Business Support and Advice
Starting a business?
- Winchester's start up grants scheme
- Attend the four start up training sessions with Business Link held at University of Winchester or download the information below about the events
- Business Link's business start up web pages
- Business Link's company name checker
Need some help in the recession?
- Business Link's top ten things to survive the credit crunch
- Winchester's hardship rates relief scheme
- If redundancies are on the cards, download the support document below or contact the Continuing Employment Support Service
Involved in the tourism industry?
- New style Visit Winchester website
- Business Link's hospitality and tourism business guide
Need some help and support?
- Creative industries should let us know what help they want from lawyers
- Employ a local graduate for a 12 week subsidised internship by downloading the leaflet below
- Search the useful Business Link website, or speak to an advisor on 0845 600 9 006
- Business Link's business healthcheck
- Attend one of the networking events listed below
- Make sure your business benefits from London 2012 developments
Going green?
- Top ten tips for reducing waste, saving energy, and improving your bottom line
- Download the PLATO: Sustain document for sustainable business best practice
- Learn more from the Sustainable Business Partnership
- Get involved with Winchester Action on Climate Change
- Find out more about home working at MATISSE
Business Continuity and Pandemic 'Flu
To help employers manage the risk of pandemic flu to their businesses, and provide them with information for their staff, the Businesslink website has collated practical advice for business on how to prepare for swine flu. Specifically:
1. Recommends emailing the NHS leaflet on Swine flu to your employees
2. Reinforcing good personal hygiene messages
3. Provides links to
a. Health and Safety Executive guidance
b. NHS Guidance for employers
c. Pandemic flu checklist for businesses from the Cabinet Office
4. Specific advice on crisis management, business continuity planning and risk assessment.
You might also be interested in advice offered at the Health Protection Agency website.
Latest Updates:
Business Awards
Business awards that cover the Winchester District
29/10/2008
Scores on the doors - food hygiene
The Safe2eat scheme is the City Council's scores on the doors approach to food hygiene inspections
15/08/2008
Rural Economy Funding
A new strand of funding from Defra via SEEDA, the South East of England Development Agency, is now available and is called ‘Leader’.
12/12/2007
In this section:
Sustainable Business
There are lots of things you can do in your business to reduce your impact on the environment, and to find the business opportunities environmental change presents.
07/03/2008
Enterprise First
The two leading enterprise agencies in the south east have joined forces: ENTERPRISE FIRST is the name to remember.
12/12/2007
Help is at hand from Business Link
It's a well known fact that small businesses can struggle to maintain their competitive edge against established, larger companies.
29/06/2007
What happens when you aren't around?
Customers today have an expectation that your business will be open when they call, anytime!
29/06/2007
Sustainability in the Workplace
Initiatives to help businesses become more sustainable
17/04/2007
National Lottery Funding
The National Lottery, through a variety of distributors, is one of the largest sources of grants to the voluntary and community sector
05/10/2006
Explosives
This page re-directs you to information about legislation related to explosives
19/09/2006
Business Continuity Management
The City Council as a Category 1 responder also has a duty under the Act to produce Business Continuity Management plans for its own organisation.
03/09/2006
Media Centre:
‘Meet the Buyers’ event set to boost local economy
As the country climbs out of recession, the South Hampshire Partnership has announced the fourth Meet the Buyers Event on the 24th March 2010 at East Horton Golf Club in Fair Oak, Hampshire
17/02/2010
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