The Sector Skills Council for the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism industries, ensuring that the skills employers need are the skills they get by sharing best practice in the UK. Visit www.people1st.co.uk.

London's small businesses can get their hands on up to £1,000 to help train employees and managers thanks to AddMore. Click here for more details.

The Employers’ Guide to Training Providers: A Government website that includes a database of training providers and ways of assessing their quality. It can be found at www.egtp.co.uk

A Practical part-time short course, delivered over the Internet commencing 18 April 2005.

• Maximise productivity and control costs through innovative yet realistic digital solutions

• Compete effectively in local and global markets by exploiting digital technologies

• Create a profitable digital business plan

Two courses, one for employers and managers and one for employees, on how to adopt policies to encourage diversity in the workplace. Go to www.stpchr.com for more details.

Free portal of IT, management, engineering and manufacturing courses for small businesses, set up by the University of Central England. Go to www.bsnti.ac.uk.

The New Entrepreneur Scholarships offer free training and financial help to potential entrepreneurs from deprived areas.

For more details or an application form phone the National Federation of Enterprise Agencies on 01234-354055. Alternatively, you can call the following Regional Lead Partners for specific information on your area.

East - Great Yarmouth Business Advisory Services 01493-850 204

East Midlands - Nottinghamshire Business Venture 0115-970 5550

London - East London Small Business Centre 020-7377 8821

North East - Tyne and Wear Enterprise Trust 0191-200 5726

North West - Manchester Metropolitan University 0161-247 6790

South East - Eastbourne and District Enterprise Agency 01323-413500

South West - Enterprise Plymouth 01752-211211

West Midlands - Business Enterprise Support 01283-537151

Yorkshire - Sheffield Enterprise Agency 0114-281 4621