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• 3Cs Community - active community, where advice and critique comes free-of-charge for the budding entrepreneur. Website: http://www.3cscommunity.com/

• 3en Ventures - early stage funding for technology businesses within Basingstoke and Deane area (Hampshire). Website: http://www.entredi.eu/basingstoke.php

• 3D scanning and printing.   isodo3d Limited, Hampshire based scanning and printing equipment and services. http://www.isodo3d.com

• 3form Design - product design service (Hampshire based). Website:http://www.3formdesign.com/

• A better mousetrap - Invention assessment service and the book for inventors - 'The business of invention'.  Website:http://www.abettermousetrap.co.uk/

• Accentus - technology inventions service (Oxfordshire based). Website:http://www.accentus-medical.com/

• Advantage West Midlands - comprehensive database of grants and financing for West Midlands SMEs. Website:https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/advantage-west-midlands

• AlphaGalileo - Internet based press centre for European research in science, medicine and technology. Website:http://www.alphagalileo.org/

• Angel Investment Network - connecting business entrepreneurs with angel investors.  Website: https://www.angelinvestmentnetwork.co.uk/?gclid=CJ3JvLLQ6cICFeHHtAodUWAA7A

• Angel News - business angel information site. Website:

• Angels 5k - Business Angel network based in Southampton. Website:http://www.angels5k.co.uk/

• Angels Den - Business Angel investment matching service. Website: http://www.angelsden.com/

• Anti Copying In Design (ACID) - design led trade association & movement for change. Website: http://www.acid.uk.com/

• archive.org - internet archive of old web pages. Website: https://archive.org/

• Ask the Inventors - hints, tips and FAQ for inventors (US site). Website: http://www.asktheinventors.com/

• Association for Women in Science and Engineering (AWiSE)- UK based organisation for women involved in Science, Engineering and Technology. Website: http://camawise.org.uk/

• Attorneys & Agents directory - Worldwide listing of Patent Attorneys & Agents; Trade Mark Attorneys & Agents, Intellectual Property Attorneys. Website: http://wwwattorneys.piperpat.com/

 

 

• Bang Creations - product design company (Surrey based). Website:

• BBC Small Business site - help with small businesses. Website:

• BBC Technology News - latest news on technology. Website:

• Better Business - help, advice and magazine for small businesses. Website:

• Bloodhound SSC - 1000mph car development & world land speed record attempt (sponsored by WRTI). Website:

• Board game inventors guide - practical hints and tips for board game inventors/developers. Website:

• BRIFFA - intellectual property and information technology lawyers. Website:

• British Association of Women Entrepreneurs (BAWE) - organisation for UK based women business owners. Website:

• British Business Angels Association (BBAA) - trade association for UK Business Angel Networks. Website:

• British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) - Chambers of Commerce website and business guides. Website:

• British Franchise Association (BFA) - information on franchising. Website:

• British Invention Show - the UK's largest innovation expo. Website:

• British Library - helping exploit the world's greatest patent resources. Website:

• British Library Business & IP Centre - inspiration and support for entrepreneurs and SMEs to develop their business. Website:

• British Venture Capital Association - private equity and venture capital for entrepreneurs. Website:

• BTG - commercialising new technologies through investing and licensing. Website:

• 'Building a viable Innovation Business' - free ebook from Causeway Venturing on commercialising innovation. Website:

• Business Across Borders - business-to-business network for SMEs, innovation hubs, trade associations, multinationals, etc.. Website:

• Business Boffins - support and mentoring service for small companies. Website:

• Business Gateway - UK online guide to exploiting your ideas, starting and running a business. Website:

• Business Link - the UK's former national business advice service. Website:

• Business Network Online - connecting to leads, contacts and opportunities through a trusted network of members across the UK. Website:

• Business Startup - series of free shows covering all aspects of starting up a business. Website:

• bytestart - free resource for entrepreneurs (UK based). Website:

 

 

• Cafe Scientific - scientific networking and discussion group meeting at local centres around the UK. Website:

• Cambridge Hi-Tech Association of Small Enterprises (CHASE) - networking group for entrepreneurs and people interested in business and hi-tech. Website:

• Caparo Innovation Centre - Wolverhampton University team helping inventors get ideas to market, with no cash charge. Website:

• Carbonate - taking ideas to market, specialising in consumer sport & fitness, apparel, food & beverage, industrial products and telecommunications. Website:

• Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) - MOD site for disruptive technology, new process or innovation with potential defence applications. Website:

• Centre for Enterprise Research and Innovation (CERI) - consultancy and support service provided by the University of Portsmouth

• Centripeta - health care innovation company. Website:

• Chartered Institute of Patent Agents - professional body for UK patent attorneys. Website:

• Cheshire Innovation - practical advice by/for inventors. Website:

• China 2 West Services - design, production, quality control, inspection, testing and logistics service for companies seeking goods from China. Website:

• CommercialiSE - linking university knowledge with business expertise in the South East providing support and funding. Website:

• Companies House - online database of all registered UK company names. Website:

• Concepts to Reality - mechanical design and prototyping service (Hampshire based). Website:

• Connect Buzz - online business networking site. Website:

• Contract Store - UK business legal document templates, some free of charge, eg 'preparing a business plan'. Website:

• Copyscape - free online service to find duplicate or stolen copies of your website content. Website:

• CREAX - systematic innovation methodology. Website:

 

 

• DCX World - service bringing together private investors and businesses looking for early stage investment. Website:

• Delphion - US patent search engine (free registration required). Website:

• Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) - helping British industry increase productivity and develop world-class competitiveness. Website:

• Design Council - inspiring and enabling the best use of design by the UK. Website:

• Design Directory - online directory of design consultants. Website:

• Dragons Den - BBC television program matching inventors/entrepreneurs with investors. Website:

• DTI's Innovation Guide - practiacal guide on successfully deploying innovation in business. Website:

• DTI's Innovation Report - showing how innovation is a driving force. Website:

 

 

• East Midlands Innovation - innovation support and information for the East Midlands region. Website:

• ECSITE-UK - UK science centre and discovery centre network. Website:

• Efective Business Solutions - business coaching service (Southampton based). Website:

• eMachineShop - design your own mechanical parts using free/simple to use CAD software and order parts online. Website:

• Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) - UK agency funding research in engineering and the physical sciences. Website:

• Engineering Council UK - promoting and regulating UK engineering professions (formerly the Council of Engineering Institutions). Website:

• Enterprise Europe Network - information on EU legislation, help finding business partners/innovation networks and funding opportunities. Website:

• Enterprise Europe Network - South West England - support service for businesses in the South West. Website:

• Enterprise First - free independent advice and training for businesses and start-ups in Hampshire and Surrey. Website:

• Enterprise Hub Network - networking forum for entrepreneurs and access to research, technology, innovation, business support, flexible workspace & early stage finance (around South East England). Website:

• Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA) - enterprise investment for small to medium sized companies. Website:

• Enterprise Nation - help to start or grow your home business. Website:

• Enterprise Quest - tips, ideas & know-how, for small businesses

• EUREKA - European research initiative for industry and research institutions in the area of technological R&D

• European Business & Innovation Center Network - support network for entrepreneurs and innovative SMEs

• European Patent Office (espacenet) - Europe's network of patent databases

• Exonms.com - consultancy specialising in helping obtain government grants

 

 

• Finance South East - help for ambitious companies to grow through direct investment and associated support

• First Steps for Inventors - essential steps in getting established (archive copy from Inventors Alliance of Canada)

• Foresight - UK science-based futures expertise identifying potential opportunities from science & technology

• freepatentsonline - free online US and European patent search and retreival

• Fresh Business Thinking - online business resource for entrepreneurs

• FreshPatents.com - online patent search and tracking service

• 'From Invention to Innovation' inventors guide (US Dept of Energy)

• From Patent to Profit - invention development guide (US site)

 

 

• gateway2investment (g2i) - support service helping London based companies become investment ready and find investors

• gencon - help using cutting edge communication technology, finding partners & funding

• General Patent Corporation - a brief introduction to Intellectual Property (US site)

• Gibson Index - database and newsletter for Britain's technology-based SME's

• Global Ideas Bank - Global suggestion box for socially innovative non-technological ideas and projects

• Global Inventions Ltd - global sales & marketing company specialising in 'high volume, low tech' types of innovative consumer products

• Global Sources - online supplier directory and search engine

• Global Women Innovators & Inventors Network (GWIIN) - promoting women inventors

• GigaAlert - free service that runs custom searches and emails you when new results appear

• GooglePatents - free patent database search

• Grants & support for Inventors - information from Business Link

• Grantnet - free-to-use computerised UK grants database

• Greater London Enterprise (GLE) - business accommodation, support, funding and consultancy for the Greater London area

• Green business. Autoenrolment Limited. Complete guide on how to make your business green. http://www.autoenrolment.co.uk/guides/green-business/

 

• Hampshire Chamber of Commerce - support, help and advice for businesses in Hampshire

• Hampshire Economic Partnership - promotion and exploitation of Innovation & Enterprise activities supporting economic growth in Hampshire

• Hantsweb for Business - Hampshire County Council's business advice & support site

• Health Design & Technology Institute (HDTI) - Coventry University's support for the development of new and innovative community healthcare products

• HLBBshaw - Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys offering free IP Clinics (Midlands & East Anglia)

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• i2r Medical - service supporting health care and medical innovations

• iBusinessBuzz - advice for UK based businesses

• i-connect-i - online matching service for inventors and investors

• IdeaBuyer.com - online resource for inventors looking to license or sell their patents

• Ideas 21 - online resource for inventors and innovators

• Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) - UK agency for data protection and registering to keep personal data

• Inkopo - specialists in early-stage, technology-based, enterprise development (Yorkshire based)

• InnoCentive - online marketplace for solving technical challenges

• Innova Design - specialist prototype and small batch machining service (Hampshire based)

• Innovate Design - engineering product design service for inventors (London based)

• Innovation Advisory Service South East - support service for innovative growth companies in the South East 

• Innovation map - information about innovation and Knowledge Transfer activities, facilities and centres in South East England 

• Innovation Showcase - innovation news, events & companies in the Thames Valley

• Innovation Tools - useful resource site for innovators

• InnovationXchange (IXC-UK) - commercially neutral, not-for-profit, global knowledge network, supporting innovative technology based businesses (West Midlands based)

• Innovator's Counselling and Advisory Service for Scotland (ICASS) - advice and support for inventors in Scotland

• Innoverce - innovation consultancy (Tyneside based)

• Insolvency Helpline inventors guide (archive copy)

• inspireme - free advice guides for starting and growing a business

• Institute of International Licensing Practitioners - Association commercialising invention through technology transfer and licensing

• Institute of Patentees and Inventors - advice on invention and innovation

• Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys - register of UK trade mark attorneys

• Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) - organisation for electronics, electrical, manufacturing and IT professionals

• Intech - Hampshire's hands-on interactive science and technology centre

• Intellect - trade body for the UK based information technology, telecommunications and electronics industry

• Intellectual Property and Information Technology Update - comprehensive information on IP matters

• Intellectual Property Digital Library - WIPO on-line intellectual property library

• Intellectual Property - Layman's guide - introduction to Intellectual Property from ICASS

• Intellectual Property Office - UK resource for Copyright, Designs, Patents and Trade Marks

• International Federation of Inventors Associations - enhancing the status of inventors and co-operation between inventor associations

• International Network for SMEs - association fostering cooperation in the fields of innovation and technology transfer to SMEs

• Internet archive - use to find/retrieve defunct websites/pages

• Introduction to Patents - in depth guide to all aspects of patenting (published by WIPO)

• Invention-Europe.com - European site and directory for inventors

• Invention-Help.com - invention help resource (US site)

• Inventique - Innovation Magazine (back issue archive)

• InventNet - US inventors network

• InventorEd - comprehensive online inventor resource and discussion forum (US site)

• Inventorfraud.com - help selecting appropriate/ avoiding inappropriate invention agencies

• InventorResource - design, patent, legal, business plan & funding advice for inventors

• Inventors clubs - UK Regional Clubs and International Associations for Inventors

• Inventors Digest - US magazine and website for inventors

• Inventors Guide (IDC) - free 10 page guide

• Inventors Handbook (Lemelson - MIT) - essential online guide for inventors (US)

• Inventors Handbook - essential online guide for UK inventors (archived copy from NESTA)

• Inventors Info Point - introduction to patents, design registration, trade marks, copyright and invention promoters

• Inventors-L - active online discussion forum for inventors (US site)

• Inventors-UK - UK inventors directory

• Invest in Southampton - online resource for businesses in the Southampton area

• ip21 - Intellectual Property services (Norwich and London Based)

• IP Exchange - online trading platform for selling and licensing Intellectual Property (IP)

• IP for SMEs - WIPO's site and newsletter, covering all aspects of Intellectual Property for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

• IP Group - technology transfer fund generating commercial value from the IP of partner UK universities

• IP Healthcheck - free online tool from the UK Intellectual Property Office to identify the IP within a business and options for protecting it

• IP Institute - UK not for profit group promoting the licensing of commercial ideas

• IP Guide - comprehensive Intellectual Property guide (archive copy from IP Wales)

• IP Menu - online Intellectual Property directory

• ITE four crucial questions - Daily Mail/This is Money probe into the 'International Technology Exchange' (now defunct)

 

 

• j4b.co.uk - comprehensive database for finding UK grants and loans

• James Dyson / inventors guide - practical guidance for inventors (archive copy)

• Japan Patent Office - English site for the Japan Patent Office

• Just Imagine - company specialising in providing services to inventors (Hampshire based)

 

 

• Ken Targett - Intellectual Property Service (Hampshire based)

• Kingston Innovation Centre - support for inventors and entrepreneurs (Surrey based)

• Knowledge Dock - Internet based support for technology entrepreneurs

• Knowledge House - support service for inventors and entrepreneurs from the Universities of the North East of England

• Knowledge Transfer Parnerships - helping businesses improve through better use of knowledge, technology and skills residing within the UK knowledge base

• Know This. Principles of Marketing - free self tutorial (KnowThis.com)

 

 

• Lawdit Solicitors - UK commercial & Intellectual Property legal services provider

• Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD) - global network of individuals and non-governmental organizations, committed to sustainable development

• licensing.biz - UK site for anyone in the business of licensing

• Locate in Kent - grants, advice and support for businesses locating/located in Kent

• London 2012 - business opportunities for the London 2012 Olympics

• London Innovation Network - support and information for businesses seeking funding, to expand into Europe or wishing to develop technology partnerships

• LoveMyIdea.com - community website for innovation sharing and promotion

 

 

• Macrothesaurus - directory of global inventors resources

• Manufacturing Advisory Service - helping UK manufacturers with support and expertise

• Marcaria - A Young Inventor's Guide to Trademarks and Patents. Website: https://www.marcaria.com/articles/A-Young-Inventors-Guide-to-Trademarks-and-Patents.asp

• Marine South East - support site for the marine industry, facilitated by SEED

• Mathew Link - product design service (Cheshire based)

• Medical Research Council (MRC) - UK agency promoting research into medical and related science

• Microfunding - matching service to bring inventors, experienced managers and angel investors together

• Mission Possible - online business support for early stage and growing businesses

• MustGet1.com - distributor of gadgets and innovative products, some direct from the inventors

• My Own Business - free online self training course for starting/growing a business

 

 

• National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (NESTA) - investing in outstanding ideas and the people who have them

• National Federation of Enterprise Agencies - Enterprise Agency support for start-ups, micro businesses and the self-employed in Ensland

• Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) - promoting research into the natural environment

• National Renewable Energy Centre (narec) - support organisation and service for emerging energy sources

• narec distributed energy - support organisation and service for renewable and low carbon systems 

• New Scientist - science and technology website, links and archive

• Next Step Associates - for TRIZ / Innovation services

• NHS Innovations - medical innovations from within and/or for the UK National Health Service

• Nine Sigma - online marketplace of technology needs listing open innovation request for proposals

• Novarlis - consultancy specialising in technology transfer, business development, commercial management and intellectual property

 

 

• OHIM - European Union agency responsible for registering trade marks and designs valid in all countries of the EU

• Ownit - free advice on intellectual property, copyright, patents & licensing

• Oxford Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation - focal point for entrepreneurship research, teaching and networking at Oxford University

• Oxford Entrepreneurs - society providing inspiration, education, networking and the chance to learn the skills needed to succeed in business and start entrepreneurial ventures

 

 

• Patent disputes - an example of a US patent dispute, look at this if you think you might be up to filing your own patent! (archive copy from the USPTO)

• Patent FAQ - practical answers to many patent related questions (US site)

• Patents and Prototypes - patent, prototype & market research services for UK inventors

• Patent tutorial - online US patent guide & patent search tutorial

• PDD - product innovation consultancy, spanning the consumer, medical, packaging, telecoms, commercial and industrial sectors

• Pera - not for profit network/consultancy specialising in innovation and innovation grant funding

• PlanetPatent - US patent search service

• Portsmouth Technopole - serviced office space and support for technology based SMEs

• Presentations guide - free guide to making a compelling business case of your invention (from 'Ask the Inventors')

• PRIME business club - support group for the over 50s starting or running their own business

• Product Resolutions - Product design consultancy (Norfolk based)

• Project Management - free online project management book/course (HRA Consulting)

• Prowess - network supporting women's business ownership

• Purple Door - support service providing access to the expertise and facilities of the University of Portsmouth

• Partnership for Urban South Hampshire (PUSH) - initiative to improve the economic performance of South Hampshire

 

 

• Royal Academy of Engineering - bringing together UK engineers from all disciplines

• Royal Institution - home of UK science research and communication for over 200 years

• RT Coopers - Intellectual property law, commercial law, technology transfer, data protection, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology

 

 

• Sales and Marketing Forums - free online sales and marketing resource

• Scavenger - low cost guides to specific small businesses

• Scenta - online gateway to the best in science, engineering and technology

• SciDev Net - global news, views and information about science, technology & the developing world

• Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) - science-driven UK organisation, enabling a broad range of scientists to do the highest quality research, tackling some of the most fundamental scientific questions

• Science Media Centre - press office for science, promoting the scientific community to the news media

• Scirus - the most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet

• Second Mile - specialising in bringing commercial leadership to new technology ventures.

• Senical - specialising in invention and innovation, from ideas through to commercialisation.

• SETsquared - supporting knowledge-based entrepreneurs in Southern England

• Shell Springboard - UK competition for new solutions to greenhouse gas reduction

• She's Ingenious! - helping women develop and profit from new ideas

• Small Business Resource Guide - useful articles on start up plans, business plans, marketing plans, finance, etc. (US site)

• Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions - organisation for eco-friendly inventors, innovators and ecopreneurs

• Solent Enterprise Hub - networking forum for entrepreneurs and access to research, technology, innovation, business support, flexible workspace & early stage finance

• Solent Synergy - support service for knowledge based businesses in South Hampshire

• South East Business Innovation and Growth - support service for innovative and fast growth businesses in the South East

• South East Business Portal - tendering opportunities across the local councils and fire & rescue services of the South East

• South East Growth Fund (SEGF) - Venture Capital fund investing in SMEs in South East England

• Southern Area European Information Centre - help selling a product or service in Europe and finding European partners, agents and representatives

• Southern Entrepreneurs - free training, support and advice for micro businesses and sole traders in Hampshire

• South West Angel and Investor Network (SWAIN) - business angel network covering South West England

• Spark invention competition.  Design Council. Competition for early stage invention ideas, with support for business planning and prizes for finalists. http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/what-we-do/design-council-spark

• Stanford University 'Educators Corner' - free online self-education resources for entrepreneurs

• Start Up Community - help and advice network for business start-ups

• Startups.co.uk - help and advice for starting and developing a business

• Start Your Own Business - free local guide for small business owners and business start ups in Southern England

• SumoBrain - free patent search site (UK, European, US & PCT)

• Supply2.gov.uk - online resource for accessing lower-value government / public sector contracts

• Sussex Innovation Centre (SInC) - business incubator for technology and knowledge based companies in Sussex

• Sycamore Innovation Management - service for UK inventors/innovators (Cornwall based)

 

 

• TechEdito - free High Technology monthly newsletter and archive

• Technical Innovation Center (www.triz.org) - information on TRIZ and publisher of TRIZ books

• Technology Strategy Board - UK Government funded programme for collaborative Research and Development

• Tech Review - technology information website and newsletter

• Ten steps to a successful invention - essential steps in progressing any invention (archived copy from Kiwi Ingenuity)

• Ten tips for inventors - essential tips for inventors from Cheshire Innovation

• Thames Innovation Centre - serviced office space and support for technology based SMEs

• Thames Valley Technology - meeting the demands of technology companies in the Thames Valley

• The Chamber Awards - annual awards for business and innovation organised by the UK Chambers of Commerce

• The Entrepreneur Network - comprehensive information source for inventors and entrepreneurs (US site)

• The Ideas Factory - Angel Investor Network & business information resource

• The Royal Society - independent UK scientific academy promoting excellence in science

• The Science Lab - science and technology related website directory

• TJD Patent Services - Patent advice, drafting, prosecution and IP strategy advice

• TomsLaw - free legal documents for SMEs (archive copies)

• Totally absurd patents - an amusing selection of some of the daftest patents ever filed

• TrademarkEagle - trademark search and application service

• Trevor Baylis Brands - helping UK inventors get their ideas to market

• TRIZ Journal - online free monthly journal & archive for TRIZ methods of creativity & innovation

• Two Little Ducks - support service for UK inventors

 

 

• ud.com - free website domain and trademark usage/availability checker

• UK Business Incubation - providing information on UK business incubation

• UK Patent Office - UK Intellectual Property (Copyright, Designs, Patents and Trade Marks)

• United Innovation Association UK - online resource for UK inventors and innovators

• UK Trade & Investment - UK Government resource for exporters

• US Patent Office - US Patent and Trademark Office

• US patent search guide - free guide to online US patent searching (from 'Ask the Inventors')

 

 

• Venturefest - annual competition and get-together in Oxford for entrepreneurs, business people and investors

• Venture Navigator - self help site for entrepreneurs

• Vert Business Community - training and support service for small and medium businesses

 

 

• Wherritt - consultancy service focusing on electronic product realisation

• Why Not open source movement - how to use everyday ingenuity to solve problems big and small

• WIPO GOLD - free one stop gateway to WIPO's collections of searchable IP data

• Wired Wessex - online network for new media and technology professionals

• Working Model - prototyping service for inventors

• Women's Engineering Society (WES) - promoting the education, training and practice of engineering among UK women

• World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) - harmonising national intellectual property legislation and procedures

• World Technology Network - site for people working in world changing technologies

• Worldwide Intellectual Property Services (WIPS) - online worldwide patent search service (fee based)

• WRTI - entrepreneurs and inventors website

 

 

• Yet2.com - online database to find or market a technology back to top

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

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