The Northumberland Small Business Service (NSBS)

(NSBS) is a fully-funded service that delivers a range of business support services to ambitious innovators, creative thinkers and small and micro businesses across Northumberland.

Business Support Service for England

You can contact the government’s Business Support Service for free advice.

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service Business Support Service

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service has a dedicated, professional business support service team. The team offer free initial consultations, fire safety advice and business support packs.

The Business Productivity Service - West Yorkshire

Provides a route to fully understanding productivity improvements in your business through access to fully funded consultancy support.

Business & IP Information Service Humber (Hull Libraries)

Information and resources about Intellectual Property, legislation, regulations and more.

The University of Warwick Science Park's Business Support Service

Support services for innovation-led businesses, including business support programmes and access to finance.

Department for Business and Trade (previously DIT) - Overseas Market Introduction Service (OMIS)

Find overseas customers and export opportunities.

Stoke and Staffordshire Growth Hub Fully-funded Business Coaching and Mentoring Service

Stoke and Staffordshire Growth Hub offers free mentoring, providing tailored guidance, actionable plans, and problem-solving support to help businesses achieve goals and drive growth.

Decarbonisation Net Zero Programme and Business Energy Advice Service

A package of support offering free energy assessments, advice and grant funding to small businesses across the West Midlands.

Dorset LEP Business

Information on the support provided by the Dorset LEP Business service covering Dorset.

PJ's Community Service

Offers training, consultancy, leadership, personal development and social/community enterprise support.

The Property Advice Service

A programme of support for SME's looking for or occupying a lease in Greater London.

Financial Ombudsman Service

The Financial Ombudsman has official powers to sort out complaints between small and micro enterprises, charities and trusts, and financial businesses.

Resource matching service - Invest NI

Offers an opportunity to transfer business waste, unwanted materials and bi-products from one business to be used by another.

Local Authority Business Start Up and Development Service

A range of support, training, advice and workshops for people starting and running a small business.

Enable - Employer Disability Support Service

Funded support for employers to build an inclusive workplace.

Greenwich Action for Voluntary Service (GAVS)

Support for not for profit voluntary, community or faith organisations in Greenwich.

National Careers Service - Skills Toolkit

The National Careers Service has created a finder tool to help you source free skills training.

Trade Advisory Service - Invest NI

Providing NI companies with access to in-market consultants who undertake a range of bespoke projects to help companies investigate and develop export markets.

Insolvency Service

Information and general advice on personal and company insolvency.

HMRC - HM Revenue & Customs - The Growth Support Service

A support service to help businesses experiencing certain types of growth understand to understand tax changes.

DBS - Disclosure and Barring Service - Update service

Information on the service for updating an existing criminal record check.

Find a Tender service

Is your business looking for new tender opportunities?

DBS - Disclosure and Barring Service

Information on what criminal records checks are and how to have one carried out, which can be mandatory for some job roles and desirable for others.