Business Support

Why not contact the following organisations who may help with your business needs:

Broadband - Hampshire Broadband provides all the necessary information required to set up broadband for business and home and learning purposes [www.hampshirebroadband.org]

Business Link - Advice for business through a wide range of information and support services [www.businesslinkwessex.co.uk]

Donut Resources for Small Businesses. A new and expanding suite of free small business resource websites published by BHP Information Systems in partnership with Google and Royal Mail. The sites cover Business Start-Up, IT Advice, Marketing, and Legal Advice at the time of writing (Oct 2010) with more to follow. You can also sign up for a free monthly newsletter with up to date business information and advice.

eGeneration, building sustainable business - This website is deisgned to provide a one-stop shop for advice to businesses on reducing their environmental impact. [www.egeneration.co.uk/hants]

Enterprise First (formerly Blackwater Valley Enterprise) - provides free, independent and confidential business information and advice to small businesses throughout the Blackwater Valley, North Hampshire and Surrey, helping people to start new businesses and existing businesses to grow. [www.enterprisefirst.com]

Federation of Small Businesses - UK's leading lobbying and benefits group for small businesses [www.fsb.org.uk]

Get Safe Online -The Get Safe Online website is a one-stop-shop for independent expert advice to help individuals and small businesses protect themselves against internet threats such as viruses, spam, spyware and online fraud. www.getsafeonline.org has been created by HM Government, the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit and leading businesses as a free public service. [www.getsafeonline.org]

Hampshire Business and the Economy - Property Section - Hampshire County Council's guide to retail and business parks in Hampshire plus value and rent averages for the industrial sector. [www.hants.gov.uk/business/sites.html]

Hampshire Economic Partnership (HEP) - provides a strong, united voice for Hampshire and its cities in regional and central government by harnessing the power of the private and public sectors. This business-led organisation helps to shape and deliver programmes to develop economic prosperity in the immediate area and across the South East as a whole. [www.hep.uk.com]

Learning & Skills Council - Hampshire & Isle of Wight - brings together under one umbrella learning and training opportunities for businesses and people over the age of 16. Responsible for all further education and sixth form colleges, adult and community learning courses, work based learning - such as Modern Apprenticeships, and business and employee improvement services including Investors in People. [www.hampshire-iow-lsc.org.uk]

North-East Hampshire Local Business Partnership - The Local Business Partnership gives local businesses the chance, through a business representative, to have a real influence on how regulations are carried out in the area. Aims include helping to cut unnecessary red tape when applying regulations and helping businesses understand their regulatory responsibilities. [hart.gov.uk/index/business/local_business_partnership.htm]

North Hampshire Chamber of Commerce & Industry (NHCC&I) - offers professional expertise and services such as International Trade support and promotion, training and library services, and especially, with its 1000 members, provides a coherent and powerful voice to county, regional and national government. [www.nhcci.co.uk]

Small Business Service - The Small Business Service (SBS) is an agency of the Department of Trade and Industry, working to foster enterprise and help businesses start and develop. Their role is to ensure that government support services are accessible, relevant and high quality. [www.sbs.gov.uk]

South East Business Portal - Visit the South East Business Portal to view Contracts out to tender from Councils across the South East. The list is updated regularly and you can ask for email alerts when contracts within your area of interest are posted by us or other councils in the region www.businessportal.southeastiep.gov.uk

Waste Exchange Directory - Would your Business like to recycle its waste? Project Integra has a target of a 50% recycling rate for Hampshire by the year 2010. The 'Waste Exchange' Directory provides a list of how to recycle a wide range of waste types. [www.integra.org.uk/wastedirectory/materials.html]