Special features are also provided on key business sectors from ICT to shared service centres. One NorthEast Online - regional development agency set up in April 1999, with a remit to create jobs in the North East of England. Their website includes sections on 'Support for Growing Business' and 'Support for Inward Investors' which outline services available from the agency, along with downloadable brochures in pdf format giving more detailed information. A useful additional feature is an industrial property directory. The site gives information on new initiatives, contacts in the field, and downloadable government guidance.
Access is free, following registration.
Information is additionally available on inward investment, regeneration, and on a range of topical business issues collated by Business South West. Welsh Development Agency - includes the homepage of Welsh Business , with information on the Welsh funding climate and contacts for grants and funding available in the region. Yorkshire Forward - Yorkshire Humber Regional Development Agency website. The site details the regional development strategies, as well as supplying more in depth business information. Enterprise Investment Scheme - official Inland Revenue document outlining IR137, the Enterprise Investment Scheme.