Thank you!
Early feedback from the event has been excellent. The team felt it gave them good insight and ideas that they can use with their customers.
Thanks again for an excellent day.
Laurence Backler, Director, NatWest Business Banking, Ashford & Tunbridge Wells Area
Useful links
Direct Marketing
Want to run a direct mail campaign? There are some good tips on the Royal Mail web site www.royalmail.com
Building your business
There is a lot of practical advice for businesses on the Business Link web site www.businesslink.gov.uk.
For more localised support and advice visit www.sussexenterprise.co.uk.
We are members of our local Chamber of Commerce and thoroughly recommend it to businesses in and around Uckfield www.uckfieldchamber.co.uk.
www.startups.co.uk is a great resource if you are starting out in business
Naming
You can check whether your preferred choice of name is in use by anybody else at www.companieshouse.gov.uk (PS. This works for companies only. We also recommend typing the name into your preferred Internet search engine).
Finance
If you are based in the South East and need investment capital to start or expand your business, there is information and options at www.seeda.co.uk
Images
If you need images, the market is dominated by Getty Images www.gettyimages.co.uk. Getty is not cheap but it is massively comprehensive.
A cheaper alternative is www.istockphoto.com
Marketing advice
You can get support with your in-house marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing at www.cim.co.uk.
There are thousands of books on marketing. If you want our thoughts on good reading for a particular topic, Ask the Eye. In the meantime, you can browse yourself at www.kogan-page.co.uk
