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See what business support and advice is available to help you start, grow and succeed.

Help for businesses like yours when you need it.

Find support from the UK Government and other sources here. 

Help to start-up

Find out how to set up and register different types of businesses, employ people and explore funding.

Help to scale-up and grow

Support including our Help to Grow Management Course, wider training and skills, mentorships, and finance and funding. 

Help with finance and funding

Explore finance and funding options including government backed loans, funding for R&D projects, support from the British Business Bank and more. 

Help to sell internationally

Find new opportunities to sell your products and services internationally and get specific export support through our guidance, training and support programmes

Help and advice

Contact the Business Support Helpline for general advice and support and speak to someone over the phone or online.

Or find out how your local growth hub can help you with advice and support at any stage of your business journey.

Business news

Spring Budget 2024

From VAT threshold changes to National Insurance reform, find out how the 2024 Spring Budget could benefit your business.

£100 million support delivered to back next generation of small business owners

15,000 Start Up Loans worth over £100 million have now been issued to young business founders aged 18-24.

Register for new Help to Grow: Management Essentials

Building on the success of the Help to Grow: Management Course, we are launching Help to Grow: Management Essentials in April 2024 – a free self-guided online course which will include bite-sized videos and online resources covering different business topics.

Making it easier to do business

We’re taking steps to remove barriers and make it easier to do business.

Check how you might benefit from recent tax changes

We recently announced some tax cuts to help businesses, including a business rates support package and changes to R&D tax reliefs.

Help with late payments and selling to the public sector

We’re making it easier to do business by tackling late payments and providing opportunities for SMEs to sell to the public sector.

Hear from businesses benefitting from government support


Support in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

If your business is based in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland there may be different or additional help available.