Links
Links are provided below to various intellectual property sites and to sites providing business advice and funding opportunities.
Patent Searching
Patent and Trade Mark Offices
U.K. Intellectual Property Office
European Union Intellectual Property Office
Professional Bodies
The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA)
The Intellectual Property Regulation Board (IPReg)
Business Advice Links
Anglia Ruskin Medtech Campus
Free business support for medical technology (MedTech) businesses, supply-chain providers and start-ups
Enterprise Europe East of England
Business and innovation advice with access to contacts, information and funding
Essex Chamber of Commerce
Support and advice for all businesses in Essex
Greater Cambridge/Greater Peterborough Enterprise Partnership
Support for development of new and innovative ideas within the agri-tech industry
Growing your business
Advice on helping your business grow
Innovate UK
Access to funding and support for businesses and academic organisations
enta
Business and funding advice
New Anglia Growth Hub
Support for businesses and start ups
Norfolk Chamber of Commerce
Support and advice for all businesses in Norfolk
Nwes
Business advice with access to personal skills and business training courses
Suffolk Chamber of Commerce
Support and advice for all businesses in Suffolk
South East Local Enterprise Partnership
Support for businesses located in Essex, East Sussex, Kent, Medway and Thurrock to fulfil their potential and create the best possible environment
Department for International Trade
Government Advice Links
Finance and Support for your business
Access to available grants and funding for businesses
Fund Map
Easy navigation to grants and funding available to businesses in the UK technology sector
Innovate vouchers
Funding for engaging expert suppliers to help business growth
Innovation Funding for Low Carbon Technologies
How to enter competitions or bid for upcoming contracts in the government funded low carbon projects
Innovate UK Funding Competition
Guidance for business and academic organisations on accessing funding
Low Carbon Innovation Fund
Equity finance for SMEs in the East of England that are contributing to the low carbon economy
The FSEGroup
Source of loan finance to support high-growth businesses based in the six counties of the East of England