National Agencies That Nurture The Best Business Ideas
When I happened to go looking for information for startups and entrepreneurs around the English-speaking world I was surprised to find what resources are out there. English is one of the most widely spoken languages and has become the language of business in many countries.
This is a list of some of the enterprise agencies that have resources available to entrepreneurs around the English-speaking world. It’s not meant to be comprehensive, just indicative of the resources out there by country. Don’t hesitate to browse through all of them because there are some really excellent resources and insightful perspectives given be each of them.
Australia
Australian Government Small Business Page
Canada
Canada Small Business Financing Program
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/csbfp-pfpec.nsf/eng/Home
India
Ministry Of Micro Small And Medium Enterprises
No longer live – Available from the Wayback Machine
Ireland
Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association
http://isme.ie/advice/government-supports-for-small-business
New Zealand
Government Grants And Incentives Page
http://www.business.govt.nz/support-and-advice/grants-incentives
Philippines
Department Of Trade And Industry Start Your Business Page
http://www.dti.gov.ph/dti/index.php/services/entrepreneur
South Africa
The Department of Trade And Industry Small Medium Micro Enterprise Development Page
http://www.thedti.gov.za/sme_development/sme_development.jsp
UK
The British Government’s Start Your Own Business Page
https://www.gov.uk/starting-up-a-business
USA
The United States Small Business Administration
