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Wanting to Start Your Own Consultancy Business?

Suggested reading and useful consultancy links we recommend

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You may find the following books helpful in general business start up, but note that very few offer specific guidance on the subject of consultancy.

"Your Own Business: The Complete Guide to Succeeding With a Small Business" by Phil Stone, How To Books

"Setting up and Running a Limited Company" by Robert Browning, How To Books

"Start Up and Run Your Own Business" by Jonathan Reuvid & Roderick Millar, Kogan Page

"The Which Guide to Starting Your Own Business" by Anthony Bailey, Which

"The Sunday Times Guide to Starting a Successful Business" by Michael Morris, Kogan Page

"Starting a Business in Britain" by Brian O'Kane (Virgin Books)

"Starting your own Business" by Jim Green, How To Books (Reprinted 2001) ISBN 1 85703 652 2

"Starting you own Business" by Peter Hingston, Dorling Kindersley ISBN 0 7513 1413 7

"The Small Business Handbook" by Philip and Sandra Webb, Prentice Hall ISBN 0 273 65432 2

One book that offers good advice on consultancy start up is the following, but it is not always in print:

"Start and Run a Profitable Consulting Business" by Douglas A Gray, Kogan Page

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The following selection of web sites may prove useful to you. Please advise us if links have changed or you encounter new ones that could be useful to other potential business starters.

Barclays Bank 0845 601 5962
Business Link 0845 600 9 006
Companies House 029 2038 0801
Customs & Excise - See HM Revenue & Customs  
Data Protection 01625 545 745
Dept for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 020 7215 5000
Federation of Small Businesses 01253 336 000
HM Revenue & Customs Various via site
Inland Revenue - See HM Revenue & Customs  
Institute of Directors 020 7839 1233
Prince's Trust 0800 842 842
www.scottish-enterprise.com 0845 607 8787
Shell Livewire 0845 757 3252
International Business Wales, part of the Welsh Assembly Government 0845 796 9798

Other contacts whom we have used for setting up our own business(*) or are aware of:

A1 Company Services Ltd.*
Company set up and company secretarial services, including Registered Office		 020 8458 9637
Banking - Cater Allen Private Bank*
Part of Abbey National Group		 0800 716 177
Independent Advisory Services*
For independent financial advice		 020 8434 3542
Contact Neil Weston
Neat Ideas*
Stationery, office supplies		 0800 500 192
Skymarket Ltd.*
Web hosting, domain setup and email redirection		 08701 212 555
Professional Indemnity Insurance UK 01435 868 444
Unicef - Christmas Cards*
Supplying and overprinting		 01245 476 315