partners in London Innovation Centre
We seek to partner with as many organisations as possible to increase the resource pool available to our clients and reduce the duplication of service provision in the public-funded sector.
Our main partners are the London Development Agency (LDA) the Mayor's agency responsible for driving London's sustainable economic growth.
We also have partnership arrangements with Business Link London, Oracle, Workspace Group plc, Briffa, Lawrence Graham The Hyde Partnership and the Franfind Resource Centre.
London Development Agency
The LDA seeks to ensure that London remains a global success story by working with partners from industry, public and voluntary sectors to deliver programmes that regenerate London, support its people, encourage business and market London as a place to visit, live or invest in.
Unlocking London’s knowledge assets through innovation are the key to successfully securing growth for all London’s businesses and boosting our economy. There is a strong evidence base to suggest that business can increase productivity through uptake of innovation.
The LDA focus on securing this objective by intervening to change business behaviour to embrace innovation (the successful exploitation of new ideas incorporating new technologies, design and best practice) and is the key business process that enables London’s businesses to raise business productivity and compete effectively in the global environment.
The provision of innovation centres for businesses to grow along with access to finance including seed funds & grants to support innovative business practices and assistance for businesses carrying out knowledge transfer from our world class HEI knowledge base, is an LDA initiative delivered through London Innovation.
Workspace Group plc
Workspace Group provides good value, small-unit accommodation for rent in London on user-friendly terms mainly to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The SME sector in London is a vibrant and growing marketplace and Workspace Group, as the principal supplier of workspace in this market, shares in this growth – almost doubling the value of its portfolio in under three years.
At 31 March 2006 Workspace Group owned 104 estates valued at £964.3m and comprising over 5.77m sq ft, providing accommodation for almost 4,000 customers in Greater London. Around 97% of Workspace Group properties are within the M25.
Workspace Group views its tenants as valued customers who have chosen the Group because of the location, quality and flexibility of the services it provides. Efficient in-house management and marketing of its estates enables Workspace Group to offer a superior service, to create higher levels of occupancy, and to improve rentals. The Group recognises its social and environmental responsibilities – whether through urban regeneration and co-operation between the private and public sectors, through recycling of waste or other initiatives. At the same time it produces an attractive financial return for its shareholders.
Briffa
Briffa is an award winning firm of solicitors based in London specialising in the business and law concerning a wide variety of industry sectors and in particular those who value their intangible assets - their intellectual property. Whatever the business, be it design, technology, entertainment, software development, publishing or internet, Briffa can help you add value to it so that you reap the rewards of the investment you have made in its creativity.
Lawrence Graham
Lawrence Graham LLP provide legal support to start-ups and SME's in technology and knowledge based industry sectors. We offer a broad range of legal expertise with particular skills and specialist knowledge.
We are keen to establish early collaborative relationships with client businesses so that we have a clear understanding of their operations and strategies and can give advice that is both legally correct and makes commercial sense for them.
We are always available for quick advice or general reviews at any stage of business development as well as undertaking specific projects and transactions.
The areas we commonly get involved in include:
• Company formations
• Seed capital and other investment agreements
• Business plans and presentations
• Terms of business
• Confidentiality agreements
• Copyright protection
• Registration of patent, trade marks and domain names
• Sales and marketing contracts
• Employment contracts
• Share option schemes
• Property and equipment leases
• Contracts with customers and suppliers
• Shareholders agreements
• Joint ventures and other collaborations
• Software development and licensing
• Websites and other on-line and electronic business matters
• Project structures
• Commercial agreements
We have been a professional partner to the Kingston Innovation Centre since its launch in 2003 and during that time we have supported both the Innovation Centre and many of its tenant businesses, including dealing with the formal arrangements between the Innovation Centre and those businesses, quarterly review meetings, applications for DTi awards and similar grants, as well as providing legal advice and assistance. This has given us an excellent understanding of the role of organisations such as the Kingston Innovation Centre, its partners such as Business Link For London, the structure of grants and awards to London-based SME's, and the value of such grants and awards to early stage businesses from sources such as Access to Finance and Gateway to Investment.
Our costs are competitive, with fixed fees for scoped work, and always agreed in advance.
You can find out more about us from our website at www.lg-legal.com or by contacting Jonathan Riley, Vanessa de Froberville or Hannah Rigby
t 020 7759 6540
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t 020 7759 6887
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Business Link London
Whether you are already running a business or planning to start one, Business Link London can help you achieve more.
We offer one-stop access to the appropriate information, services and best business support available in London.
Our aim is to help you run your business better and be more profitable. To obtain the expertise you need to make your business go places, make Business Link London your first port of call.
With Business Link London, you can enjoy open access to the Capital’s most comprehensive business resource and find all the information you need to start up, run or grow a business. It’s free and impartial and available 24 hours a day and seven days a week.
Visit www.bllondon.co.uk, call our dedicated enquiry line on 0845 6000 787 or come to one of our events and find out how Business Link London can help your business.
Practical business information 24/7
Register with our new website, www.bllondon.co.uk, and get access to a wealth of tools, guides and organisers which you can personalise and come back to, again and again.
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receive personalised alerts relevant to your business
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save searches and guides for quick and easy access
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build your own library of business information
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subscribe to our monthly newsletter full of capital
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business news
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access to many more partner sites and organisations.
Over 60 interactive tools including:
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a directory of grant and support schemes
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information on relevant business licences and regulations
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which finance is right for your business
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guidance on how to manage your employees
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marketing best practice.
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Free Business Review
You can access our business review service either face to face or online at your leisure to get a clearer understanding of how your business is doing. The reviews enable you to:
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check your business performance
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identify issues and opportunities for your business
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assess your entrepreneurial skills
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access relevant tools and resources.
The online review takes just 10 minutes to complete – and you may be surprised by the results!
You will end up with an action plan which you can put into practice, either working on your own or with one of our experienced Client Service Managers.
To complete your Online Business Review visit www.bllondon.co.uk/review
Or, to arrange your face to face review with one of our Client Service Managers just call 0845 6000 787.
Business Development
Business Link London will work with you to help you put your plans into action by connecting you with the most appropriate private or public sector supplier. Our in depth understanding of the London business market, together with our local knowledge and presence means that we can provide you with the information you need to improve your business.
We understand that success in business does not happen overnight and will work with you as you develop your business to achieve more.
Business Events
Every month, we run an extensive range of events brought to you at no cost to your business. Top class speakers bring you the latest business thinking and offer a range of topics to meet your particular business issues. Events include:
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marketing masterclasses
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complete start up courses
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networking events
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regional community events with key partner organisations.
To find out more visit www.bllondon.co.uk/events or call our events' hotline on 0845 60 23 709.
To access all the information available at Business Link London visit www.bllondon.co.uk, call our dedicated enquiry line on 0845 6000 787 or attend a local event.
Franchise Resource Centre
The Franchise Resource Centre exists to help overseas master franchisors make a soft land in the UK and quickly find franchisees. Full details of their services are contained in these pdf's .
International Franchise Consultant's Network
Services for Entrepeneurs & Investors
oracle
Oracle believes that established businesses have a role to play in nurturing start-ups and entrepreneurs. The Emerging Partner Programme to give practical support to emerging businesses taking innovative ideas to market. To find out more ask staff at LINNOC for more information or visit: http://www.oracle-emergingbusiness.com
The Hyde Partnership
The Hyde Partnership is one of the new generation of professional services firms, delivering integrated audit, accountancy, tax, mergers and acquisitions, business sales, fundraising, consulting, marketing and legal services (the latter provided by our associated legal practice). What links each of our services is a common approach – to thinking as businessmen and women first; speaking plain English and giving straightforward, commercial advice.
We have built our business by helping entrepreneurs build theirs. As the Professional Accountancy partner of the London Innovation Centre and Kingston Innovation Centre, we look forward to helping to growing businesses with a wide range of accounting, tax and finance related including:
- Audit and accounting
- Bookkeeping
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Business planning
- Company secretarial assistance
- Developing tax-efficient company structures
- Fund raising from institutions or private investors
- Income Tax and VAT return preparation and liaison with the Inland Revenue
- Payroll, and
- Tax planning and mitigation
As businesses move beyond the early stages we are experienced in helping those looking to grow through merger or acquisition, raise funding and profile through a listing on the AIM or PLUS Markets; or re-structure through the disposal of part of the business.
For clients trading internationally, whether importing, exporting or looking at potential markets overseas, our international network - CH International - can help.
We are the founding members of CH International, a unique network of like-minded independent practices offering primarily accounting, tax and local trading support. However, the laws and regulations in some countries allow additional services to be provided and so the range of services can differ, allowing certain members to be able to provide corporate finance and legal support for example. In countries where members either do not provide or are prohibited from providing certain services, the members can arrange provision of additional support through their network of close contacts.
To find out more about our services please visit www.hydepartnership.com