February 5, 2012

Business advice ….. where to start

Understanding your responsibilities as a business owner or director can be a bit of a minefield especially as it can often be difficult or expensive to find good solid business advice. That’s why when WhatsGoodOnTheWeb was told about www.lawdonut.co.uk we thought it was worth giving the site a quick review.

Backed by the Royal Mail and Google the Lawdonut site is a great place to start for anyone who is after information on a range of topics and subjects from employment law through to intellectual property. The site is well laid out and has tons of information available at a click of a button. Thankfully most of the information is not hidden behind a login although there is some additional information and advice if you want to register (which is free).

The site is one of a series that have been put together by BHP Information Services, others include marketing your business and also how to startup a business which we will review in the future.

All in all we really like www.lawdonut.co.uk – information is clear and structured very well providing a good grounding on the subject areas it covers. Therefore if you are looking for some business advice this website could be a great place to start.

Got a business idea …. pitch it

Every year thousands of new businesses are launched in the UK. Some have the drive to succeed and do so very well others start and fail very quickly. For those budding business people who want extra support for their business it may be worth entering “The Pitch” from The Business Factory.

The Pitch is a business competition like no other, supported by the government and many well know larger businesses it aims to support and help grow business ideas through mentoring and support.

WhatsGoodOnTheWeb came across the site when we were looking for some advice on getting some investment to help us develop our concept. The information on the site from reading other peoples stories and experiences through to links for a wide range of business resources is invaluable.

Although entries for the 2010 Pitch are now closed we would suggest that anyone who is looking for a boost to their new business idea reads this site – you never know you may end up Pitching in 2011.

For More information please visit www.thebusinessfactory.co.uk

Dragon Gives Business Startup Advice

Since it started Dragons Den has had a huge following with viewers fascinated to watch budding entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to a panel of tried and tested business people who offer criticism, advice and sometimes even investment.

One of the original Dragons was Doug Richards who had made his name in the world of technology and regularly supported many of the IT businesses looking for investment. Since then Doug has launched his own website, www.schoolforstartups.co.uk , aimed at providing business training for new entrepreneurs.

Having looked through the site (and especially as we are a business startup!!) we like the site because it has a good mix of solid business advice from how to use free PR sites to help your website SEO, through to startup events that you can attend to get insight from people in the know.

At WhatsGoodOnTheWeb we really like School For Startups. It gives practical information on running a business, allows you to connect with other startup businesses for support or developing business opportunities and also gives clear advice on what and how you should go about starting your own business.

If your looking for clear and practical advice on starting up your own business www.schoolforstartups.co.uk  a must read site.