Business Management

ACAS - promoting employment relations and HR excellence - www.acas.org.uk

Companies House - register your company; file your annual returns and report and accounts; check out other businesses - www.companieshouse.gov.uk

Currency Converter - 'the world's favourite currency site' - www.xe.com

Equality and Human Rights Commission - training and education to teach equality and human rights - www.equalityhumanrights.com  

Green initiatives in business - www.envirowise.gov.uk, www.carbontrust.co.uk, www.greenyouroffice.co.uk

Foreign Office - travel advice overseas - www.fco.gov.uk/travel

Health and Safety Executive - UK independent watchdog for work related health, safety and illness - www.hse.gov.uk

Hotel Rooms - discount hotels specialist - www.laterooms.co.uk

Information Commissioners Office - independent body for data protection - www.ico.gov.uk

The Insolvency Service – helping companies deal with insolvency -  www.bis.gov.uk/insolvency

HM Revenue & Customs – www.hmrc.gov.uk

HM Treasury – for all things tax and VAT - www.hm-treasury.gov.uk

London Transport - for all things transport in London related including tube maps - www.tfl.gov.uk

National Rail - UK train times and fares - www.nationalrail.co.uk

National Statistics Online - gateway to UK government statistics - www.statistics.gov.uk

Payment and debt management - www.payontime.co.uk, www.moneyclaim.gov.uk, www.nationaldebtline.com   

Royal Mail - for all things postal - www.royalmail.com

UK Border Agency - visas, immigration and UK citizenship - www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

UK Intellectual Property Office - trademarking, patents and intellectual property - www.patent.gov.uk

World Clock - time zones and dialling codes - www.timeanddate.com

Finance & News

Bank of England – www.bankofengland.co.uk

City of London – for what's happening in the City of London -  www.cityoflondon.gov.uk 

Ethical Investment Research Services - independent research on companies' ESG and ethical performance - www.eiris.org   

The Financial Services Authority – the UK regulator - www.fsa.gov.uk

FTSE – world indexes - www.ftse.com

London Stock Exchange –  www.londonstockexchange.com 

News sites - www.bbc.co.uk, www.bloomberg.com, www.reuters.com, www.sky.com, www.citywire.co.uk, www.economist.com, www.efinancialnews.com, www.ft.com

Pensions press – www.professionalpensions.com, www.pensions-management.co.uk, www.pensionsweek.com, www.pensionworld.com

UK Social Investment Forum – promoting sustainable and responsible finance - www.uksif.org

Networking

Business Junction - London business networking events - www.businessjunction.co.uk

Environmental Population - green business networking group helping SMEs understand the issues associated with going green and meeting like-minded business professionals – www.environmental-population.com

 Institute of Directors - longest standing organisation to serve and support business leaders – www.iod.com

NetImpact - global network of leaders who are changing the world through business – www.netimpact.org

WIBN - supportive, fast growing business network for women, to collaborate, inspire and connect visit – www.wibn.co.uk

WiRE - dynamic UK networking and business club for rural women in business – www.wireuk.org

Professional Memberships

APDO UK - UK’s primary source for de-cluttering and organising services – www.apdo-uk.co.uk

Association of Business Psychologists - aims to be the leading professional body representing business psychology – www.theabp.org.uk

Association of Proposal Management Professionals - advancing the art, science and technology of new business acquisition and promoting the professionalism of those involved - www.apmp.org

Association for Coaching - leading professional body for coaches, trainers/coaching providers and sponsors of coaching – www.associationforcoaching.com

British Psychological Society’s Psychological Testing Centre - provides information and services relating to standards in tests and testing, and includes a directory listing qualified occupational testers – www.psychtesting.org.uk

Institute of Business Consulting - the only professional body for management consultants and business advisers – www.ibconsulting.org.uk

Institute of Professional Administrators - the leading institute for all administration and office professionals – www.inprad.org

International Association of Online Business Managers - online business management association – www.obmconnect.com

International Association of Virtual Assistants - founders of the concept of VA support associations within the UK - www.iava.org.uk

International Stress Management Association UK - professional body, membership association and charity associated with stress management – www.isma.org.uk