More than 10,000 companies in England have undergone a business Health Check in the past three months, providing them with free personalised support and confidential advice.
A Health Check from Business Link can ensure your firm is maximising its cash flow, optimising its marketing activity and developing realistic business plans for its future during the current economic climate.
Qualified Business Link Advisers will work with you to create a tailor made action plan, designed to ensure that your business copes with the effects of the economic downturn. Business Link also provides a follow-up monitoring service to ensure that you stay on target.
Secretary of State for Business, Lord Mandelson said:
‘In the current economic climate it's more important than ever for small businesses to take action before they find themselves in difficulties. So there's no better way for companies to start the New Year than with a free business Health Check looking at issues such as maintaining cash flow.
Larger firms can afford advisers and accountants. We want to ensure that small businesses, with fewer employees and limited resources, benefit from the type of advice and support they need to plan for the times ahead and to come out stronger on the other side.’
Business Link’s Deborah Wyatt adds:
‘Smart businesses need to review their performance regularly to look for early signs of any issues that will affect their profitability.
The Health Checks are a really effective way of doing this. Clients find that they give them an excellent overview of the strengths they need to build on as well as identifying potential problems, such as a cash flow.’
To book a Health Check, contact Business Link on 0845 600 9 006, email info@businesslinksoutheast.co.uk or visit www.businesslink.gov.uk/businesshelp
