
Communication
- Centre for Mobile Communications Research (CMCR)
- Centre for Technology Excellence (CTE)
- Digital Media Centre
- e-skills UK
- East Midlands eBusiness Club
- Intellect
- IT4B
- New Technology Initiative (NTI) - East Midlands
- The ETHICOMP Journal
- United Kingdom I.T. Association (UKITA)
- Wireless Communications Group
Creative Industries
- Arts Council East Midlands
- Arts Training Central
- Banks' Mill Studios
- Broadway Cinema
- Café Culturel
- Creative Industries Network (CIN)
- Creative Industries New Technology Initiative (CINTIN)
- The Creative Industries Regeneration Team (CIRT)
- Creative Launchpad
- Creative Leicestershire
- Culture East Midlands
- Design Council
- Designer Directory
- Design Factory
- EM Media
- Kasmei - the documentary & experimental film job & opportunity portal
- Leicester Creative Business (LCB) Depot
- Lincolnshire Creative Solutions Initiative (LCSI)
- Narrative Laboratory for the Creative Industries (NLab)
- New Technology Initiative (NTI) East Midlands - Creative Industries Network
- Open Studio
- Portfolio Innovation Centre
- The Greenhouse
- The Terrace
- To Be Creative (TBC)
- Your Creative Future
Data protection
Employment
- Business Link - The employment contract
- Employing People: A Handbook for Small Firms
- Kasmei - the documentary & experimental film job & opportunity portal
- Hot Prospects: The East Midlands Graduate Recruitment Service
- Tailored Interactive Guidance on Employment Rights (TIGER)
Enterprise
- Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship (CREME)
- East Midlands Science Enterprise Network (EMSEN)
- National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship
- Peak Directions
- Skills for Enterprise
- Start Talking Ideas
Environmental
- The Carbon Trust
- Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST)
- Climate Change Levy
- Community recycling Network UK
- Consumer Utility Services
- East Midlands Advisory Group on the Environment (EMAGE)
- Energy Saving Trust
- Environment Agency
- Environmental Technology Centre
- Envirowise
- EPIC Project
- ERP Environment
- Groundwork Greater Nottingham
- Information Inspiration
- The Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development
- The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment
- Institute for Sustainable Development in Business
- Lantra
- Manta
- Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
- Sustainable Development UK
- Sustainability
- The Waste & Resources Action Programme
Factoring
Fashion & Textiles
- Association of Suppliers to the British Clothing Industry (ASBCI)
- Clothesource
- De Montfort University - Faculty of Art & Design
- Designer Forum
- East Midlands Textiles Association (EMTEX)
- Nottingham Trent University - School of Art and Design
- Skillfast-UK
- The Textile Engineering and Materials Research Group (TEAM)
- The Textile Institute
- University of Derby -School of Arts, Design & Technology
Financial & Professional
- Financial Services Authority
- Financial Times
- Independent Financial Advisors Guide
- Institute of Financial Services
- LIA
- Money Facts
- The Marketing Group (TMG)
- UK200Group
Food & Drink
- East Midlands Fine Foods
- East Midlands New Technology Inititative (NTI) - Food & Drink
- Food and Drink Federation (FDF)
- Food & Drink Forum
- Foodlink
- FoodNet
- Getting Creative in the Food and Drink Industry
- Holbeach Campus
- Southglade Food Park
- The Food and Drink iNet
- The Food & Drink Innovation Network
Government
- East Midlands Development Agency (emda)
- Government Office for the East Midlands
- Learning and Skills Council
Health & Safety
- Better Business - small firms campaign
- Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
- Health & Safety Executive
Healthcare
- BBSRC Bioscience Exploitation Guide
- BIA (Bio Industry Association)
- BioCity
- bioKneX
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Eurobiobiz
- Faraday Partnership (Medical Devices)
- Medilink - East Midlands
- NHS Innovations
- The Healthcare and Bioscience iNet
I.T.
- Centre for Technology Excellence (CTE)
- Derbyshire Well Connected
- East Midlands eBusiness Club
- e-Skills UK
- iCentrum
- IT4B
- The UK IT Association (UKITA)
Import / Export
- East Midlands International Trade Association
- Enterprise Europe Network
- HM Revenue & Customs
- Leicester Shire-China Trade Bureau
- TradeMatch
- UK Trade & Investment - East Midlands
- UK Trade Info
Incubation - UK authority & research
Incubators
- Bank's Mill
- Blackburn House
- Bluecoat Enterprise Village
- Boston Enterprise Centre
- De Montfort Innovation Centre
- Dunston Innovation Centre
- Edwinstowe House
- Fairfield Enterprise Centre
- Gainsborough Waterfront Enterprise Centre (GWEC)
- Greetwell Place
- iD Centre
- Leicester Creative Business (LCB) Depot
- Lincolnshire Events Centre
- Loughborough Innovation Centre
- Mablethorpe Business Centre
- Mansfield i-Centre
- Marshall's Yard
- Mercury House
- Network House
- New Brook House
- Newark Beacon
- Oak House
- Portfolio Innovation Centre
- Sincil Bank Business Centre
- Skegness Business Centre
- Sky Centre
- Sparkhouse Studios
- Tapton Innovation Centre
- The Business Box
- The Hive
- The Terrace
- UNIEI Lab
- University of Leicester (virtual incubation)
Industrial Design
- British Design Initiative (BDI)
- British European Design Group
- Core Industrial Design Network
- De Montfort University's New Product Development Centre (NPDC)
- Design Boom
- Design Council
- Design Management Institute (DMI) - Industrial Design
- Information Inspiration
- Loughborough University's Department of Design & Technology
Innovation
- East Midlands Innovation
- information4innovation (I4I)
- Innovation Tools
- Midlands Innovation Relay Centre
- NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts)
- PERA
Insurance
Intellectual Property (IP)
Inventors
Investment readiness
Knowledge Transfer
Management & Motivation
- Investors in People Interactive
- The Council for Management & Leadership's Business Improvement Tool for Entrepreneurs (BITE)
Manufacturing
Marketing
- information4innovation (I4I)
- Marketing Online
- The Chartered Institute of Marketing
- The Market Research Society
- The Marketing Group
Mentoring
- Autosport International
- Automotive Manufacturers Racing Association (AMRA)
- Government Motorsport Unit (GMU)
- Loughborough University's Department of Aeronautical & Automotive Engineering
- MIRA
- Motor Sports Association (MSA)
- Motorsport Executive
- Motorsport Industry Association
- Motorsport Valley
- Silverstone Innovation Centre
Networking
- Business Exchange (Biz Ex) Networking Group (Nottingham)
- BNI (National)
- Business Networking Clubs (Leicestershire)
- Business Scene (National)
- Cafe Creatif (Leicester)
- CIN (Derbyshire)
- CreativeCoffee Club (Leicester)
- Creative LeicesterShire (Leicestershire & Rutland)
- Derby's Innovative and Creative Entrepreneurs' (DICE) Club (Derby)
- Design Factory (East Midlands)
- Ecademy (National)
- EMEW Women’s’ Business Network (Leicestershire)
- EMTEX (East Midlands)
- Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) (National)
- Leading Advanced Technology & Innovation (LATI) (Leicestershire)
- Lincolnshire Enterprise Network (Lincolnshire)
- Loughborough Creative Cafe (Loughborough)
- Loughborough Enterprise Club (LEC) (Loughborough)
- Smart Women (Nottingham & East Midlands)
- The Biz Club (Rutland & Leicestershire)
- The Greenhouse (North Nottinghamshire and North Derbyshire)
- To Be Creative (Leicester)
- Total Networking (Grantham)
- United Kingdom I.T. Association (UKITA) (National)
- University of Northampton Enterprise Club (Northampton)
Pensions
Quality improvement
Research
- De Montfort University's research pages
- Clear Intelligence
- University of Derby's research pages
- University of Leicester's research pages
- University of Lincoln's research pages
- Loughborough University's research pages
- Manta.com
- Nottingham University's research pages
- Nottingham Trent University's research pages
Science Parks / Technology Centres
Statistics
Tax
Tourism & Culture
- Best Practice Forum
- Business Enterprises for Sustainable Travel (BEST)
- Cultivate
- Culture East Midlands
- EnglandNet
- English Heritage
- eReview of Tourism Research (eRTR)
- Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education (JoHLSTE)
- Lincolnshire Creative Solutions Initiative (LCSI)
- Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN) for Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
- Peak District ArtThe Association for Tourism and Leisure Education (ATLAS)
- The National Trust
- The Tourism Research Intelligence Partnership (TRIP)
- UK LEADER + Network
- Visit Peak District newsletter
- VisitBritain UK
- visitengland
- World Heritage
- World Tourism Organisation (WTO)
Training & skills
Other
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Work placement
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