| • | A Great Place To Work? - Publication from the Department of Trade and Industry aimed at helping companies to build a successful workplace. |
| • | Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service - ACAS is an organisation devoted to preventing and resolving employment disputes. This site provides information on how to contact ACAS as well as on-line information for employers and employees on a range of issues including effective communications. |
| • | Business Link - Self-help portal of action-focused information for small and medium businesses, linking to all relevant ministries and departments. |
| • | Companies House - Home Page - Responsible for the registration and provision of UK company information. This site describes the range of activities and the statutory obligations of limited liability companies. |
| • | Competition Commission - Previously known as the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. Includes a list of MMC/CC reports dating back to the 1950s with summaries of some of the most recent reports. |
| • | Consumer Direct - A one-stop service run by the Department of Trade and Industry. Provides information and links to sources of further advice on issues of concern to general consumers. |
| • | ConsumerComplaints.org.uk - Free online service allowing users to complain to their local Trading Standards Service concerning consumer problems. |
| • | Department of Trade and Industry - The Department of Trade and Industry official website. Aimed at UK based business, science and industry, it covers such issues as competitiveness, innovation, research, export promotion and export licensing. |
| • | Department of Trade and Industry Model Trade Association Best Practice Guide - The UK government guide to setting up and running a trade association. |
| • | DTI - Exports and Investment - A guide to some of the key themes and issues in international trade for UK businesses. |
| • | DTI Oil and Gas - The DTI's Oil and Gas Directorate deals with licensing and regulation issues, market promotion and the distribution of information regarding the UK's oil and gas reserves. |
| • | Export Control Organisation - Offers essential and up-to-date information about export controls, via a number of official regulatory documents which are freely available to all visitors. |
| • | Export Credits Guarantee Department - The ECGD is the government department responsible for providing financial and insurance assistance to exporters of UK capital goods and services. The site describes their products, services, information on credit lines and includes a FAQ. |
| • | Insolvency Service Home page - Provides the mechanisms and means for dealing with individual and corporate financial failure and the investigation of fraud and misconduct in insolvencies. Site contains guidance material and downloadable forms. |
| • | National Measurement System - Responsible for providing services and standards of measurement for use in trade, industry, academia and government. Site provides details of the NMS, standards documents, programmes and consultations. |
| • | Small Business Service - Provides information and advice to help small businesses realise their potential. |
| • | Tender Match - Tracker - Offers a UK public sector and government contract information and search service, also providing tender information throughout the UK and Europe. |
| • | The Competition Act 1998 - Facts, advice and contact points on the Competition Act and how it affects the UK business community. |
| • | The Queen's Awards for Industry - A Queen's Award is the highest honour that can be bestowed on a UK company. This site explains about the awards system, how to qualify, the review system and lists the award winners. |
| • | The Society of Chief Personnel Officers (SOCPO) - A society of senior personnel professionals from local authorities, police and fire authorities and regional officers of the Local Government Association, the Probation and After Care Service and Regional Development Associations. |
| • | The UK Patent Office - Informative site providing details on many aspects of the office's work including a section titled "Intellectual Property on the Internet". |
| • | Trade Fairs And Exhibitions UK - British Trade International site providing a complete listing of all trade, public, industrial and consumer exhibitions in the United Kingdom (UK). |
| • | UK Trade and Investment - Site providing information and assistance to UK industry on exporting and export policy. |
| • | Uktradeinfo - Customs and Excise offering accurate and up to date trade information for exports and imports. |
