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

Automatic Enrolment (Workplace Pensions)

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

Useful Resources for Automatic Enrolment

Resources to support businesses with Automatic Enrolment.

Employment Status for Tax tool

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

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.

ACAS letters, forms, HR templates and example policies

ACAS offer example letters, forms, policies and HR documents for employers and HR managers to download and adapt for their own workplace.

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.

OpenLearn

Free business-related courses offered by the Open University.

The Achieve and Grow scheme

The Achieve and Grow scheme, launched by the Stoke and Staffordshire Growth Hub, offers businesses in the region support with marketing, HR, recruitment, and e-commerce.

Southwark Pioneers Fund Accelerator

Have you got big growth plans and want to find new funding opportunities? Scaling a business is hard but when you have the right support around you, you can take your business to the next level.

Folkestone & Hythe District Council

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

Cranfield Trust

The Cranfield Trust is a charity that provides free management consultancy for charities and not-for-profit groups involved in issues of poverty, disability or social exclusion.

Actionable information, tools and resources

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Rise of the Robots for Covid-19

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Quick tips online retailers must lock in place post lockdown

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Overcoming the challenges facing independent retailers

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