Business Advice
Business Advice and
Information
Member Organisations
Starting your Own
Business
Redundancy/Employment/Training
Financial Advice
Useful Contacts
Stress
Business Advice and Information
Advantage West
Midlands
Their role is to lead the economic
development of the West Midlands, working alongside a wide range of
public, private and voluntary sectors partners.
Business Link West
Midlands
A FREE business advice and support
service, available online and through local advisors.
PLEASE NOTE –
Business Link will close on 25th
November 2011 when services will be replaced by:
- A national website and national contact centre.
- Business Coaching for Growth.
- A national mentoring network
- A streamlined Solutions for Business support portfolio.
From 1st April 2011 until
25th November 2011, a reduced service will be available
for:
core information, diagnostic, brokerage and
the business start-up service.
Grant subsidies will not be available,
however, a limited consultancy service to assist high growth
businesses will be offered.
Department for Business,
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR)
Their
Action for Business programme is focused on helping UK business
overcome current financial and economic challenges.
The Insolvency
Service
Their enquiry lines provide initial
information on insolvency and redundancy legislation and
procedures, including details of the work of the official receivers
and redundancy payments offices.
Department of Work and
Pensions
The Department provides benefits and services for a wide range of
people.
Acas
FREE help
and advice with employment relations whether you are an employer or
an employee.
Business
Rates
Contact your local district council if you
want to find out more about your business rates, including any
questions about business rate relief available for many small
businesses.
HM Inland Revenue and
Customs
Information and Advice for businesses and
corporations, employers, individuals and employees.
Trading
Standards
Useful information for consumers and
businesses.
Member
Organisations
Herefordshire &
Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce
A Network that directly serves not only its member businesses but
the wider business community.
Federation of Small
Businesses
UK's largest campaigning pressure
group promoting and protecting the interests of the self-employed
and owners of small firms.
Starting your Own Business
Balancing
Business
Offers business support to entrepreneurs
and existing businesses.
Kidderminster
College
Offers training and solutions for
employers, employees and business start up workshops.
Redundancy/Employment/Training
Citizen's Advice
Bureau
Help to understand your employment rights,
dismissal and benefits, insolvency payments, income-related and
contributions-based job seekers allowance, and redundancy.
Direct
Gov
Government website that offers advice on
redundancy and many other related topics.
Direct Gov - Adult Learning
Government website providing a free friendly service that
offers face-to-face help and support about training, learning and
the world of work
Jobcentre
Plus
A government agency supporting people of
working age from welfare into work, and helping employers to fill
their vacancies.
Connexions
Advice for people 13-19
living in England. Also, support for young people up to the age of
25 who have learning difficulties, disabilities or both.
Learning & Skills
Council
A free careers service for everyone aged
20 and over. Offer help and support about training, learning and
the world of work.
Financial Advice
Business
Debtline
Offers a helpline that provides
businesses with FREE, confidential and independent advice on how to
deal with debt problems.
National
Debtline
The helpline provides FREE confidential
and independent advice on how to deal with debt problems.
Consumer Credit Counselling
Service
Offers FREE, confidential advice and support to anyone who is
worried about debt.
Clear Start
A
national organisation set up to provide FREE support to help people
with serious debt problems.
Payplan
Access
to a full range of FREE debt advice and FREE debt solutions.
Money Made
Clear
Jargon free facts about financial products
to help you make an informed decision.
The UK Insolvency Helpline - Debt
Advice Service
A FREE telephone advice service for people with debt problems. The
service also operates teams of outreach workers covering Wyre
Forest and Worcestershire.
Useful Contacts
Legal Services
Commission
Work in partnership with solicitors
and not-for-profit organisations to provide information, advice and
legal representation to people in need.
Energy Saving
Trust
A non-profit organisation that provides
FREE, local, impartial advice tailored to suit you. They also
offers advice to the business and public sector on sustainable
development and greening your fleet.
Kidderminster
Library
The local library offers a variety of
information and online access to British Standards and Kompass
(British information for UK purchasers and suppliers), as well as
FREE internet access.
Carbon
Trust
Advice on saving energy, renewable energy
and other low carbon issues to the private and commercial
sectors.
Stress
Local GP
Surgery
Offers support, advice and can recommend
treatments such as talking therapy or counselling.
Samaritans
Offers
confidential and emotional support to those experiencing personal
crises, and help with managing stress.
