You and Your Community
Local information about Bedfordshire | Business and Companies

• Bedford Development Agency. A partnership organisation between Bedford Borough Council and local companies.
• Bedfordshire Online.  General information about the county plus economic development strategy and contact information.
• Business Link in the East of England.  Web site containing information on a huge range of business topics including starting a business, finance and grants, employing people, IT, e-commerce and international trade.
• The Chamber.  Provides business information, a directory of members, information on business start ups, business training, export information and help with IT.  Chamber Business also delivers the Business Link small business service. 
• Invest in Bedford. Web site of the Bedford Development Agency, a partnership between local business and Bedford Borough Council.
• Local Life - Business and Finance. Extensive business listings covering a very wide range interests e.g. banking, building, manufacturing, importers, wholesalers, agriculture.
• Mid Bedfordshire District Council.  Contact details, information about grants and services to business, commercial unit availability.
• Network in Beds. Business organisation with the following aims: to promote Bedfordshire businesses to Bedfordshire buyers, to provide business leads through referrals and recommendations, to share business problems and information, to help other members with referrals.
• Networking Matters. "We aim to run events which provide the perfect environment for networking, making business contacts and building business relationships in South Bedfordshire"
• South Bedfordshire District Council.  Find information about vacant premises, business support, services and grants to business and contacts within the Council.

Regional

• Agricultural Development in the Eastern Region.  Advice and information service.
• East of England CBI. Information and news from the regional branch.
• East of England International. East of England International is the official government international business support agency for the six counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.
• Go-East.  Information on the region's business and industry, economic performance and rural economy. 
• Oxford2Cambridge Arc. 
• Tastes of Anglia.  Offer services to food and drink businesses in the Eastern Region.
• Young Enterprise East of England.  Business education charity working with young people.

Other

• Invest in the UK.  General overview site with information on the East of England - transportation services, financial assistance etc.

Complete Business Reference Advisor

If you are using a computer in a Bedfordshire Library you can use the Complete Business Reference Advisor. You will find information on how to start a business, business legislation, business opportunity profiles, market information, useful contacts etc.