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Business Start-Up

Planning on starting your own business? See below to discover some essential information resources:

Books

Here is a selection of books that may prove invaluable  To check availability, or to see what else is on offer, follow the link to the Library Catalogue (see 'Features'):

  • Croner’s Self employed and Smaller Business class number: 658.002
  • Cobweb Business Opportunity Profiles (Business Information Corner)
  • Cobweb Business Information Factsheets (Business Information Corner)
  • Setting up a business: see class numbers 658.022, 658.041, 658.045
  • Economic matters (e.g. tax and investments): see class number 330

Subscription Resources available on the Internet

The following resources, which are free to use, are available at Balne Lane Reference and Information Library.  These are accessed using a password - please ask a member of staff to log you on.

  • ICC Plum - UK companies accounts and reports. 
  • Kompass Western Europe - business information for UK purchasers & suppliers. The search engine lists a wealth of information for Western and Central-Eastern Europe - importers, exporters, manufacturers, wholesalers & distributors.
  • MarketLine market research from Datamonitor.

CDs/DVD ROMs

Please ask staff at Balne Lane Reference and Information Library for access:

  • Companies House Directory on DVD ROM

Local Contacts

The contact information below may come in useful:

Federation of Small Businesses: Wakefield
Regional Organiser: Jenny Sergeant
Email: ro.westriding@fsb.org.uk
Tel: 01977 690032

Also offers monthly meetings and networking opportunities with like-minded people. Contact: Secretary Gill Lang
Tel: 01924 283437
Email: secretary.westriding@fsb.org.uk

Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce
Address: MYCCI: Wakefield branch, New Commerce House, 168 Westgate, Wakefield, WF2 9SR
Tel: 01924 200646
Email: info@mycci.co.uk 

West Yorkshire Enterprise Agency Ltd
Address: New Commerce House, 192 Westgate, Wakefield,, West Yorkshire, WF2 9SR
Contact:Paul Tansey
Tel: 01924 299 299
Email: enquiries@wyea.co.uk

See also Yellow Pages listings for freelance business advisors and banks.

Useful websites

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