Business support is available from a number of organisations that offer a range of services such as business reviews, start-up advice, information on economic down-turn and legal advice for small businesses. There is also web based support for businesses to guide them through economic downturn, with interactive tools and information on positioning business.
Business reviews
Business Link offers free face-to-face meetings to help local businesses. These free business reviews provide an impartial and objective overview of each business looking at key areas. They offer practical ongoing support from Business Link to help businesses through the current downturn.
Business start-up advice
Business Link offers start up information and advice for any individual interested in starting up their own business: Start up
Where a number of redundancies are announced Business Link has increased flexibility to hold extra start up courses. This supports those individuals affected by redundancy and wishing to change career direction into self employment.
Business support contacts
There are a number of different organisations offering business support:
Hampshire County Council's website for business is at Beat the Crunch
For further support agencies visit the council's business links page
Advice on doing business with the council
The council‘s procurement web pages are designed to help companies to do business with the council. There are three elements:
- The Procurement Strategy - setting a clear framework for procurement throughout the Council
- A Selling Guide - explaining the rules we have to abide by, our procedures, and letting you know how you can compete for our business
- E-Procurement - explaining how we are developing our strategy so you can do business with us electronically
The principles of the Small Business Concordat that Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has adopted, demonstrate a commitment to small businesses which will ensure that local companies are able to tender effectively for public sector contracts.
For more information Contact Amy Richards on 01256 845590 or Danielle Clarke on 01256 845726 or visit the procurement web pages which also contain links to the South East Business Portal for contract opportunities.
