Business

News and events

• Credit crunch and recession: what the Council is doing to help business during the downturn
• Free workshop(pdf, 65KB): An Introduction to New Media, 8 July 2009
• Careers and Enterprise Day: Thursday 9 July, 12pm-7pm. Register online at the Richmond Adult Community College website

Advice and information

• Starting a new business (southlondon.biz website)
• Business Link in London
• Solutions for Business
• London Development Agency: Keeping London Working
• Conference facilities and the Richmond Curriculum and Training Centre
• Procurement - doing business with the Council
• Free online Business Planning Tool - (COBRA)

Business continuity

• Swine Flu (DirectGov website)
• Download 'catch it, bin it, kill it' posters (Department of Health website)
• Download a hand washing(pdf, 891KB) procedure

Sustainable business  

• Green business - Go Green website

Your business premises

• Business rates (National Non-Domestic Rates)
• Making a business planning application
• Finding business premises - South London Business Property Database

Enterprise and partnerships

• Nurturing a vibrant and prosperous borough
• London 2012
• Town centres
• Business, Skills and Employment Partnership
• Richmond Business Directory

Regulation

• Building and construction - Skip hire and licensing
• Business and street trading licenses
• Commercial Environmental Health
• Commercial waste
• 'Scores on the Doors' - food hygiene ratings
• Trading standards