links for business

business organisations

Sussex Enterprise
The Sussex Enterprise website provides you with information about business, for business and aims to keep you up-to-date with all the latest information useful to your organisation - large or small. It also allows you to book events and become a member online.

Business Link
Business Link offers a business support, advice and information service managed by the DTI. With local offices across England, they are able to identify business support services from across the government, voluntary and private sectors.

Federation of Small Businesses
The FSB is the largest campaigning pressure group promoting and protecting the interests of the self-employed and owners of small firms. Formed in 1974, it now has over 185,000 members across 33 regions and 230 branches. On the member benefits side, it offers assistance and support 24 hours a day, while its lobbying arm - led by the Westminster Press and Parliamentary office - applies pressure on MPs, Government and Whitehall, lobbies politicians in their constituencies and puts the FSB viewpoint over to the media.

Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber represents the City’s local business community. It aims to be the voice of business in the area. It welcomes businesses of all sizes, start-ups or established, from any sector. In fact the Chamber’s strength comes largely from the diversity of its membership.

employment

Acas
Acas aims to improve organisations and working life through better employment relations. They offer up-to-date information, independent advice, high quality training and work with employers and employees to solve problems and improve performance.

finance

Business Account Finder (provided by the British Bankers' Association and Business Moneyfacts)
This useful site enables small businesses to gather information and compare business bank account offers from one source.

government (national + local)

Brighton & Hove City Council (business pages)
This is the home of the economic development team. On these pages you can find a range of business advice including information on grants, availability of commercial property, economic intelligence, relocating to Brighton & Hove and more.

East Sussex County Council (business pages)
Here you will find information on regional business planning and policy issues, trading standards, purchasing and contracts, European connections and a range of business advice.

West Sussex County Council (business pages)
Here you will find information on regional business planning and policy issues, trading standards, purchasing and contracts, European connections and a range of business advice.

HM Revenue & Customs
Bringing together the Inland Revenue and Customs & Excise, this new web site provides information on...

• Income, Corporation, Capital Gains, Inheritance, Insurance Premium, Stamp, Land and Petroleum Revenue Taxes
• Environmental taxes: climate change and aggregates levy and landfill tax
• VAT
• Customs Duties and frontier protection
• Excise Duties
• National Insurance
• Tax Credits
• Child Benefit and the Child Trust Fund
• Enforcement of the National Minimum Wage
• Recovery of Student Loan repayments
• Developing Lorry Road user Charging

Companies House
Their main functions are to incorporate and dissolve limited companies; examine and store company information delivered under the Companies Act and related legislation; and make this information available to the public.

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