Free Business Advice for Small Business

Do you have queries about your business, setting up a business, or being self-employed? Did you know that you can benefit from expert, authoritative guidance and support online, over the phone or at a face to face meeting, absolutely free? Business Link is a national impartial business advice service available to all and dedicated to helping new and existing businesses improve and grow.

On the Business Link website you can find out about the issues and considerations that affect your type of business and keep abreast of the latest developments that might affect your business plans.   

Understanding regulations can be a real headache for many small businesses in the beauty industry, but helpful interactive tools on the site such as the new ‘Employing People Checklist’ make it much easier. This covers the main obligations that employers can expect to have to address such as; health and safety, working hours, maternity and pensions. In less than ten minutes, you can complete the checklist which will generate a personalised report, highlighting areas of employment law that may need to be addressed. The up-to-date guidance offered even takes into consideration the recent increase in the minimum wage.

Business Link has also launched a new section on the website to help UK business go green. The ‘Environment and Efficiency’ Theme offers specific information on how businesses can save money and help the environment by going green.

By registering with Business Link online and creating an account it will enable you to use its full range of services, although registering is not compulsory to use most of the site’s features. Many of the services and tools will save you time and money and make a tangible impact to your bottom line. 

So for easy to understand free advice you can visit the Business Link website at www.businesslink.gov.uk or call the helpline on 0845 600 9 006.

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