New Business Information & Support Services

The following links are to third party websites that may be of interest when setting up a new business and are provided solely for your convenience.  If you use these links, you leave Schrodinger Consulting’s website.  They are not a replacement for tailored legal advice; however some may provide some useful information or an introduction to some of the issues and possible options associated with setting up a new company.  

Obtain Business Advice & Get an Idea of the Issues

Schrodinger Consulting
Business Link 
Trading Standards 
Institute of Directors
London Chamber of Commerce 
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce 
Leeds Chamber of Commerce 

Is Your Business Name Already Taken? Will it Infringe Another's IPR?

Companies House 
UK Intellectual Property Office (UK Trademarks) 
OAMI (European Trademarks) 
US Patent and Trademark Office 
Nominet (UK Domain Name Lists)
EURid (.eu Domain Names) 
InterNIC (Lists .Com, .Org etc) 
Directory Enquiries 
Yell Business Directory 
Confederation of British Industry 
UK Small Business Directory 
Kompass Business Directory 
Scoot Business Directory 
Google 

Register Your Company

Chettleburghs 

Register Your Domain Name

1&1 Internet Ltd.
GX Networks Ltd.

Register Your Company's Intellectual Property (e.g. Name and Logo as a Trademark)

UK Intellectual Property Office (Trademarks, Patents etc.) 

Be IP Compliant

Information Commissioner's Office 
Copyright Licensing Agency 
Newspaper Licensing Agency 

Be Contactable

Vodafone 
Orange 
T-Mobile 
O2 

Use Non-Localised Telephony

UK2Numbers 

Office Address (Locate Your Business)

Regus 
Instant Offices 
Virtual Offices 
Easy Virtual Offices.com 
Executive Offices Group 
Smithfield Business Centre 

Set Up a Website

SiteWizard 
WebCreation UK
Matcom
Microsoft® Office Live Small Business 

Administration (Manage Your Administration Professionally)

Sage Software (Act)  
SPJ Solutions (For Sage Act) 
Entergel (For Worldox)
Viking 

Review a Range of IT Options. Consider For Example:

Ability Software 
OpenOffice 
PerceptiveOnline 

Employment (Be a Responsible Employer)

Croner Consulting 
Direct.Gov 

Health & Safety (Provide a Safe Place of Work)

The HSE 
Direct.Gov 

Letterhead, Business Cards Etc.

VistaPrint
Print Carrier
Drayton Press  
KallKwik 

Use Attractive Marketing Material

Drayton Press 
National Pen Ltd. 
4 Imprint 
GB Maps 

Marketing (Know Your Responsibilities)

Telephone Preference Service 
Direct Marketing Association 
Corporate Telephone Preference Service 

Marketing (Do Your Research)

Google 
Financial Times 
Reuters (UK Site) 
BBC Business News

Marketing (Identify Prospects)

Marketsafe 
British Chambers of Commerce 
Confederation of British Industry 
British Companies (Private Listing of British Companies) 
UK Small Business Directory 
FT Companies List 
UK250 (Websites Directory) 
UK Websites Directory 
Say No To 0870  

Marketing (Build Relationships)

Square Meal (Restaurant Guide) 
Hardens (Restaurant Guide) 
London Eating (Restaurant Guide) 
Top Table (Restaurant Guide) 
Met Office (Weather) 
BBC Weather Centre 
Traveline (Public Transport Information) 
National Rail (Train Times) 

Help with setting up your business and navigating through the legal maze?

Contact Schrodinger Consulting:

Schrodinger Consulting Limited
Hudson House
8 Tavistock Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2E 7PP

Tel: 0845 838 1900
Fax: 0845 838 1887

N.B. The provision of the above links does not constitute any form of endorsement by Schrodinger Consulting of any of the organisations, or information, accessible through these links.  Schrodinger Consulting does not therefore make any representations about the websites accessible through these links, or any material found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them. If you decide to access any of the above or use any information contained within such websites, you do so entirely at your own risk. Schrodinger Consulting has not reviewed all of these third party websites and does not control, and is not responsible for, these websites or their content or availability.

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