Useful links - business

You may also find the Your business section on the Suffolk Coastal website useful.

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Local and regional links

• Business Link
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• Choose Suffolk
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• East of England Development Agency (EEDA) - closes March 2012.
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• Framlingham Technology Centre
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• Foundation East
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• Haven Gateway Partnership
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• HCMTI - Heritage Coast Market Towns Initiative
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• IP Network - special interest group open to businesses involved in the hi-tech industry.
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• New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership
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• NWES - advises and helps start up businesses in the East of England.
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• MENTA - The Suffolk Enterprise Agency
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• Port of Felixstowe
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• Social Enterprise Network Suffolk (SENS) - trade association for social enterprises.
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• Suffolk Chamber of Commerce
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• Suffolk Coastal Business Forum
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• Suffolk County Council

Education links

• Otley College
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• Learndirect
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• Lowestoft College
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• Suffolk New College
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• Suffolk Training Advice Point (TAP)
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• University Campus Suffolk (UCS)

Information resources

• National Statistics online
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• Suffolk Joint Emergency Planning Unit - business continuity
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• Suffolk Observatory - statistics

National organisations

• Business Link
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• Companies House
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• Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS)
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• Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
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• Department for Education (DfE)
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• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
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• Department of Work and Pensions (DWP)
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• Food Standards Agency
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• Health and Safety Executive
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• HM Revenue and Customs
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• HM Treasury
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• Intellectual Property Office (Patent Office)
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• JobCentre Plus
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• Serious Organised Crime Agency
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• The Princes Trust
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• Valuation Office Agency (VOA)

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