Mission: To reduce the number of businesses failing within the first 5 years of trading – To provide members opportunities to acquire more business – To cultivate a strong business community.ĭescription: A free to join, not-for-profit community of small businesses coming together for mutual benefit. Name: The Association of Small Businesses Benefits include: regular expert seminars and webinars, access to all research papers, attendance at the ISBE annual conference, monthly bulletin. It is a network for people and organisations involved in small business and entrepreneurship research, policy, practice, education, support and advice. Mission: To enable excellence in small business and entrepreneurship across our research, policy, practice and learning communities.ĭescription: The ISBE was originally formed in 1989 as the UK Enterprise Management and Research Association. Name: Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
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As well as the important networking element, other benefits of joining include: a legal advice hub and protections scheme, cyber protection helpline and insurance, tax investigation protection, debt recovery service, health and safety advice, plus a range of benefits and discounts on typical small business services from third-party providers. Originally formed in 1974 as the National Federation of Self Employed it changed to its current name in 1991. A business campaigning group which ensures the voice of small businesses is heard at the highest level across the UK.ĭescription: The FSB is a not-for-profit organisation that represents small and medium-sized businesses. Mission: To help smaller businesses achieve their ambitions. To join you should first seek out your local chamber which can be found here: Together, they represent tens of thousands of businesses of all shapes and sizes, which employ almost six million people across the UK. Mission: “Our network exists to support and connect companies, bringing together firms to build new relationships, share best practice, foster new opportunities and provide practical support to help member businesses trade locally, nationally and globally.”ĭescription: There are 53 ‘Accredited Chambers’ which make up the BCC network. Benefits of membership include: tax and legal helplines, contract review service, discounts and deals on third-party services such as insurance, a group pension offer, and various guides and events.
Mission: Empowering, protecting and connecting our members for success, making IPSE the association of choice for the self-employed.ĭescription: IPSE is a not-for-profit association that represents freelancers, consultants, contractors and others following the self-employment route.
Name: Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed See our contact details section to get in touch. For readers interested in taking advantage of the support offered by such groups, here is our list of UK small business organisations – many of whom we regularly work with when creating our advice articles and guides.Īny additions or updates gratefully received.
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