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On this page you will find a long list of companies web-sites that contain important and useful information for your business.

**Please note that by clicking any of the links below you will be leaving the WDBIP web-site and we take no responsibilty for the content or material that is shown on the site that you visit.

Funding
Click here to visit this site.South West Regional Development Agencywww.southwestrda.org.uk

Click here to visit this site.Rural Payments Agencywww.rpa.gov.uk
RPA is an Executive Agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). It is the single paying agency responsible for CAP schemes in England and certain schemes throughout the UK.

Click here to visit this site.Rural Progresswww.ruralprogress.co.uk
Funding to develop the new ideas and skills you need for a brighter future.

Click here to visit this site.Learning Skills Councilwww.lscdevonandcornwall.org
Funding and training opportunities for post 16 year olds.

Click here to visit this site.Devon Renaissancewww.ruraldevon.org.uk
Devon Renaissance are a not for profit partnership of the private sector, local authorities and community-based organisations. Funded primarily by the South West Regional Development Agency, the programme's role is to help create prosperity and jobs and improve access to services in rural areas.

 
Business Support
Click here to visit this site.Netregswww.netregs.gov.uk
The website provides support and information to SME's on all aspects of Environmental Legislation that affect businesses.

 
Training
Click here to visit this site.Bicton Collegewww.bicton.ac.uk/
The Home of Bicton College.

Click here to visit this site.Lantrawww.lantra.co.uk
Profit from the best skills on earth.

Click here to visit this site.Learn Directwww.learndirect.co.uk
On-line learning.

Click here to visit this site.Tourism Skills Networkwww.tourismskillsnetwork.org.uk
A project dedicated to increasing business competitiveness in the South West tourism industry by recruiting and retaining personnel of the highest calibre.

 
Information
Click here to visit this site.Defrawww.defra.gov.uk
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Click here to visit this site.North Cornwall District Councilwww.ncdc.gov.uk
The home of North Cornwall District Council.

Click here to visit this site.North Devon District Councilwww.northdevon.gov.uk
The home of North Devon District Council

Click here to visit this site.South Hams District Councilwww.south-hams-dc.gov.uk
The home of South Hams District Council.

Click here to visit this site.Torridge District Councilwww.torridge.gov.uk
The home of Torridge District Council.

Click here to visit this site.West Devon Borough Councilwww.westdevon.gov.uk
The home of West Devon Borough Council.

Click here to visit this site.Devon County Councilwww.devon.gov.uk
Important information source for Devon businesses.

Click here to visit this site.Europaeuropa.eu.int

Click here to visit this site.BBCbbc.co.uk

Click here to visit this site.Health and Safety Executivewww.hse.gov.uk

Click here to visit this site.DTiwww.dti.gov.uk
Department of Trade and Industry.

Click here to visit this site.ACASwww.acas.org.uk
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service

Click here to visit this site.Trading Standardswww.tradingstandards.gov.uk

Click here to visit this site.Elstead mapswww.elstead.co.uk

Click here to visit this site.Government Office South Westwww.gosw.gov.uk

Click here to visit this site.Women in Rural Enterprise (WiRE)www.wireuk.org
WiRE help women who wish to start up or are in Business, with sources of advice and some financial assistance in conjunction with HsBC bank.

Click here to visit this site.Rural Stress South Westwww.rs-sw.co.uk
The core business is that of a helpline and information service. A first point of call for anyone living or working in a rural area who seeks relief from stress. Rural Stress South West act as a bridge between the problem and the organisation or person who can provide a solution to that problem.

 
Agriculture
Click here to visit this site.Devon Food Linkswww.devonfoodlinks.org.uk
Devon Food Links is a local food initiative based in the Economy and Regeneration department of Devon County Council in Exeter

Click here to visit this site.Meat and Livestock Commisionwww.mlc.co.uk
Works with the British meat and livestock industry to improve its efficiency and competitive position, maintains and stimulates markets for British meat at home and abroad, while taking into account the needs of consumers.

Click here to visit this site.South West Rural Enterprise Gatewaywww.project-sward.com
Regional support project for rural businesses.

Click here to visit this site.IGERwww.iger.bbsrc.ac.uk/igerweb/
Science for Agriculture and the Environment.

Click here to visit this site.Devon Wildlife Trustwww.devonwildlifetrust.org
Protecting wildlife for the future.

Click here to visit this site.Farming Wildlife Advisory Groupwww.fwag.org.uk
FWAG provides farmers and landowners with practical advice on making adjustments to farm operations and enhancing farm features in order to support wildlife, landscape, archaeology, access and other conservation issues.

Click here to visit this site.The Ruby Country Initiativewww.therubycountry.com

Click here to visit this site.Farmers Weeklywww.fwi.co.uk
On-line farming magazine.

Click here to visit this site.Farming Onlinewww.farmline.com
Source of on-line information

Click here to visit this site.EBLEXwww.eblex.org.uk
On-line Beef and Lamb Prices

Click here to visit this site.National Farmers Unionwww.nfu.org.uk

Click here to visit this site.Soil Associationwww.soilassociation.org
ORGANIC FOOD, FARMING AND SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY.

 
Countryside
Click here to visit this site.The Westcountry Rivers Trustwww.wrt.org.uk
Established to preserve, protect, develop and improve the rivers and watercourses of the West Country.

Click here to visit this site.Dartmoor National Parkwww.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk
Find about Dartmoor.

Click here to visit this site.Countyside Agencywww.countryside.gov.uk
Working for people and places in rural Devon.

Click here to visit this site.South West Forestwww.southwestforest.org.uk

Click here to visit this site.Silvanus Trustwww.silvanustrust.org.uk
Exists to develop the viable and sustainable management of small woodlands in the South West for the benefit of local communities, the beauty of the landscape and the wildlife.

Click here to visit this site.English Naturewww.english-nature.org.uk
The Government agency that champions the conservation of wildlife and geology throughout England.

 
Tourism
Click here to visit this site.South West Tourismwww.swtourism.co.uk
The regional tourist board for the South West of England.

Click here to visit this site.Tamar Valley Tourism Associationwww.tamarvalleytourism.co.uk

Click here to visit this site.Tamar Valley AONBwww.tamarvalley.org.uk
Tamar Valley Area Of Natural Beauty.

Click here to visit this site.North Devom Marketing Bureauwww.northdevon.com

 
Financial
Click here to visit this site.Financial Timesnews.ft.com/home/uk
Financial news and information.

Click here to visit this site.Inland Revenuewww.inlandrevenue.gov.uk

 
Food and Drink
Click here to visit this site.Taste of the Westwww.tasteofthewest.co.uk
Provides key support for the economic development of the Food and Drink industry throughout the South West.

Click here to visit this site.Food from Britainwww.foodfrombritain.com
Food from Britain is passionately committed to helping British food & drink companies.

 
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