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Get business support and advice over the phone and online - setting up and running a business.
Finding finance, business support, writing a business plan
Find out what financial support you can get for your business.
Find government-backed support and finance for business
How the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) will use your personal data when you contact the Business Support Service, and what your rights are.
Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
The expected standards for business support evaluation, ensuring comparability across programmes is maximised.
The next generation of business leaders have received over £100 million worth of support from the Government backed Start Up Loan Scheme
Guidance for local authorities setting out details of the Small Business Grants Fund (SBGF) and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund (RHLGF).
Research commissioned by BIS to provide a better understanding of small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs’) use of business support i.e. formal…
Findings from research on the use, effectiveness and impact of the Business Support Helpline and GOV.UK. BIS research paper 193.
How African businesses can get tailored support to find trade and investment partners in the UK.
Research exploring the feasibility of a productivity based approach for evaluating business support interventions.
A searchable database that can help you find publicly-funded sources of business assistance that you may be eligible to apply for.
Use this service to ask the HMRC Mid-sized Business Customer Support Team for help if you're a mid-sized business with a UK turnover above £10 million or at least 20 employees.
Find out how HMRC supports businesses with a UK turnover above £10 million or at least 20 employees.
Report assessing customer experiences of public and private business support.
Research on the customer experience of government funded business support services. BIS research paper 155.
This research examines why many businesses call the helpline having first sought answers on GOV.UK.
Guidance for local authorities on paying grants to support businesses during national lockdown periods and periods of local restrictions.
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