Support and Advice for Businesses

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Need Help with Your Business? We're Here for You

Our Business Hub is here to help you grow your business. You can email us or fill in the form below. If we don’t know the answer, we’ll find someone who does.

We’re friendly, easy to talk to, and always ready to help.

Find the Right Place for Your Business

Looking for a shop, office, or space to work from?
We use smart software to help you find the perfect spot – fast and easy.

Join Our Business Breakfasts

Every two months, we host relaxed and friendly breakfast events for local businesses.
You’ll hear about real topics that matter to you – from Access to Finance, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Branding, to Digital Marketing, Recruitment, and more.
It’s a great chance to learn, ask questions, and meet other business owners and leaders.

Need Money to Grow Your Business?

We’ll guide you through the steps to find the right funding.
From grants to loans – we can help you raise the money you need.

Starting a New Business?

We’re here to help you get started.
From your first idea to your first sale – we’ll support you every step of the way.

Events and Training for You

Learn new skills to help your business shine.
Join workshops and training sessions made just for you.

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Fill in the form below or email us directly – and we’ll connect you with a member of our team.

 

Health and wellbeing support

There are resources available to provide advice and information to help businesses, the self-employed and employees look after their health and wellbeing. Further details can be found in the website links panel below.

The Healthy Workplaces Leicestershire programme helps organisations of all sizes across the county to become healthier places to work.

The tailored programme has been designed in collaboration with, and for Leicestershire businesses, helping to ensure that the support that is most needed by the county's workforce is available to them and their organisations. Further information is in the website link in the panel below.

New Government online support with employee health and disability

The Government's new online service offers free advice to employers, tailored to the needs of smaller businesses.  

The guidance is for employers and managers and will help you support employees and understand any legal requirements. Further information is in the link in the panel below.

Support and advice when starting a business

Starting up and owning a business can be both exciting and daunting, with lots of major decisions to make. Getting the right advice to guide you through this fundamental stage of development is key to the success of your business.

The external links below offer a start-up guide, as well as other useful forums which will help you to be well equipped for the launch of a new business venture.

Better Business for All partnership

Better Business for All is a local partnership between businesses and regulators aimed at removing barriers to growth and ensuring Leicester and Leicestershire are economically competitive areas.

The partnership gives your business a simple, single point of access to free advice on business regulations from those best placed to support you, the regulators themselves. They can provide answers to queries relating to food safety, health and safety, pollution, waste, licensing, taxation, trading standards and fire safety.

You can access this advice by calling 0871 384 3185. Lines are open from 9am-5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am-4.30pm on Fridays.

Complying with regulations can help your business provide a high and competitive standard of product that customers trust and help guard your business against liability. A good understanding of regulation can add value to your business.

As well as ourselves, the scheme is supported by:

  • Leicestershire County Council
  • Leicestershire Fire and Rescue
  • Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce
  • Federation of Small Businesses
  • Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service
Choose How You Move

If you own a business and find that some employees are finding it difficult to get to work, Choose How You Move, from Leicestershire County Council, can support your business and employees in adopting active modes of travel to get to and from work.

Initiatives include a free E-bike Loan Scheme. More information can be found on the 'Choose How You Move' website link below.

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Last updated 8 July 2025
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