Government Links
	http://www.scotland.gov.uk/ Scottish Executive	http://www.wales.gov.uk/ Welsh Assembly Government
	http://www.innovation.gov.uk/ Site for innovation throughout the economy	http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/ Northern Ireland Government
	http://www.berr.gov.uk/innovation/ technologystrategyboard/index.html The Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform for the Technology Strategy Board page	http://www.dfes.gov.uk/ Department for Education and Skills

Help and Support for Business		top^
	http://www.businesslink.gov.uk Practical help and advice for businesses in England	http://www.globalwatchservice.com/ International Technology Service with details of a number of DTI intitiatives
	http://www.sbs.gov.uk Small Business Service	http://www.momenta.co.uk Programme Management Specialist
	http://www.intertradeireland.com/ Cross-border trade and business development in Ireland	http://www.bgateway.com/ Help and advice for small businesses in Scotland
	http://www.investni.com/ Help and advice for businesses in Northern Ireland	http://www.chamberonline.co.uk/ British Chambers of Commerce
	http://www.taforum.org/ Includes a search facility for Trade Associations	http://www.accesstoknowledge.co.uk Companies can take advantage of the STEP scheme using undergraduates to undertake a project in their business
	http://www.benchmarkindex.com Benchmarking your business is a very effective way of understanding your current position and planning for the future	http://www.tagish.co.uk/links/ UK Government websites

Other Schemes and Initiatives		top^
	http://www.yini.org.uk/ Provides companies with pre-degree and undergraduate students for 12 month work placements	http://www.shellstep.org.uk Project based placement scheme
	http://www.ost.gov.uk/link/ LINK collaborative research	http://www.ukti.gov.uk UK Trade and Investment
	http://www.j4b.co.uk A portal site providing details of more than 1500 grant and loan schemes	http://www.gowales.co.uk A programme delivered by all the Universities in Wales offering a range of services including; subsidised student/graduate work placements and a free vacancy advertising service to local businesses.

Knowledge Base		top^
	http://www.hero.ac.uk/ HERO is the official gateway site to the UK's universities, colleges and research organisations	http://www.hefce.ac.uk/ The Higher Education Funding Council for England
	http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/ukinfo/ uk.map.html Clickable map for UK Higher Education Institutions

The Environment		top^
	http://www.envirowise.gov.uk/ Free, independent advice on practical ways to minimise waste

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Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Accelerating business innovation; a Technology Strategy Board programme