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        <p class="intro">BusinessLincolnshire provides local business information to help new start up and existing businesses. It provides information to help with starting and growing businesses, finances, employment and skills information, contact details for local suppliers, support schemes and services, news from around the region, as well as a list of the training, seminars, and networking events available locally. This local information is enhanced through case studies, how to guides, tools and videos taken from the national business link website <a onkeypress="window.open('http://www.businesslink.gov.uk');return false;"  onclick="window.open('http://www.businesslink.gov.uk');return false;" href="http://www.businesslink.gov.uk" title="open page: http://www.businesslink.gov.uk">www.businesslink.gov.uk</a><span class="hide">|</span>.</p>
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<p>The information provided on BusinessLincolnshire is focussed on the administrative areas of Lincolnshire, North and North East Lincolnshire. The site is managed my Lincolnshire County Council.</p>
        
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