Links
European Small Business Portal - European Commission
Enterprise and Industry - European Commission
Oslo Manual 3rd Edition - Measuring Innovation
Sectors
Leather
Leather Technology Centre
International Council for Leather Tanners
Euroleather - the official site of the European leather industry
Ceramics
Ceramics Industry Forum
Ceram - British Ceramic Confederation Trade - The UK Trade Association for Ceramics
CERAME-UNIE - The European Ceramics Industries
International Ceramics Directory
Mechanical/metallurgy
Institute of Mechanical Engineers
Automotive
Auto Industry
Automotive Component and Parts Manufacturers
General
Business Voice West Midlands
West Midlands Collaborative Commerce marketplace
Federation of Small Businesses
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Black Country Chamber of Commerce
Coventry and Warwick Chamber of Commerce
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce
North Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Shropshire Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise
Solihull Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Southern Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Academic journals
Prometheus: Critical Studies in Innovation
Other sites
http://www.innovaro.com/
Although a consultant's site, this has much useful information, including book reviews, articles in relation to innovation.
http://www.imaginatik.com/
Another consultant's site with some interesting white papers.