This document provides information about various organizations that offer financial assistance and advice for starting a business. It lists websites for Scottish Enterprise, Royal Bank of Scotland, Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust, Inland Revenue, and local authorities that support businesses. The document prompts the reader to navigate the websites to find information on the types of leadership programs, business sectors, financial and non-financial help, legal and financial advice, and local companies that have benefited from support.

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Financial Assistance and advice when Starting in
Business
Check out the following web-sites which are organisations who help new and growing businesses to thrive
and succeed. Answerthe following questions on the services they provide.
www.scottish-enterprise.com
1. Click on Grow your Business. Navigate and find the Leadership
programmes and services that they offer to businesses.
2. Scottish Enterprise provides help to which business sectors?
3. RBS hope to encourage new businesses to open up an account.Go to the Business
Banking –Business Guidance section and list the 7 areas they can offer advice on
regarding starting your own business –aim to give examples also.
www.royalbankofscotland.co.uk
Prince’s Scottish Youth Business Trust www.psybt.org.uk

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4. PSYBT can help a budding entrepreneur how?
5. Name 2 examples offinancial help and 2 examples ofnon -financial help they can give people
who meet the PSYBT criteria.
6. What advice can the Inland Revenue give to businesses?
7.Local authorities such as Inverclyde Council can provide help to businesses. Go to
Inverclyde.gov.uk,click on Business & Economy,then Economic Developmentand then Business
Support and Advice. List 3 forms ofsupport and quote one local company who has benefited.
Remember, too, that lawyers and accountants can give legal and financial advice on setting up and
running a business successfully – but will charge for their services!