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MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP NETWORK |
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Board |
MLN Board Members |
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| SUPPORT BODIES |
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| CBI |
www.cbi.org.uk/ |
| FSB |
www.fsb.co.uk/ |
| DEL |
www.delni.gov.uk/ |
| NICoCI |
www.northernirelandchamber.com/ |
| IoD |
www.iod.com/ |
| Invest NI (observing body) |
www.investni.com/ |
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MENTORING |
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| The Academy for Chief Executives |
www.chiefexecutive.com |
| Your People Manager |
www.yourpeoplemanager.com/ |
| Mentors Forum |
www.mentorsforum.co.uk/ |
| PLATO |
www.plato.ie/ |
| Invest NI - |
www.investni.com/index/developyourbusiness/dv-invest-in-capability/networking/mentoring_support.htm |
| CO3 |
www.co3.bz |
| National Mentoring Network |
www.nmn.org.uk/ |
| Premiere Programme |
www.premiereprogramme.com/ |
| Equity Network |
www.intertradeireland.com/ |
| Prince's Trust |
www.princes-trust.org.uk/ |
| Enterprise Northern Ireland |
www.enterpriseni.com/ |
| Business in the Community |
www.bitcni.org.uk/ |
| Business Mentoring Scotland |
www.businessmentoringscotland.org/ |
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| NATIONAL (Small Business) |
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| Business Link |
www.businessadviceonline.org/ |
| Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative (SFEDI) |
www.sfedi.co.uk/ |
| Centre for Enterprise |
www.centreforenterprise.co.uk/ |
| Small Business Council |
www.sbs.gov.uk/ |
| Institute for Small Business Affairs |
www.isbauk.org/ |
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| NETWORKING |
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| B4B |
www.b4b-ni.org/ |
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Women in Business |
www.womeninbusinessnetwork.org.uk/ |
| Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce |
www.northernirelandchamber.com/ |
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| LOCAL (Small Business) |
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| Invest Northern Ireland |
www.investni.com |
| Enterprise Northern Ireland |
www.enterpriseni.com |
| Invest NI - practical advice guide |
www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk |
| Signal Business Growth Centre |
www.signalbusiness@northdown.gov.uk |
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| LOCAL BUSINESS PUBLICATION |
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| Business Eye |
www.businesseye.co.uk/ |
| Ulster Business |
www.ulsterbusiness.com/ |
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| BENCHMARKING/COMPETITIVENESS |
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| Invest Northern Ireland - Best Practice Clubs |
www.investni.com/index/developyourbusiness/dv-invest-in-capability/networking/best_practice_clubs.htm |
| Competitiveness Unit |
www.greatplacetowork.gov.uk/ |
| Irish Benchmarking Forum |
www.irishbenchmarkingforum.com/ |
| Centre for Competitiveness |
www.cforc.org/ |
| Investors in People |
www.makethebottomline.co.uk/ |
| Connect |
www.connectbestpractice.com/ |
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| ONLINE RESEARCH |
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| Financial Times - Summer School |
www.ft.com/summerschool |
Financial Times -
Mastering Management |
www.ftmastering.com/ |
Financial Times -
Business Ed |
news.ft.com/jobs/businessed |
Financial Times -
Director's Chair |
www.FT.com/directorschair |
| Your People Manager |
www.yourpeoplemanager.com/ |
| Developing Management |
www.developing-management.com/ |
| Universal Manager |
www.universal-manager.co.uk/ |
| Small business |
www.smallbusinessadvice.org.uk/ |
| Eskills into Business |
www.esib.co.uk/ |
| Business Owner's Toolkit |
www.toolkit.cch.com/ |
| It's Leadership |
www.itsleadership.com/ |
| Small Business Research Portal |
www.smallbusinessportal.co.uk/ |
| Inc. Com |
www.inc.com/ |
| Training Zone |
www.trainingzone.co.uk/ |
| Business Zone |
www.businesszone.co.uk/ |
| Harvard Business Review |
www.harvardbusinessonline.com/ |
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Promoting Women's Enterprise Support |
www.prowess.org.uk/ |
| Shell Livewire |
www.shelllivewire.org/ |
| Bnet |
www.bnet.co.uk/ |
| CIM - small business solutions |
www.cim.co.uk/focus/sbs/index.cfm |
| Linkage Incorporated |
www.linkageinc.com/ |
| The Work Foundation |
www.theworkfoundation.com/ |
| BBC Business |
www.bbc.co.uk/business/features/bosses/index3.shtml |
| Leadership Decision Works |
www.leadershipdecisionworks.com/ |
| Leaders Direct |
www.leadersdirect.com/ |
| Entertain (innovation self assessment) |
www.sme-innova.com/entertain/jsp/index2.jsp |
| Media Associates (free articles) |
media-associates.co.nz/ |
| Entrepreneurs UK (bite size checklists for going it alone) |
www.entrepreneursuk.com/ |
| Life Tools Personal Development (free tools) |
www.lifetools.org.uk/ |
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| MANAGEMENT BOOKS |
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Elsevier |
books.elsevier.com/management/default.asp?ref=4464 |
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| SECTORAL SPECIFIC |
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Sectoral Skills Development Agency
(Skills for Business) |
www.ssda.org.uk/ |
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Sectoral Skills Development Agency
Management and Leadership Board |
www.ssda-mandl.org.uk/ |
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List of Sectoral Skill Councils |
www.ssda.org.uk/ssda/default.aspx?page=16 |
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| VOLUNTARY |
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| NICVA |
www.nicva.org/ |
| Association of Chief Officers of Voluntary Organisation (ACOVO) |
www.acovo.org/ |
| Common Purpose |
www.commonpurpose.org.uk/ |
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| PUBLIC SECTOR |
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| Chief Executives Forum |
www.ceforum.org/ |
| Business Development Service |
www.nics.gov.uk/bds |
| Interchange |
www.interchangeni.org.uk/ |
| Enterprise Northern Ireland |
www.enterpriseni.com/ |
| Local Enterprise Agencies (see Enterprise NI site) |
www.enterpriseni.com/map.htm |
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| TOURISM |
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| Tourism Training Trust |
www.tttni.com/ |
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| FOOD & DRINK |
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| Northern Ireland Food and Drink Authority |
www.nifda.co.uk/ |
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| TEXTILES |
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| Northern Ireland Textiles and Apparel Association |
www.nita.co.uk/ |
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| FILM |
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| Northern Ireland Film & Television Commission |
www.niftc.co.uk/ |
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| ICT |
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| Momentum |
www.momentumni.org/ |
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| DEL ENDORSED MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES SUPPLIERS |
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| Beckinridge Ltd |
www.beckinridge.com/ |
| Institute of Directors |
www.directordevelopment.org/ |
| Modev and Exemplas |
www.modev.co.uk/ |
| PriceWaterhouseCoopers |
www.pwcglobal.com/ |
| The Business Institute |
www.business.ulster.ac.uk/businst/ |
| Time Associates |
www.timeireland.com/ |
| Director Development Ireland |
www.directordevelopment.org/ |
| Institute of Directors |
www.iod.com |
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NB: Due to the vast number of management development suppliers, it has not been possible to include a full listing in this section. Please visit www.yell.com/ for more information, searching under "Management and Business Consultants" in Northern Ireland. |
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| UNIVERSITY |
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| Queen's University of Belfast |
www.qub.ac.uk/mgt/ |
| Queen's University of Belfast (Institute of Lifelong Learning) |
www.qub.ac.uk/studying/webpages/life-learn.htm |
| University of Ulster |
www.business.ulster.ac.uk/businst |
| Open University |
www.open.ac.uk/ |
| The Foundation for Small and Medium Enterprise Development |
www.fsmed.org/ |
| Northern Ireland Centre for Entrepreneurship |
www.ulst.ac.uk/nicent |
| Association of Business Schools (Online Business and Management Course Directory) |
www.abs.bized.ac.uk/ |
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| FURTHER & HIGHER EDUCATION |
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| Association of Northern Ireland Colleges (providing links to the Northern Ireland Higher and Fed Colleges) |
www.femeansbusiness.com/ |
| BIFHE |
www.belfastinstitute.ac.uk/ |
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| PROGRAMME / TRAINING ADVICE |
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| Educational Guidance Service for Adults |
www.egsa.org.uk/ |
| The Management Courses Information Site |
www.management.org.uk/ |
| The Association of Management Education and Development |
www.amed.org.uk/ |
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| PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTES |
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| Chartered Management Institute |
www.managers.org.uk/ |
| Institute of Leadership and Management |
www.i-l-m.com/ |
| Chartered Institute of Personnel Development |
www.cipd.co.uk/ |
| Chartered Institute of Marketing |
www.cim.co.uk/ |
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| ACCREDITATION / STANDARDS |
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| Management Standards Centre |
www.management-standards.org/ |
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| Wales Management Council |
www.crc-wmc.org.uk/ |
| Council for Excellence in Managment and Leadership |
www.managementandleadershipcouncil.org/ |
| Scottish Leadership Foundation |
www.slfscotland.com/ |
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| SMALL BUSINESS & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT |
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| Centre for Excellence in Leadership www.inspirelearning.org.uk/ |
| Department for Employment and Learning |
www.delni.gov.uk/ |
| Department of Enterprise Trade & Investment |
www.detini.gov.uk/ |
| Department for Trade and Industry |
www.dti.gov.uk/for_business_small_business.html |
| Department for Trade and Industry Best Practice |
www.dti.gov.uk/mbp |
| Learning and Skills Development Agency |
www.lsda.org.uk/ |
| University for Industry |
www.ufi.com/ |
| Learn Direct-business |
www.learndirect-business.co.uk/ |
| Learn Direct - corporate |
www.learndirect-corporate.co.uk/ |
| Fit for the Future |
www.fitforthefuture.org.uk/ |
| Sector Skills Development Agency - Skills for Business |
www.ssda.org.uk/
www.skillsforbusiness.org.uk/ |
| Investors in People |
www.investorsinpeople.co.uk/ |
| Small business service |
www.businessadviceonline.org/ |
| Solutions for Business |
www.solutions4business.info |