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This category contains 33 sites:

• 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 organistion 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.
• British Trade International - Site providing information and assistance to UK industry on exporting and export policy.
• Business Link - National network of business advice centres provided by the Small Business Service, an agency of UK Government. Local office finder with generic information and advice.
• 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. Site includes a list of MMC/CC reports dating back to the 1950s with summaries of some of the most recent reports.
• 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.
• EXPO 2000 - Opportunities for British Firms - British Trade International site giving a UK slant to the Hanover Expo 2000 event.
• 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.
• Future Focus DTI - Envisioning centre offering fully customisable programs for businesses and private individuals. Details of facilities and contact information.
• Information Society Initiative - The British Government's Information Society Initiative (ISI) aimed at promoting the business benefits of information technology for small firms.
• Insolvency Service Home page - Site provides details on the work of the agency and includes a number of on-line leaflets on insolvency matters.
• Insolvency Service Home page - The Insolvency Agency 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.
• Intrastat FAQ and tips - Frequently asked questions and core concepts related to the European Union system for collecting statistics on international trade.
• Opening The Door On Fair Trading - Consultation paper from the UK's Office of Fair Trading which asks questions about the openess of the Department's operation.
• Rebuilding Kosovo - Site providing information for British firms interested in the regeneration of Kosovo.
• Small Business Service - Provides information and advice to help small businesses realise their potential.
• The Competition Act 1998 - Facts, advice and contact points to make sure the business community in the UK knows how the Act affects them.
• The Consumer Gateway - 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.
• 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 Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt MP - Live webcast with audio of the speech at the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Business Club by the UK Government Minister of E-Commerce.
• 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".
• Think South Africa -- Britain-South Africa Trade Gateway - Set up by the British government Department of Trade and Industry to introduce British business to South Africa.
• 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).
• Trade Partners UK - Advice and information from the Government network that helps UK companies trade internationally.
• Trade Partners UK - A UK Government service for International buyers and UK exporters which includes the UK Suppliers Database and Sales Leads service.
• UK Online For Business - E-commerce and IT help and advice, especially for small and medium-sized firms, from the British Government's UK online for business programme.