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Check if you can get a reduction in your business rates bill with business rates relief and find out how to apply.
Some businesses in England are eligible for a reduction in their business…
You can get small business rate relief if: your property’s rateable value…
You cannot make a new claim for retail, hospitality and leisure relief.…
You could get rural rate relief if your business is in an eligible rural…
You could get charitable rate relief if your property is mainly used for…
If you get empty property relief, you do not have to pay business rates on…
You might get improvement relief if you make certain improvements to your…
Transitional relief limits how much your bill can change each year as a…
You can get supporting small business relief if both of the following…
Councils can reduce or cancel your business rates bill with hardship…
If you’re starting up or relocating a business to an enterprise zone you…
A freeport is an area in which businesses are given a range of benefits to…
You can get heat networks relief if your property is only used or mainly…
If you run a pub or live music venue, you might be eligible for pubs and…
Certain properties are exempt from business rates. You may not have to pay…
Local councils are responsible for sending business rates bills,…
Information on Enterprise Zones within England.
Tax advantages on employee share schemes including Share Incentive Plans, Save As You Earn, Company Share Option Plans and Enterprise Management Incentives
Your employer may offer you company shares as a reward for working for…
This gives you the option to regularly save and buy shares. If you get…
This is a savings-related share scheme where you can buy shares with your…
This gives you the option to buy up to £60,000 worth of shares from 6…
Most companies can offer you Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI) if…
To be an employee shareholder, you must own shares in your employer’s…
You can transfer up to £20,000 of employee shares into a stocks and shares…
The ‘gain’ is the profit you make when you sell shares that have increased…
On 1 October 2013, CfEL transferred its operations and staff to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to be part of the British Business Bank programme . Capital for Enterprise Limited (CfEL) was the government’s main delivery agency...
Statistics, insight and analysis covering enterprise, small businesses, entrepreneurs and support for business.
This page details the government's work to improve the cyber security of enterprise connected devices (or 'IoT' devices.)
A series of publications relating to the Enterprise Bill.
The Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) funds innovative research that could lead to a cost-effective capability advantage for UK armed forces and national security.
New initiative will support local areas to reimagine and revive their struggling high streets
Guidance for organisations when making decisions about the design and operation of enterprise IT services which handle OFFICIAL information.
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