Finding a Health & Safety Consultant

Information, resources and tools to help you to manage Health and Safety for your business.

Health and Safety: The basics for your business

Useful information for your business regarding Health and Safety.

HSE - Health and Safety Executive

The Health and Safety Executive provides a range of information, resources and webinars for businesses.

How to raise a complaint about Health & Safety Inspectors

Information on the process of raising a complaint about Health and Safety inspectors.

Working Minds - good mental health in the workplace

A programme of resources and training to help employers support good mental health in their employees

Trade Associations - Health, Care and Medical

Websites and contact details for trade associations for the health, care and medical sectors.

Health and Safety Executive - Cost Recovery Scheme - Fee for Intervention (FFI)

Information on the process and costs involved with Health and Safety breaches.

CHAS - Construction Health and Safety

CHAS are the UK’s leading accreditation scheme for contractors and supply chain management services for clients.

Calf Housing for Health and Welfare

Grants for cattle farmers

DWP - Support with employee health and disability

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

Controlling Workplace Risks

Information from the Health and Safety Executive on managing risks and risk assessments in the workplace.

Running a Business From Home

A guide on gov.uk on running a business from home.

Toilet and Sanitary Provisions

Information and legislation for businesses regarding toilet and sanitary provisions.

NHS Innovation Hubs

NHS Innovation Hubs help to evaluate, protect and exploit ideas to deliver healthcare improvements.

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.

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.

Certificate of Free Sale - Medical devices

You will need to order a certificate of free sale to export medical devices outside the UK.

How to Report Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences

Guidance on how to report Health and Safety incidents in the workplace.

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.

Resonance Social Impact Investment Funds

Investment opportunities for the community/voluntary sector.

East Suffolk Council

A summary of what information, guidance and support is offered to businesses by the local council.

Primary Authority

Primary Authority enables businesses to form a legal partnership with one local authority to receive advice on meeting environmental health, trading standards or fire safety regulations.

DWP - Department for Work and Pensions

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

Santander Breakthrough

Tools and resources to start and grow your business.

Learning Curve Group

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

Imports on animal and plant products

Pluss

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

Leonard Cheshire

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

The Association of Disabled Professionals

The ADP provides free confidential info and advice, so that disabled people, employers, and advisors can make informed decisions about impairment-related work issues.

TV Licensing for Hospitals

Information and contact details for guidance around TV licensing for hospitals.

Cell and Gene Therapy

Catapult Centre can help whether you're at the very start of your research, looking to manufacture therapies, or need regulatory support.

Aromatherapy Trade Council (ATC)

Are you in the aromatherapy industry and seeking guidance with your business?

Disability Rights UK

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

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.

Information Commissioner's Office

Information and guidance about managing personal data.

Graduate Entrepreneurs - Support Options

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

Shaw Trust

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

Supplying the NHS

A portal for business contract tendering opportunities with the NHS.

Kaleidoscope Foundation

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

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

Medicines Discovery Catapult

Offers innovation support to businesses developing new medicines or technologies.

Compound Semiconductor Applications

The CSA Catapult was established to help the UK become a global leader in compound semiconductors.

Social Enterprise UK

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

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

More information on Employee ownership.

Employing staff for the first time - Checklists

Information and guides on employing staff for the first time.

Contracts of employment when employing staff

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

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.

A guide to landlords' duties: Gas Safety Regulations 1998

Information for landlords regarding Gas Safety Regulations.

Office for Product Safety and Standards

Are responsible for building national capacity for product safety, for the development of products. They work at the front line with businesses, local and national regulators

Help with compliance

A range of guidance documents on the legislation that the Office for Product Safety and Standards are responsible for enforcing.

Tools and resources

Guidance and publications from the Office for Product Safety and Standards

What are the benefits of employee ownership?

Read on to find out the main benefits of a business being employee owned.

Federation of Master Builders

Are you a business operating in the building trade?

Selling to the NHS

A range of opportunities to sell your services into the NHS.

LinkedIn Learning

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

Catapult Centres

The Catapult Centres Network is comprised of nine centres with a national presence that span over 40 locations.

Sickness and maternity when self-employed

Links to information on financial support during maternity for the self employed.

OpenLearn

Free business-related courses offered by the Open University.

Mencap - Employment Services

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

Wolfston Foundation - Funding for Places

Grant funding for registered charities and local authorities.

Business Guardian Angel (AXA)

A free resource created by AXA Business Insurance to provide news and advice to support small businesses.

The Commonwealth Games Inclusive Communities Fund

The Inclusive Communities Fund will support local communities to propose and implement solutions to real issues in their areas, allowing local people to drive positive change.  

Innovation Launchpads

Regional innovation clusters focussing on different sectors designed to help businesses to innovate and grow.

National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting - (NICEIC)

The National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting regulates the training and work of electrical enterprises throughout the UK.

UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund

Equity investment available to eligible businesses to support the commercialisation of UK science and technology.

Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) manage the maritime search and rescue service, certification to seafarers and registration of vessels and pollution from shipping and offshore installations.

Investors In People

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

IMSM - ISO Specialists

Get support from specialists to start your ISO journey.

Incentive payments for hiring a new apprentice

Information for employers on incentive payments for hiring apprentices.

British International Investment - The UK's Development Finance Institution (DFI)

Information about British International Investment, which supports companies that help to develop and emerging countries grow.

Support for small businesses – BT

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

Useful Resources and Contacts

Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund

The Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund aims to bring together the UK’s world-leading research with businesses to meet the major industrial and societal challenges of our time.

Lawyers For Your Business (LFYB)

A free 30 minute legal consultation with a solicitor approved by the Law Society.

NESTA

NESTA is an innovation charity with a mission to help people and organisations bring great ideas to life.

National Careers Service - Skills Toolkit

The National Careers Service has created a finder tool to help you source free skills training.

Advertising Standards Authority CAP Code

The Advertising Codes set rules for advertisers and media owners to follow.

European Space Agency (ESA)

The European Space Agency aims to help businesses develop services that use satellite communications, Earth observation, satellite navigation, or other space technologies.