Agenda

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Agenda

• Background
• Services
• Summary

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Why are we here?

• Scottish Enterprise initiative
• To provide consistency to business information
• provision
• Launched in 1994 by LEEL in partnership with
• other local agencies

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The Lothian Business Shop Network

Livingston

Edinburgh
Haddington
West Lothian

East Lothian
Dalkeith
Midlothian
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What do we do?

• First port of call for business enquiries
• Information source
• Referral to appropriate sources of advice
• and funding

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• General Business Support
• Company Information
• Key British Enterprise CD-ROM
• Kompass UK/Europe CD-ROM
• Thomson Business Search UK CD-ROM
• Regional Directories
• Specialist Directories

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• General Business Support
• Business Premises
• Scottish Property Network Database
• The Edinburgh Industrial and Commercial Property
  Land Register

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• General Business Support
• Market Information
• Profound Database (MAID)
• Quick Market Analysis
• Trendscan
• Statistical Information

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• General Business Support
• Legislative Information
• STARS
• VAT/TAX information
• Standards

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• Business Start Up
• LEELstart
• Business Planning
• Business Opportunity Profiles
• Business Information Factsheets
• Funding Sources/Opportunities
• Referral to appropriate organisations

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• Funding
• Small Business Loan Scheme
• Venture Capital Information
• DTI Loan Guarantee Scheme
• Grantfinder CD-ROM

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• Training
• Skillseekers
• Training Employment Grant Scheme
• Training For Work
• Small Firms Training Loan
• Career Development Loan

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• Referrals
• Training Providers
• LEELstart
• Training for Work
• Skillseekers
• Business Advisers
• Professional Advisers
• Local Authorities
• Chamber of Commerce
• Scottish Business Shop Network

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Summary

• Handled over 20,000 enquiries since 1994
• Free information service to potential and
  existing businesses
• Constant review of products and services

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To find out more.......

• Contact your local business shop
• Freephone 0800 787878
• Contact The Lothian Business Shop
• Telephone [phone]
• Call in at Apex House, 99 Haymarket Terrace,
• Edinburgh EH12 5HD
• Visit our web site at
• http//www.business-shop.co .uk