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 200,000 members, some 5200 within Cornwall. We are a lobby, support and protect operation for businesses with less than 250 employees covering incorporated and unincorporated status. Useful Contacts: Regional Organiser - Mrs Ann Vandermeulen, Telephone 01822-833963 email ro.cornwall@fsb.org.uk Regional Chair - Mrs Barbara Ellenbroek Telephone 08700-501-275 Mob. 07969-841-466 email chairman.cornwall@fsb.org.uk Regional Secretary - Mr Celwyn Richardson Telephone 08700-501-276 email sec.cornwall@fsb.org.uk

Finance Cornwall is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund and works with businesses in Cornwall and Scilly that need finance and their speciality is to fill gaps in funding that the banks and can’t meet.

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.