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Help and Advice

The links on this page take you to sites which provide information on business planning, financial help and hi-tech locations (Technopoles).

Europe

European Commission:

• http://www.cordis.lu/finance/ finance
  
• http://www.cordis.lu/finance/src/i-tec.htm finance
  
• http://www.cordis.lu/irc technology acquisition, licensing, IPR and innovation financing
  
• http://www.ebn.be/ business creation and development support
  
• http://www.cordis.lu/lift offers an information pack on finding a suitable investor for your embryo business

Midas: run by consultancy firm The Technology Broker. Midas is helping 44 UK and Scandinavian software companies to prepare themselves for the search for finance
http://www.tbroker.co.uk/midas

TRAIN-IT: an Esprit project that has developed business planning software, with a focus on IT startups
http://www.train-it.izet.de

European Business Angels network
http://www.EURADA.org

There's a clickable map of tehnoparks in Europe from Tornado Insider

National

United Kingdom:

Business Link
http://www.businesslink.co.uk/about.htm

Business Incubators
http://www.ukbi.co.uk
http://www.midbeds.gov.uk/cic
http://www.oxtrust.org.uk

Corporate Venturing.
Department of Trade and Industry Follow the Enterprise Zone link

British Venture Capital Association

Keep an eye open for Faraday Partnerships.