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Summaries of local and national support, funding, events and networking.

Jobcentre Plus - Employers Services

Jobcentre Plus provides recruitment support and advice to help job seekers find jobs and employers to fill vacancies.

Non-Executive Directors (NED)

Information on Non-Executive Directors and what Non-Executive Directors can bring to your business.

Online Resources

A range of support for businesses from ACAS.

Employment Status for Tax tool

Are you looking for support with your or someone's employment status?

What do you need to contribute for Automatic Enrolment into Pensions?

Information for employers about what they need to contribute under Automatic Enrolment.

Finding a Pension Scheme Through The Pensions Regulator

If you looking for a pension provider the pensions regulator offers a list of providers

Employing staff for the first time - Checklists

Information and guides on employing staff for the first time.

Pay As You Earn for Employers (PAYE)

Your responsibilities as an employer in relation to PAYE.

Employing staff from outside the UK

Details on employing staff from outside the UK.

Useful Resources for Automatic Enrolment

Resources to support businesses with Automatic Enrolment.

Tax incentives when employee owned

Information on Tax and Employee Share Schemes from gov.uk.

DWP - Support with employee health and disability

This service offers free advice to employers, tailored to the needs of smaller businesses

RTI - Real Time Information

Guidance for employers on reporting PAYE information to HMRC.

Business Disability Forum

Business Disability Forum is a not for profit membership organisation that aim to transform the life chances of disabled people, working through and with business to create a disability-smart world.

Payroll when employing staff

Information on doing payroll for your business.

Pluss

Pluss are recognised as one of the leading national disability employment specialists in the UK.

Pension Services

An overview of the services available that offer information and guidance on workplace and personal pensions.

What is Employee ownership and when should you consider it for your business?

More information on Employee ownership.

Contracts of employment when employing staff

Are you looking to employ staff but need support on different contract types?

Mencap - Employment Services

Mencap assists people with learning disabilities to live happy, healthy lives.

Leonard Cheshire

Leonard Cheshire Disability offers support in breaking down barriers that deny disabled people their basic rights.

Automatic Enrolment (Workplace Pensions)

Information and guides for employers about work related pensions and automatic enrolment.

FSB - Federation of Small Businesses

The Federation of Small Businesses is a a not-for-profit organisation which exists to serve the UK small community.

HMRC - HM Revenue & Customs

HM Revenue and Customs are the UK’s tax, payments, and customs authority.

HMRC - HM Revenue & Customs - The Growth Support Service

A support service to help businesses experiencing certain types of growth understand to understand tax changes.

Incentive payments for hiring a new apprentice

Information for employers on incentive payments for hiring apprentices.

Pay & Work Rights Helpline & National Minimum Wage

Information and guidance on work rights and national minimum wage rates.

DWP - Department for Work and Pensions

An overview of services offer by the Department for Work and Pensions.

HMRC - HM Revenue & Customs - E-Learning Guides

Online learning guides for certain business sectors and for those looking to start a business.

NLW - National Living Wage

Details on national minimum wage rates for employees.

TUPE - Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)

Understand what you need to do to protect your employees when a business changes ownership.

HMRC Employers Helpline

HMRC's helpline providing information and guidance on a range of topics.

HMRC videos, webinars and email alerts

HMRC offers webinars, alerts, e-learning guides and videos if you are looking for information on running a business.

Shaw Trust

Support for disabled and disadvantaged people to prepare for work or start a business.

Disability Rights UK

Disability Rights UK is the UK's leading organisation led by, run by and working for Disabled people.

Information Commissioner's Office

Information and guidance about managing personal data.

Access to Work

Access to Work can help you get or stay in work if you have a physical or mental health condition or disability.

Graduate Entrepreneurs - Support Options

For graduates who are considering self-employment as a career option there are several areas of specialist support.

Kaleidoscope Foundation

Kaleidoscope Foundation helps entrepreneurs with disabilities to realise their dream of running and growing their own business.

Better Business for All

Better Business for All helps you to find what you need to do to achieve or maintain compliance for your business.

Social Enterprise UK

Information resources, advice, and membership organisation for people starting and running a social enterprise in the UK.

OpenLearn

Free business-related courses offered by the Open University.

LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning offers online video courses delivered by experts in many business topics

Learning Curve Group

Learning Curve has available a wealth of courses to support employers, learners and education providers.

Santander Breakthrough

Tools and resources to start and grow your business.

Support for small businesses – BT

BT offers support from cyber-security to tech support with an extensive range of help for small businesses.

Minimum Wage Rates for apprentices

Details of hourly minimum wage rates for apprentices.

What is a Non Disclosure Agreement?

NatWest Accelerator

The Entrepreneur Accelerator programme offers a range of support for start-up businesses.

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP)

Grant funding and support available to work in partnership with a research organisation and newly-qualified graduate.

Investors In People

An accreditation to help businesses get the best from their people.

Amazon Small Business Accelerator

The upgraded Accelerator is now available on Amazon and offers a suite of free-to-use resources for all startups, entrepreneurs and small or medium-sized businesses.

Recovery Loan Scheme

Loans to help businesses recover after the pandemic and transition period.
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