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Financial Assistance and advice when Starting in BusinessCheck out the following web-sites which are organisations who help new and growing businesses to thrive and succeed. Answer the following questions on the services they provide.

www.scottish-enterprise.com1. Click on Grow your Business. Navigate and find the Leadership programmes and services that they offer to businesses.

2. Scottish Enterprise provides help to which business sectors?

3. RBS hope to encourage new businesses to open up an account. Go to the Business Banking – Business Guidance section and list the 7 areas they can offer advice on regarding starting your own business – aim to give examples also. www.royalbankofscotland.co.uk

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Prince’s Scottish Youth Business Trust www.psybt.org.uk

4. PSYBT can help a budding entrepreneur how?

5. Name 2 examples of financial help and 2 examples of non-financial help they can give people who meet the PSYBT criteria.

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6. What advice can the Inland Revenue give to businesses?

7. Local authorities such as Inverclyde Council can provide help to businesses. Go to Inverclyde.gov.uk, click on Business & Economy, then Economic Development and then Business Support and Advice. List 3 forms of support and quote one local company who has benefited.

Remember, too, that lawyers and accountants can give legal and financial advice on setting up and running a business successfully – but will charge for their services!