Local and national support
ICAEW Country Guides
Online directory of country guides, to help businesses looking to work or trade overseas.
Read MoreDepartment for Business and Trade (previously DIT) - International Market Guides
Guides to exporting in specific countries.
Read MoreBusiness Finance Guide
The ICAEW, in association with the British Business Bank, has produced a comprehensive guide for businesses on finance options.
Read MoreInternational Trade Guides
Doing Business Guides' are designed to advise and assist UK companies when looking to trade with and invest in opportunity-rich overseas markets.
Read MoreStep By Step Guides To Exporting
Step by step guides to using if you are thinking about exporting. These include Reaching customers and Pricing and getting paid.
Read MoreBusiness Finance Guide
The Business Finance Guide provides businesses with information on the finance options that are available to them throughout their business finance journey.
Read MoreGuide: Preparing Your Business For Flooding
This is a simple guide to some of the easy actions that you can take to make sure that your business is as well prepared as possible for flooding.
Read MoreHMRC - HM Revenue & Customs - E-Learning Guides
Online learning guides for certain business sectors and for those looking to start a business.
Read MoreBusiness Energy Scotland
This support is funded by the Scottish Government to provide free, impartial support and access to funding to help small and medium-sized enterprises save energy, carbon and money.
Read MoreHome Business Guide
Information and guidance covering the essentials for setting up a business from home.
Read MoreUseful Guides for Data Protection
A range of online resources around protecting data in your business.
Read MoreA guide to landlords' duties: Gas Safety Regulations 1998
Information for landlords regarding Gas Safety Regulations.
Read MoreMaking Business Finance Work for You guide
Sector Guide - Non-surgical cosmetic procedures
Consumer Contracts Distance Sales - Faulty goods
A guide to the rights and obligations that arise when a trader supplies goods to a consumer.
Read MoreLloyds Bank Resource Centre
Practical guidance and resources for businesses through guides, case studies, articles and videos.
Read MoreAutomatic Enrolment (Workplace Pensions)
Information and guides for employers about work related pensions and automatic enrolment.
Read MoreUKRI Funding Guide
Information and funding finder tools showing a range of funding options from research organisations.
Read MoreSupport disabled workers and workers with long-term health conditions in work
These easy read guides will help disabled workers and workers with long-term health conditions to get into and stay in work.
Read MoreBusiness & IP Centre (BIPC) Northamptonshire
Business & IP Centre Northamptonshire provide free access to business guides, company information database, and consumer and market research content.
Read MoreDevon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards
Devon, Somerset and Torbay Trading Standards provides guides and advice to people starting a business as well as trading law to existing businesses.
Read MoreHMRC videos, webinars and email alerts
HMRC offers webinars, alerts, e-learning guides and videos if you are looking for information on running a business.
Read MoreSector guide building and construction - Regulations
Amazon Small Business Accelerator
The upgraded Accelerator is now available on Amazon and offers a suite of free-to-use resources for all startups, entrepreneurs and small or medium-sized businesses.
Read MoreStep into Net Zero programme – SM Growth Hub
Through a series of business clinics, workshops and funding opportunities, Step into Net Zero guides you along your pathway to net zero.
Read MoreSector Guide - Soft Play Centre - Useful contacts
Sector guide - Training and Education - The Turing Scheme
Sector Guide - Building and Construction - CE and UKCA marking
Business Lincolnshire AI Adoption Accelerator
The AI Accelerator Programme is designed to guide Lincolnshire business leaders through the journey of AI adoption, from overcoming initial barriers to implementing practical, AI-driven solutions.
Read MoreEmploying staff for the first time - Checklists
Information and guides on employing staff for the first time.
Read MorePatent Accelerated Processing
Patents fast grant guide provides further information on how to get your patent application granted more quickly.
Read MoreACAS Employment relations A-Z
A handy guide from ACAS which offers information on various topics about staff and workplace.
Read MoreMyHACCP Food Safety Management System
MyHACCP is a free web tool that will guide you through the process of developing a food safety management system.
Read MoreGuidance Library
The Business Finance Guide provides businesses with information on the finance options that are available to them throughout their business finance journey.
Read MoreBuilding Resilience
An in-depth article from The British Business Bank on building resilience.
Read MoreCarbon Trust
Carbon Trust supports businesses, governments and organisations around the world in planning for a sustainable, low carbon future.
Read MoreFinding a Pension Scheme Through The Pensions Regulator
If you looking for a pension provider the pensions regulator offers a list of providers
Read MoreOrganising Voluntary Events, Procurement and Business Support
Planning and procurement information for community/voluntary sector.
Read MoreTransparency in supply chains around modern slavery
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act (DPA) 2018
Information about your website's compliance with GDPR.
Read MoreLloyds – Supporting black-owned businesses
Lloyds are supporting black business owners navigate the world of business.
Read MoreEnergy Saving Trust
The Energy Saving Trust offers impartial advice for business, communities and households on how to reduce carbon emissions, reduce fuel bills and much more.
Read MoreBusiness websites and the law (regulations) - Regulations and resources - Trading disclosures
Information about trading disclosures in relation to your website.
Read MoreReturns and refunds for goods bought in a shop/market stall
Information and guidance on returns and refunds on purchases from a shop or market stall.
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