This guidance has been drafted with the agreement of the IVA Standing Committee. From 20 April 2020, the Straightforward Consumer IVA Protocol should be read in conjunction with this guidance.
The Insolvency Practitioners Association deals with the licensing and training of Insolvency Practitioners (IP’s) and the only authorised body dealing solely with IP’s in the UK. You can search for IP’s on this site.
The website for R3 the Association for Business Recovery Professionals dealing with Business Rescue, Recovery & Renewal. You can search for firm’s and individuals on this site.
Offers a simple grant search service. It has comprehensive, up-to-date information on business grants currently available in only a few seconds. It contains regional information on around 5,000 capital grants.
An independent organisation aiming to foster success in young people to start and develop their own businesses. Also hosts a national competition for start-ups to accelerate young business ideas. Free advice for 16 to 30 year olds.
The British Irish Trading Alliance is a non-profit making organisation that encourages its members to build relationships to generate business through exciting networking, educational and social events held in both countries.
Since its foundation in 1901 as the Engineering Standards Committee, BSI Group has grown into a leading global independent business services organisation.
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is dedicated to developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property (IP) system,.
The European Patent Office (EPO) provides a uniform application procedure for individual inventors and companies seeking patent protection in up to 38 European countries.
We are the part of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) responsible for producing trade statistics. These statistics record the movement of visible goods between the UK and both EU and non-EU countries.
The Treasury is the United Kingdom’s economics and finance ministry. It is responsible for formulating and implementing the Government’s financial and economic policy.
The ICO is the UK’s independent public body set up to promote access to official information and protect personal information by promoting good practice, ruling on eligible complaints, providing information to individuals and organisations, and taking appropriate action when the law is broken.