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Summaries of local and national support, funding, events and networking.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council

A summary of what information, guidance and support is offered to businesses by the local council.

Premises in Great Yarmouth

Organisations that provide support and guidance to businesses who are looking for premises.

Levelling Up Home Building Fund and Infrastructure Loans

The Levelling Up Home Building Fund and Infrastructure Loans are flexible sources of funding for housing projects administered by Homes England.

South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE)

South of Scotland Enterprise offers various free services supporting businesses across Dumfries & Galloway and the Scottish Borders.

Procurement, tenders and winning contracts in Great Yarmouth

Organisations that provide support and guidance to help win contracts through procurement and tender opportunities.

Building Research Establishment - (BRE)

BRE is an innovative group of researchers, scientists, engineers and technicians whose shared goal is to make the built environment better for all.

Events and networking groups in Great Yarmouth

Organisations that help businesses to find events and networking groups.

AND Business

AND Business is the Ards and North Downs Borough Councils Economic Development department.

Get Ready for Business Growth

An Arts Council England funded programme designed to help creative businesses that are looking to grow.

Better Business for All

Better Business for All helps you to find what you need to do to achieve or maintain compliance for your business.

International Business Opportunities

Free service linking companies with overseas tender opportunities.

Federation of Master Builders

Are you a business operating in the building trade?

Glasgow Business Growth Programme

Specialist support for growing businesses in Glasgow.

Business Companion

Business Companion provides information for businesses and individuals that need to know about trading standards and consumer protection legislation.

Women in Business Northern Ireland

A business support network for women in Northern Ireland, offering events, networking and more.

Thurrock Green Business Grant Support

Thurrock businesses can apply for funding of up to £8,000 to help them move towards greener, more sustainable practices.

Business Support Service for England

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

Business Resilience Checklist

A business resilience checklist tool created by the Environment Agency.

Let's Do Business Finance

Are you in the position to grow your business but have been unable to access a loan from a bank? Growth loans are available from Let's Do Business Finance.

Business Wales

All the information, advice and guidance you need to start or grow a business in Wales.

Simply Business

Specialist small business insurance tailored to your needs.

The Business Factory

A wide range of services and advice for people starting or growing a business in North Tyneside.

Business Glasgow

Business Glasgow can help your company grow through the delivery of the Business Gateway Service and a team of dedicated, skilled, business advisers.

Business Doncaster

Support for businesses in Doncaster to help them develop and grow.

Actionable information, tools and resources

Tools & Resources

Guide to writing a great business plan

Tools & Resources

Attract talent with a great job description

Tools & Resources

PODCAST: Louise Kennedy on building a culture to attract the right team

Tools & Resources

How to create a great inclusive organisational culture

Tools & Resources

Do You Have Drama Triangles In Your Business?

Tools & Resources

3 Types of Meetings That Will Make Your Business More Effective

Events & Learning

Business Resilience

Tools & Resources

PODCAST: Minister Ivan McKee on building Scotland’s trade ecosystem

Tools & Resources

Business continuity planning

Tools & Resources

How to cultivate qualities that drive business success

Events & Learning

Responsible Business Leadership

Tools & Resources

An introduction to business tax

Tools & Resources

A beginners guide to bids and tendering

Tools & Resources

Business development on a shoestring

Events & Learning

WATCH: Building your business online

Tools & Resources

How to Build a Business Resilience Action Plan

Tools & Resources

Building and Construction Business Guide

Tools & Resources

PODCAST: Ian Kinnery on running a business without it becoming overwhelming

Tools & Resources

Energy efficiency savings for your business

Tools & Resources

Going cashless: benefits that changing your payment system could have on your business

Tools & Resources

How to reduce the carbon footprint of your business

Tools & Resources

BUNDLE: Low carbon business

Tools & Resources

Top cost saving tips for your business

Tools & Resources

How to use innovation to grow your business

Inspiration

Inspiration

SMEs still struggling with business rates

Inspiration

INTERVIEW: building a workplace where everyone can thrive

Inspiration

Scottish business tackling climate change with cleantech hemp building materials

Inspiration

Building workplace engagement to benefit your business

Inspiration

2m workers to change jobs in the next three months

Inspiration

UK businesses still struggling to find staff

Inspiration

More needs to be done on DEI as workplaces reopen

Inspiration

Building on strong foundations

Inspiration

Chamber International expands team to support UK-EU exporters

Inspiration

Building your personal brand

Inspiration

Quick tips to boost morale to improve employee engagement

Inspiration

Putting pride in your business and building LGBT+ engagement

Inspiration

The importance of training and development when building a growing business

Inspiration

The rise in remote monitoring: balancing business performance with employee rights

Inspiration

How to give your staff a great Christmas and New Year

Inspiration

Great productivity apps to save time and stay organised

Inspiration

Quick tips to building a loyal customer base

Inspiration

Great Exhibition legacy project demonstrates the importance of supporting regional businesses to innovate

Inspiration

Funds for great science and tech ideas

Inspiration

WorkMobile decade off to a great start with client wins

Inspiration

Using creative and unusual props for great presentations

Inspiration

Three great website design examples to inspire

Inspiration

Building a robust supply chain

Inspiration

Top tips for halting the ‘great retirement’

Events and webinars

Events & Learning

WATCH: Managing behavioural change when starting and scaling a business

Inspiration

Mythbusting when starting a business

Events & Learning

WATCH: THREE Steps to Easier Business Growth

Finance & Funding

WATCH: Get the best from your Tide business banking app

Events & Learning

WATCH: How AI and machine learning can improve your business

Finance & Funding

UMi Makes it Easy... to get your business grant ready

Events & Learning

WATCH: Get Your Business Started the Right Way

Events & Learning

WATCH: Barriers facing women in business

Events & Learning

WATCH: Making Google Analytics work for your business

Events & Learning

WATCH: How to get journalists to write your story

Finance & Funding

WATCH: A guide to business loans

Events & Learning

WATCH: How to position your PR effectively

Events & Learning

WATCH: How to use LinkedIn to grow your business and personal brand

Events & Learning

WATCH: Understanding website SEO audits

Events & Learning

WATCH: Perfecting your marketing action plan

Events & Learning

WATCH: Why you can’t grow as fast as you wish

Events & Learning

WATCH: Setting up a side hustle

Events & Learning

WATCH: Go further with digital adoption

Finance & Funding

WATCH: How to structure your grant application

Events & Learning

WATCH: Marketing - friend or enemy?

Events & Learning

WATCH: Understanding digital PR

Events & Learning

WATCH: The ultimate digital content toolkit

Events & Learning

WATCH: How video recruitment makes businesses more human

Events & Learning

WATCH: Leveraging your digital presence in the new normal