Useful Links

We have compiled a comprehensive list of relevant sites which you may wish to visit. The Management and Leadership Network has provided these links purely for your benefit and is not responsible for any inaccuracies in the information provided. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to suggest a link.

MLN

Board

MLN Board Members

Support Bodies

CBI

http://www.cbi.org.uk/

FSB

http://www.fsb.co.uk/

DEL

http://www.delni.gov.uk/

NICoCI

http://www.northernirelandchamber.com/

IoD

http://www.iod.com/

Invest NI (observing body)

http://www.investni.com/

Supporting Bodies

Mentoring

The Academy for Chief Executives

www.chiefexecutive.com

Your People Manager

http://www.yourpeoplemanager.com/

Mentors Forum

http://www.mentorsforum.co.uk/

PLATO

http://www.plato.ie/

Invest NI -

http://www.investni.com/index/developyourbusiness/dv-invest-in-capability/networking/mentoring_support.htm

CO3

www.co3.bz

National Mentoring Network

http://www.nmn.org.uk/

Premiere Programme

http://www.premiereprogramme.com/

Equity Network

http://www.intertradeireland.com/

Prince's Trust

http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/

Enterprise NI

http://www.enterpriseni.com/

Business in the Community

http://www.bitcni.org.uk/

Business Mentoring Scotland

http://www.businessmentoringscotland.org/

National (Small Business)

Business Link

http://www.businessadviceonline.org/

Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative (SFEDI)

http://www.sfedi.co.uk/

Centre for Enterprise

http://www.centreforenterprise.co.uk/

Small Business Council

http://www.sbs.gov.uk/

Institute for Small Business Affairs

http://www.isbauk.org/

Networking

B4B

http://www.b4b-ni.org/

Women in Business

http://www.womeninbusinessnetwork.org.uk/

NI Chamber of Commerce

http://www.northernirelandchamber.com/

Local (Small Business)

Invest NI

www.investni.com

Enterprise NI

www.enterpriseni.com

Invest NI - practical advice guide

www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk

Signal Business Growth Centre

www.signalbusiness@northdown.gov.uk

Local Business Publications

Business Eye

http://www.businesseye.co.uk/

Ulster Business

http://www.ulsterbusiness.com/

Benchmarking/Competitiveness

Invest NI - Best Practice Clubs

http://www.investni.com/index/developyourbusiness/dv-invest-in-capability/networking/best_practice_clubs.htm

Competitiveness Unit

http://www.greatplacetowork.gov.uk/

Irish Benchmarking Forum

http://www.irishbenchmarkingforum.com/

Centre for Competitiveness

http://www.cforc.org/

Investors in People

http://www.makethebottomline.co.uk/

Connect

http://www.connectbestpractice.com/

Online Resources

Financial Times - Summer School

www.ft.com/summerschool

Financial Times -
Mastering Management

http://www.ftmastering.com/

Financial Times -
Business Ed

http://news.ft.com/jobs/businessed

Financial Times -
Director's Chair

www.FT.com/directorschair

Your People Manager

http://www.yourpeoplemanager.com/

Developing Management

http://www.developing-management.com/

Universal Manager

http://www.universal-manager.co.uk/

Small business

http://www.smallbusinessadvice.org.uk/

Eskills into Business

http://www.esib.co.uk/

Business Owner's Toolkit

http://www.toolkit.cch.com/

It's Leadership

http://www.itsleadership.com/

Small Business Research Portal

http://www.smallbusinessportal.co.uk/

Inc. Com

http://www.inc.com/

Training Zone

http://www.trainingzone.co.uk/

Business Zone

http://www.businesszone.co.uk/

Harvard Business Review

http://www.harvardbusinessonline.com/

Promoting Women's Enterprise Support

http://www.prowess.org.uk/

Shell Livewire

http://www.shelllivewire.org/

Bnet

http://www.bnet.co.uk/

CIM - small business solutions

http://www.cim.co.uk/focus/sbs/index.cfm

Linkage Incorporated

http://www.linkageinc.com/

The Work Foundation

http://www.theworkfoundation.com/

BBC Business

http://www.bbc.co.uk/business/features/bosses/index3.shtml

Leadership Decision Works

http://www.leadershipdecisionworks.com/

Leaders Direct

http://www.leadersdirect.com/

Entertain (innovation self assessment)

www.sme-innova.com/entertain/jsp/index2.jsp

Media Associates (free articles)

http://media-associates.co.nz/

Entrepreneurs UK (bite size checklists for going it alone)

http://www.entrepreneursuk.com/

Life Tools Personal Development (free tools)

http://www.lifetools.org.uk/

Management Books

Elsevier

http://books.elsevier.com/management/default.asp?ref=4464

Sectoral Specific

Sectoral Skills Development Agency
(Skills for Business)

http://www.ssda.org.uk/

Sectoral Skills Development Agency

Management and Leadership Board

http://www.ssda-mandl.org.uk/

List of Sectoral Skill Councils

www.ssda.org.uk/ssda/default.aspx?page=16

Voluntary

NICVA

http://www.nicva.org/

Association of Chief Officers of Voluntary Organisation (ACOVO)

http://www.acovo.org/

Common Purpose

http://www.commonpurpose.org.uk/

Public Sector

Chief Executives Forum

http://www.ceforum.org/

Business Development Service

www.nics.gov.uk/bds

Interchange

http://www.interchangeni.org.uk/

Enterprise NI

http://www.enterpriseni.com/

Local Enterprise Agencies (see Enterprise NI site)

www.enterpriseni.com/map.htm

Tourism

Tourism Training Trust

http://www.tttni.com/

Food & Drink

Northern Ireland Food and Drink Authority

http://www.nifda.co.uk/

Textiles

Northern Ireland Textiles and Apparel Association

http://www.nita.co.uk/

Film

Northern Ireland Film & Television Commission

http://www.niftc.co.uk/

ICT

Momentum

http://www.momentumni.org/

DEL Endorsed Management Development Programmes Suppliers

Beckinridge Ltd

http://www.beckinridge.com/

Institute of Directors

http://www.directordevelopment.org/

Modev and Exemplas

http://www.modev.co.uk/

PriceWaterhouseCoopers

http://www.pwcglobal.com/

The Business Institute

www.business.ulster.ac.uk/businst/

Time Associates

http://www.timeireland.com/

Director Development Ireland

http://www.directordevelopment.org/

Institute of Directors

http://www.iod.com

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 http://www.yell.com/ for more information, searching under "Management and Business Consultants" in Northern Ireland.

Business Education

University

Queen's University of Belfast

http://www.qub.ac.uk/mgt/

Queen's University of Belfast (Institute of Lifelong Learning)

http://www.qub.ac.uk/studying/webpages/life-learn.htm

University of Ulster

http://www.business.ulster.ac.uk/businst

Open University

http://www.open.ac.uk/

The Foundation for Small and Medium Enterprise Development

http://www.fsmed.org/