Departmental report : 2003 / Dept. of Trade and Industry ; presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

  • Great Britain. Department of Trade and Industry
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2003
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Credit: Departmental report : 2003 / Dept. of Trade and Industry ; presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Service Enabled Enabled by Enabled by now* end of 2003 end of 2005 canner SSS SMALL BUSINESS SERVICE: Provision of information and advice to SMEs via the SBS ‘Gateway’ v website! and associated distributed call system (0845 6009006). Smart? V Dedicated web pages. Application form and guidance notes for micro-projects, Vv feasibility studies and development projects can be downloaded, and hard copies of literature and forms can be ordered. Vs Electronic payment of Smart awards. v The following two ESD facilities are dependent on a secure method of handling confidential technical advice: VA facility to make applications online via a secure location on the SBS Extranet. * x v Vv Asecure site on the SBS Extranet handling confidential technical advice on x * Vv Smart projects and speed up its transmission. Around 30 external adviser organisations would be able to post advice to the site. Innovation Capability Grant Application form and guidance notes for applicants via the website. * Vv Enterprise Grants? Electronic availability of information and application forms. Grant payments Y made electronically via BACS. Inside UK Enterprise (|UKE)4 v Benchmark Index® Vv CONNECT - Information and ordering service available on website.6 v TCS Programme’ Vv STEP8 Vv Small Firms Loan Guarantee (SFLG) Vv Web page with scheme details on www.businesslink.org. v Vv New SFLG Booklet covering revisions to the scheme to be made available x Vv as a download from the website. VY = Communication via e-mail. Vv VY = Most payments under guarantee made to lenders by BACS. Y VY = Ongoing premium payments for large loans made electronically. v REGIONAL SELECTIVE ASSISTANCE (RSA)?: Electronic availability of information and application forms. Grant payments v made electronically via BACS. BUSINESS SUPPORT: Following the DTI review of Business Support, Phase 1 e-enabled Business x v Support products and services will be rolled out from April 2003. [Availability of later phases still being planned]. THE PATENT OFFICE®: Renewals of Patents (receipt of applications and issuing certificate). Y Renewals of Trade Marks and Designs (receipt of applications and issuing certificate). x v (Part) New applications for Trade Marks. v New applications for Patents. x v General public search facility (Patents, Trade Marks and Designs). Vv * As at end March 2003 www. businesslink.org www.businesslink.org/smart www.businesslink.org/enterprisegrants www.iuke.co.uk www.benchmarkindex.com www.connectbestpractice.com www.tcsonline.org.uk www.accesstoknowledge.co.uk www.dti.gov.uk/support/rsa 0 www.patent.gov.uk S-> OONOOAKRWDYN —
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