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Support and Advice for Businesses
Business Hub support request
Our Business Hub is on hand to offer dedicated help and support, and we're only a call or email away: if we don’t know the answer we promise to find out.
Our exceptional customer service and strong employer relationships help businesses, and our communities grow and thrive.
Locate your ideal business premises: Specialist real time software to help you find the perfect location for your business
Bi-monthly business breakfasts: Join us for engaging discussions on trending topics and network with fellow business leaders
Capital raising guidance: Receive expert advice on securing funds for business growth and development
Startup support: Tailored assistance to help you launch your business successfully
Business events & training: Participate in our informative events and training sessions to enhance your business skills
You can also get in touch by completing the online form below, or you can call Customer Services who will redirect you to a member of the team.
Health and wellbeing support
There are resources available to provide advice and information to help businesses, the self-employed and employees look after their health and wellbeing. Further details can be found in the website links panel below.
The Healthy Workplaces Leicestershire programme helps organisations of all sizes across the county to become healthier places to work.
The tailored programme has been designed in collaboration with, and for Leicestershire businesses, helping to ensure that the support that is most needed by the county's workforce is available to them and their organisations. Further information is in the website link in the panel below.
The Government's new online service offers free advice to employers, tailored to the needs of smaller businesses.
The guidance is for employers and managers and will help you support employees and understand any legal requirements. Further information is in the link in the panel below.
Starting up and owning a business can be both exciting and daunting, with lots of major decisions to make. Getting the right advice to guide you through this fundamental stage of development is key to the success of your business.
The external links below offer a start-up guide, as well as other useful forums which will help you to be well equipped for the launch of a new business venture.
Better Business for All is a local partnership between businesses and regulators aimed at removing barriers to growth and ensuring Leicester and Leicestershire are economically competitive areas.
The partnership gives your business a simple, single point of access to free advice on business regulations from those best placed to support you, the regulators themselves. They can provide answers to queries relating to food safety, health and safety, pollution, waste, licensing, taxation, trading standards and fire safety.
You can access this advice by calling 0871 384 3185. Lines are open from 9am-5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am-4.30pm on Fridays.
Complying with regulations can help your business provide a high and competitive standard of product that customers trust and help guard your business against liability. A good understanding of regulation can add value to your business.
As well as ourselves, the scheme is supported by:
- Leicestershire County Council
- Leicestershire Fire and Rescue
- Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce
- Federation of Small Businesses
- Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service
If you own a business and find that some employees are finding it difficult to get to work, Choose How You Move, from Leicestershire County Council, can support your business and employees in adopting active modes of travel to get to and from work.
Initiatives include a free E-bike Loan Scheme. More information can be found on the 'Choose How You Move' website link below.
- Business Gateway Growth Hub
- Federation of Small Businesses
- East Midlands Chamber
- Start up Guide
- Enterprise Clubs - help to become self-employed or start a business
- Leicestershire Rural Partnership
- NBV Enterprise Solutions
- Innovate UK
- Choose How You Move E-Bike Scheme
- Healthy at Home
- Support with employee health and disability
- Healthy Workplaces Leicestershire
- Leicestershire Business Advice Service