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Financial help for businesses

For details on ways to possibly get finance or grants to help your business please see the Business Link -finance and grants link at the bottom of this page. The Enterprise Europe Network gives information on tendering for business in Europe and also for applying for European grants.

You can also get free and confidential advice on debt from Business Debtline which provides practical advice that is designed to help you successfully manage your way through your financial difficulties. You can contact them via the website linked at the bottom of this page or by calling: Phone: 0800 197 6026

Business Rates 2009/10 Deferral Scheme

The Government announced on the 31 March 2009 that businesses will be given the option to defer a proportion of their increase in rate liability for 2009/10 over the next two financial years – 2010/11 and 2011/12. More information can be found on our business rates pages.

More information can be found using the links at the bottom of this page.

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