Entrepreneurship masterclasses
Our entrepreneurship masterclasses help teach you the key aspects of starting a business or social enterprise. Topics covered include business plan writing, marketing, getting funding and choosing the right legal framework. Check the Generate events page for forthcoming masterclasses.
Wood Egg ebooks
Wood Egg is a series of ebooks covering all aspects of setting up a business in 16 countries across Asia. And if you can't find what you're looking for amongst their 6,630 answers, it's also an ongoing research project with 103 local researchers and 300 experts, meaning you can contact the books' expert authors to ask any questions of your own.
You can download all of the books, or read them online, through LSE's Wood Egg subscription.
How to gain access to Wood Egg:
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Register on the Wood Egg sign-up page using your London School of Economics email address (ending in @lse.ac.uk) and your full name.
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All 17 Wood Egg books, raw research and edited essays will be added to your account automatically so you can select the content which is most useful to you.
Your local Business Link
Throughout this resource we have mentioned your local Business Link as a key point of reference. Business Link is a national network managed by the Department of Trade and Industry's Small Business Service. It offers information on most aspects of starting and running a business and should be one of your first points of contact: To find your local Business Link see Business Link.
High street banks
Most banks that offer business banking services also offer an overview on the start up process and tools to help you get organised including example business plan templates.
- Barclays
Business planning advice and free start-up guide.
- HSBC Business Network
Gain valuable advice and information, on topics affecting you and your business, from inspiring entrepreneurs, business experts and fellow businesses alike.
- Lloyds
Guidance and support for a range of issues from writing a business plan to trading online.
- Lloyds Bank Business
Guidance and support for a range of issues from writing a business plan to trading online.
- Santander
Useful startup resources.
- The Royal Bank of Scotland
Find out how RBS can help your new business, financially.
Legal documents
Avvoka
Avvoka helps you draft, sign and store legal documents online. The platform is free to use and allows startups and SMEs to generate robust legal documents in minutes by answering a few simple questions, which can be contracted on straight away.
Links to external sites
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