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Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
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Guidance for UK companies on winning business from international aid and development projects.
Statements delivered by Simon Manley, the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and UN, on 22nd and 23rd May 2024 at the WTO in Geneva.
Apply for an Innovator Founder visa if you've been endorsed for a business idea: eligibility, documents, extend or switch, bring your family.
How to find out information on our social impact activities and programmes.
How to find and apply for opportunities at Sellafield.
An initiative for companies committed to integrating 10 corporate responsibility principles in their business operations and strategies.
What to do if you're visiting the UK on business - check if you’re eligible, if you need a visa, what visa to apply for, and what to do before you visit.
How companies can help developing countries through the development and uptake of inclusive business models.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak makes a speech at the Business Connect conference.
The Regulatory Policy Committee provides the government with external, independent scrutiny of the evidence supporting changes in law that affect businesses, charities and community groups.
The Business List contains three separate sub-lists: business financial services regulatory and pensions business. Business We deal with a wide range business disputes, often with an international dimension. Frequently these concern a business structure (company, LLP, LP, partnership etc) including:...
Reclaim VAT you've paid on goods and services bought in the UK to use in your business if you’re registered as a business outside the UK.
Centralised guidance for SMEs and departments on government’s commitment to support start-ups and small businesses via government procurement, and commit to paying them on time.
Guidance for the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund (EEF) scheme.
Major package of reforms to support small businesses in PM’s first economic speech since the Spring Budget [Monday 18th March].
This page provides support for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) on bidding for government contracts.
How to claim a VAT refund in the UK if you're established outside the UK.
Visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months), medical treatment and other activities. Find out whether you need a Standard Visitor visa, or can visit without a visa.
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