Falmouth marine school offers the following courses: boat building, health and social care, marine studies, light marine engineering, leisure and watersports.

The Federation of Small Businesses is a national organisation of in excess of 215,000 members, some 6000 within Cornwall. We are a lobby, support and protect operation for businesses with less than 250 employees covering incorporated and unincorporated status.

Finance Cornwall is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund and works with client businesses in Cornwall and Scilly. It can provide commercial investment as well as loan finance, with clients then able to access part subsidised support for approved business mentors or non executive directors. Finance Cornwall's three Funds closed for new business, on schedule, at the end of 2008 as did it's subsidy for business support. However a fresh Fund is likely to be available in the future and meanwhile the Fund managers continue to work closely with existing clients.

The Food Innovation Service (FIS) is a consultancy business established to provide support to the South West regional food industry. Run by a team of three people with many years experience in the food and drink industry, the service can provide comprehensive advice, support, scientific and practical resources for food and drink preparation, packing and testing. Technical support can be offered at a businesses’ own facilities or those available within the Agri-Food Innovation Centre. The facilities at the Agri-Food Centre are amongst the best available anywhere in the country and are managed by the Food Innovation Service. The FIS offers annual membership packages at different levels depending on the support the business needs. It also provides a comprehensive and sector specific training programme.

The Forestry Commission aims to protect and expand Britain's forests and woodlands. It promotes the development and promotion of sustainable forest management. It also runs a number of recreational, regeneration and educational schemes. In the website you can find a list of tenders in the UK, grant schemes and woodland policies.

Futurebuilders England is a unique government-backed fund offering support and investment to third sector organisations to deliver public services. We offer a combination of loans, grants and professional support. Most organisations have never borrowed before, so we provide sustained, flexible and individual support to ensure our investees have the right financial, managerial and governance structures to take on a loan and successfully compete for contracts in the public sector. They also offer grants, loans and support to help manage new projects. Visit http://www.futurebuilders-england.org.uk/content/Funding.aspx for more details.