Anne Marie is Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Micro Businesses, having founded the group in 2011 and was also recently elected Chair of the APPG for Small Business. She is also Vice Chair of the APPG for Entrepreneurship and was appointed as Conservative Small Business Ambassador for the South West by the Prime Minister.
Anne Marie spent the majority of her career in business before becoming a Member of Parliament, including time spent as a mentor and entrepreneur.
USEFUL LINKS TO FINANCE YOUR BUSINESS IDEAS
Government Finance Advice:
- Finance Finder
- Great Business
- Guide to Managing Cashflow
- Guide to & Plans for Government SME Support
- SME Finance
- Exporting
External Finance Advice:
Government Schemes:
- Start-up Loans
- Regional Growth Fund
- Enterprise Finance Guarantee
- Growth Accellerator
- Enterprise Zones
- New Enterprise Allowance
- Apprenticeships
- British Business Bank
Tax Relief Schemes:
- Tax Relief Schemes
- Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme
- Enterprise Investment Scheme
- Enterprise Management Incentives
Business Mentoring:
Crowd Funding
- seedrs.com
- crowdcube.com
- crowdfunder.co.uk
- fundingcircle.com
- platformblack.com
- marketinvoice.com
- kickstarter.com
- fundingstore.com
Business Angels
- London Business School's angel investor network
- UK Business Angels Membership Directory
- The UK Angel Investment Network
- Angel List
External websites: