Understanding Your Customers

Further Help & Advice

Achieving best practice in your business is a key theme within DTI’s approach to business support solutions, providing ideas and insights into how you can improve performance across your business. By showing what works in other businesses, we can help you see what can help you, and then support you in implementation.

ACHIEVING BEST PRACTICE IN YOUR BUSINESS

To access free information and publications on best practice:

• Visit our website at www.dti.gov.uk/bestpractice
• Call the DTI Publications Orderline on 0870 150 2500 or visit www.dti.gov.uk/publications

SUPPORT TO IMPLEMENT BEST BUSINESS PRACTICE

To get help bringing best practice to your business, contact Business Link – the national business advice service. Backed by the DTI, Business Link is an easy-to-use business support and information service, which can put you in touch with one of its network of experienced business advisors.

• Visit the Business Link website at www.businesslink.gov.uk
• Call Business Link on 0845 600 9006.

MORE ON CRM

Be sure to read our dedicated CRM guide and then try;

• crm.ittoolbox.com – overview of CRM. (Formerly CRMAssist.com)
• www.crm-forum.com – an independent resource centre for CRM applications and information.
• www.crmdaily.com – information and news.
• www.crmguru.com – general CRM topics and issues.

GENERAL BUSINESS ADVICE

You can also get a range of general business advice from the following organisations:

England

• Call Business Link on 0845 600 9006
• Visit the website at www.businesslink.gov.uk

Scotland

• Call Business Gateway on 0845 609 6611
• Visit the website at www.bgateway.com

Wales

• Call Business Eye/Llygad Busnes on 08457 96 97 98
• Visit the website at www.businesseye.org.uk

Northern Ireland

• Call Invest Northern Ireland on 028 9023 9090
• Visit the website at www.investni.com

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