Business Link

Business Link provides the information, advice and support you need to start, maintain and grow a business.

Telephone: 0845 058 6644

Email: info@businesslinkem.co.uk

Web: www.businesslink.gov.uk/eastmidlands

 

East Midlands China Business Bureau

The East Midlands China Business Bureau (formerly the Leicester Shire-China Trade Bureau) aims to proactively develop the opportunities arising from the growth of the Chinese economy. It means working with regional businesses to take what we have to offer in the East Midlands and matching it with market demand in China.

Telephone: 0116 257 5611

Email: chinainfo@emd.org.uk

Web: www.eastmids-china.co.uk/aboutthetradebureau.html

 

EMTEX

EMTEX (formerly Nadcat) was established in February 1994, to assist the region’s clothing & textiles businesses to face the challenges of a rapidly changing industry. Here to help individual designers through to established businesses EMTEX is a premier industry trade association for the clothing and textiles sector.

Contact: Paula King

Telephone: 01623 440612

Email: paula@emtex.org.uk

Web: www.emtex.org.uk

 

 

Federation of Small Businesses

The FSB is the largest campaigning pressure group promoting and protecting the interests of the self-employed and owners of small firms.

Contact: Maxine Aldred

Telephone: 0116 2597707

Email: maxine.aldred@fsb.org.uk

Web: www.fsb.org.uk

 

 

India Trade Bureau

The East Midlands India Business Bureau (EMIBB) is a dedicated business with India support organisation funded by east midlands development agency.  The bureau's remit is to help the East Midlands economy benefit from India’s growth.

Contact: Mahendra Mistry

Telephone: 0116 258 7327

Email: mahendra.mistry@blleics.co.uk

Web: www.emids.uktradeinvest.gov.uk/news/default.asp

 

 

 

LATI

LATI is a membership organisation that provides networking and business support for companies and individuals involved in the innovative use of science and technology across Leicestershire.

Telephone: 01509 225833

Email: info@lati.co.uk

Web: www.leicsnet.net/LATI

 

 

LCB Depot

Contact:

Telephone: 0116 2616800

Email:

Web: www.lcbdepot.co.uk

 

 

Leicester Business School

Leicester Business School’s excellent credentials have encouraged many large organisations to seek collaboration in the development of consultancy and training. The department of Corporate Development provides specialist services to commerce, industry and the public sector. We offer a range of management development programmes, training, contract research and consultancy packages to local, national and international clients.

Contact: Helen Fairhead

Telephone:  0116 257 7192

Email: corpinfo@dmu.ac.uk

Web: www.dmu.ac.uk/faculties/business_and_law/business/index.jsp

 

 

LeicestHERday Trust

The LeicestHERday Trust is an organisation formed to give an equal voice to all women and enhance the community at large by enhancing women's life experiences.

Telephone: 0116 257 5615

Email: info@leicestherday.org.uk

Web: www.leicestherday.org.uk

 

 

Prince's Trust

The Prince's Trust helps change young lives.The Prince's Trust Business Programme provides money and support to help people start up in business.

The Business Programme is for people who are:
aged 18-30
unemployed or working less than 16 hours a week
living in England, Wales or Northern Ireland.

Contact: Nutan Patel

Telephone: 0116 2537806

Email: nutan.patel@princes-trust.org.uk

Web: www.princes-trust.org.uk/

 

 

ProspectIP

ProspectIP provides support for the exploitation of innovations, assisting you from initial concept, right through to market launch. Support is available for all types of innovations across all market sectors.  ProspectIP take your innovation at any stage of development, evaluate its potential and develop a plan to take it to market. Innovation exploitation is undertaken within a funded partnership, with the inventor retaining ownership of the intellectual property. ProspectIP offers a range of seminars and workshops, designed to develop  your understanding of the value of intellectual property, routes to market  and industry specific issues.

Telephone: 0116 257 7372

Email: prospectip@dmu.ac.uk

Web: www.prospectip.co.uk

 

 

UK Trade and Investment

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) can help a business rise to the exciting opportunities and challenges that globalisation offers. UKTI work with UK-based businesses to ensure their success in international markets. UKTI also encourage the best overseas companies to look to the UK as their global partner of choice.

Contact: Suzy Bolton

Telephone: 07825 344677

Email: suzy.bolton@uktiem.co.uk

Web: www.emids.uktradeinvest.gov.uk