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Business funding back to top
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sme/fund_tools/fund_tools_theme_en.htm
Access to finance
The Gate2Growth
The European Investment Fund (EIF)
http://www.eib.org/
The Jeremie Programme (Joint European Resources for Micro to medium Enterprises)
http://ec.europa.eu/budget/other_main/funds_rules_en.htm
http://www.wtchumber.com/
http://www.tradeyorkshire.com

Our aim is to help your business develop overseas trade. We hope you find what you need here, but if you would prefer to speak to an international trade adviser, please contact us.

 

http://www.innovateuk.org

The Technology Strategy Board is all about driving innovation.

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CE Marking and Standards back to top
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/standards_policy/index_en.htm
Cluster & sector contacts back to top
http://www.seafish.org/ or http://sin.seafish.org
http://www.tradeyorkshire.com
http://www.ycf.org.uk
http://www.aemyorkshire.com

The Yorkshire & Humber region is recognised globally for the expertise of its companies in high-precision engineering, metals manufacturing, and the high-quality design and manufacturing of components for a wide range of industrial market sectors.

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http://www.electronicsyorkshire.org.uk/

Electronics Yorkshire - supporting the electronics industry . . . EY receives funding from Yorkshire Forward and European Union ERDF. It is a not for profit company with a board of directors, drawn from the region's electronics industry, who serve on an independent non-executive basis.

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http://www.textile-training.com/projects/techtext.aspx

The Huddersfield and District Textile Training Company was established in 1976 to unite the local textile industry in a shared approach to professional, high-quality training.

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Consultation back to top
The European Business Test Panel (EBTP)
http://www.innovateuk.org

The Technology Strategy Board is all about driving innovation.

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Consumer policy back to top
http://www.epo.org
http://www.wtchumber.com/
Cooperation back to top
http://www.innovateuk.org

The Technology Strategy Board is all about driving innovation.

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Economic & monetary affairs back to top
http://http ://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/common/databases/index_en.htm
http://www.electronicsyorkshire.org.uk/

Electronics Yorkshire - supporting the electronics industry . . . EY receives funding from Yorkshire Forward and European Union ERDF. It is a not for profit company with a board of directors, drawn from the region's electronics industry, who serve on an independent non-executive basis.

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Entrepreneurship & SMEs back to top
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sme/index_en.htm
http://ec.europa .eu/youreurope/nav/en/business/index.html
The European Business Test Panel (EBTP)
The Gate2Growth
http://www.eib.org/
The Jeremie Programme (Joint European Resources for Micro to medium Enterprises)
Tenders electronic Daily (TED)

Tenders electronic Daily (TED) is the reference website on public tenders. It is an online version of the Supplement S to the Official Journal of the European Union containing calls for tenders, contract awards and pre-information notices: http ://ted.europa.eu/

http://www.tradeyorkshire.com
http://www.epo.org
http://www.wtchumber.com/
http://www.aemyorkshire.com

The Yorkshire & Humber region is recognised globally for the expertise of its companies in high-precision engineering, metals manufacturing, and the high-quality design and manufacturing of components for a wide range of industrial market sectors.

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http://www.electronicsyorkshire.org.uk/

Electronics Yorkshire - supporting the electronics industry . . . EY receives funding from Yorkshire Forward and European Union ERDF. It is a not for profit company with a board of directors, drawn from the region's electronics industry, who serve on an independent non-executive basis.

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http://www.textile-training.com/projects/techtext.aspx

The Huddersfield and District Textile Training Company was established in 1976 to unite the local textile industry in a shared approach to professional, high-quality training.

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http://www.tradeyorkshire.com

Our aim is to help your business develop overseas trade. We hope you find what you need here, but if you would prefer to speak to an international trade adviser, please contact us.

 

http://www.innovateuk.org

The Technology Strategy Board is all about driving innovation.

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http://: www.forwardladies.com
http://www.yorksciencepark.co.uk

York Science Park is situated on the University of York Campus, at the innovative hub of a prestigious heritage and science city.

Environment back to top
The SME Trade Defence Help Desk
EU Enlargement back to top
Links to the websites of the Directorates-General (DGs) of the European Commission
The Export Help Desk for developing countries
The 'EU Gateway programme'
Innovation back to top
http://www.aemyorkshire.com

The Yorkshire & Humber region is recognised globally for the expertise of its companies in high-precision engineering, metals manufacturing, and the high-quality design and manufacturing of components for a wide range of industrial market sectors.

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http://www.electronicsyorkshire.org.uk/

Electronics Yorkshire - supporting the electronics industry . . . EY receives funding from Yorkshire Forward and European Union ERDF. It is a not for profit company with a board of directors, drawn from the region's electronics industry, who serve on an independent non-executive basis.

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http://www.innovateuk.org

The Technology Strategy Board is all about driving innovation.

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Intellectual property back to top
The IPR Help Desk
Protection of intellectual property:
Counterfeiting and piracy: rights-holders' defence
e Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Benchmarking study of IPR services for SMEs:
IPR expert group
High Level Group Report on IPR within the Textile Sector
'Effects of counterfeiting on EU SMEs and a review of various public and private IPR enforcement initiatives and resources'
The European Business and Innovation Centres (BIC) Network
http://www.epo.org/
The official website of the European Patent Office, the patent granting authority for Europe.
http://www.epo.org
Internationalisation back to top
http://www.wtchumber.com/
Legislation back to top
http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/index_en.htm
The portal on EU Enterprise policy
Summaries of EU legislation presented by sector (in 11 languages)
The European Business Test Panel (EBTP)
http://ec.europa.eu/budget/other_main/funds_rules_en.htm
The SIGL Database
The 'Rules of origin'
e Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Market information back to top
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/entrepreneurship/SME_statute.htm
http://ec.europa .eu/youreurope/nav/en/business/index.html
The Taxation
The Competition
The Market Access database
http://http ://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/common/databases/index_en.htm
http://www.wtchumber.com/
http://www.aemyorkshire.com

The Yorkshire & Humber region is recognised globally for the expertise of its companies in high-precision engineering, metals manufacturing, and the high-quality design and manufacturing of components for a wide range of industrial market sectors.

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http://www.tradeyorkshire.com

Our aim is to help your business develop overseas trade. We hope you find what you need here, but if you would prefer to speak to an international trade adviser, please contact us.

 

http://www.innovateuk.org

The Technology Strategy Board is all about driving innovation.

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Other subject back to top
http://http ://www.europa.eu/press_room/index_en.htm
http://http ://ec.europa.eu/services/index_en.htm
Eurostat
The Database to EU external aid tenders and grants
The External Relations
The Development and relations with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries
The website of EuropeAid (Commission's Cooperation Office)
The EU China Managers Exchange and Training Programme (METP 3)
The AL-Invest Programme
The Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE)
The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation
The 'EU and the world' portal
Public procurement rules back to top
http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/publicprocurement/index_en.htm
The portal on EU Enterprise policy
The SIMAP portal
Tenders electronic Daily (TED)

Tenders electronic Daily (TED) is the reference website on public tenders. It is an online version of the Supplement S to the Official Journal of the European Union containing calls for tenders, contract awards and pre-information notices: http ://ted.europa.eu/

The Database to EU external aid tenders and grants
SMEs' access to public procurement - Study report (November 2007).
The website of DG Internal Market
The New Approach to technical harmonisation and the Global Approach to conformity assessment
http://http ://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/standards_policy/index_en.htm
The Taxation
Research & RTD results back to top
http://cordis.europa.eu/

CORDIS provides information on funding opportunities in research and development programmes of the European Union. It also offers access to the latest news on European scientific initiatives.

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http://www.ycf.org.uk
Social policy & employment back to top
http://http ://ec.europa.eu/services/index_en.htm
The SME Trade Defence Help Desk
The 'Rules of origin'
Taxation back to top
http://http ://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/common/databases/index_en.htm
The Export Help Desk for developing countries
Training & education back to top
The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation
The 'Executive Training Programme'
http://www.rlnyh.com/
http://www.aemyorkshire.com

The Yorkshire & Humber region is recognised globally for the expertise of its companies in high-precision engineering, metals manufacturing, and the high-quality design and manufacturing of components for a wide range of industrial market sectors.

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