Encouraging success for new and established businesses

The GOV.UK website provides businesses with the information and guidance they need to start, manage and improve their businesses.

The following organisations also provide support to businesses:

Business and IP Centre, Cambridge
Cambridge Enterprise
Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce
Cambridgeshire County Council Research Group
Connecting Cambridgeshire
Enterprise Europe
Entrepreneurship Centre
Government Business Support Helpline
HM Revenue & Customs

Institute for Manufacturing (IfM)
Jobcentre Plus
Judge Business School
Make UK
Manufacturing Advisory Service East
Open to Export
Signpost2Grow
Trading Standards
UKTI

Network and membership organisations

These organisations represent the professional interests of their members and provide a structure for shared learning as well as a structure for lobbying on key issues.

Cambridge 100
Cambridge Association for Women in Science and Engineering (Cambridge AWiSE)
Cambridge Energy Forum
Cambridge Enterprise and Technology Club (CETC)
Cambridge Network
Cambridge Publishing Society (CAMPUS)
Cambridge Wireless
Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)
Fenland Green Business Club
MENTER
One Nucleus

Technology consultancies

Cambridge Association for Women in Science and Engineering (Cambridge AWiSE)
Cambridge Forum for the Construction Industry
Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
Connected Cambridge
Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)
Institute of Directors (IoD)
Junior Chamber

Training, universities and education

There are three world-class universities based in Cambridgeshire that all deliver higher education qualifications and academic research programmes. In addition there are a number of top class further education colleges located throughout the county providing a range of vocational courses.

University of Cambridge
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU)
Open University (OU)
Cambridge Regional College (CRC)
Huntingdonshire Regional College (HRC)
College of West Anglia (CWA)
The Learning Collaboration
Skills Funding Agency
The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS)

Support For Business