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Learn about the services we offer to businesses that enable you to check SIA licences, submit licence applications and pay the licence application fee.
Business Development Service Ltd (BDS) was formed in 1989 by a small group of professional business advisers who were committed to the cause of providing small businesses with the best advice and guidance to enable them to grow and prosper.
Get business support and advice over the phone and online - setting up and running a business.
Overview of the roles available in Defence Business Services:
Guidance for UK companies on winning business from international aid and development projects.
Find out if you’re a money service business and need to register with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
Find out if you’re a trust or company service provider who needs to register for supervision with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
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:...
Even the best-run business can face unexpected challenges and solvency issues. It's important you recognise the signs and understand your duties as a director.
Find out how to work out VAT on supplies of staff including supplies made by staff bureaux.
Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
This Spend Control ceased as a requirement on 1st February 2023. Other Cabinet Office Spending Controls remain operational.
Steps to take if you want to provide a service or set up a business in the UK.
NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is an arm’s length body of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). It provides critical central services to support the priorities of the NHS, government, and local health economies. NHSBSA is a special...
UKSBS is a shared services provider to government, providing HR and payroll, finance, procurement, and IT business services. UKSBS works with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology .
Apply for a Service Supplier visa to provide a service under contract for a UK company - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Decide which activities are business or non-business for VAT purposes if you're a local authority or other public body.
Organisations using HM Land Registry Business e-services can apply for additional services, such as Network Services or Lender Services.
Find out how to account for VAT schemes on business gifts, samples and promotional schemes.
Find out which country’s VAT rules to use when supplying services abroad.
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