The Credit Crunch - help with business rates and business support
This Wealden Credit Crunch web page aims to provide you with an easy guide to the help that Wealden can offer your business during the current economic downturn. Just click on any of the links below, or call the numbers listed for further information.
Doing business with the Council
Useful links to other organisations
- Business rates deferral scheme - Government annoucement on how businesses can defer 60% of their rates bill increase
- Small business rate relief or call 01323 443387
- Rate relief or call 01323 443387 - more types of rate relief
- Rateable values and appeals or call 01323 443385
- How to appeal your rateable value (external link)
- Revaluation and transitional arrangements (phased changes of increases) or call 01323 443385
- Paying your business rates or call 01323 443385 - different methods of payment
- Empty Property relief or call 01323 443385 - recent changes in the rules
- Rural Rate Relief - rural settlement relief is available to certain categories of property
Doing business with the Council
- Contracts and tenders with Wealden and other Local Authorities or call 01323 443352 - goods, works and services and current tendering opportunities
- Training services or call 01323 443302 ( ask about the large discounts for small Wealden businesses)
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Business support offered by this Council (external link) or call 01892 602884
- Grants and loans factsheet (pdf 172kb) from Business Link
- Regulation advice (external link) or call 01323 443276
- The Wealden Business help Website (external link)
- Explore realistic alternative uses for buildings or land, call 01892 602011
- Guidance on the minimum requirements required to submit a planning application or call 01892 602010
- Planning Surgeries - make an appointment for a face to face meeting with a Planning Officer. Call 01892 602011 to make an appointment
- Starter Units for new and small businesses or call 01892 602465
- Guide to Doing Business in Tough Times from Business Link (external link)
- Real Help for Businesses Now! (pdf 425kb)
- Advice for Businesses Fact Sheet (393kb)
And now some useful external links to other organisations
Local
- Business Link in the South East or call 0845 600 9 006
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Eastbourne & District Enterprise Agency or call 01323 489800
- Sussex Enterprise or call 01444 259259
- South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) - The Government's plans to support small businesses
National
- Real help for businesses now - A free service to help you find financial support, assist with your tax bil etc
- Federation of Small Businesses or call 01323 482018
- The Insolvency Service
- Business Debtline or call 0800 197 6026
- ACAS or call their helpline 08457 47 47 47 for advice on disciplinary, disputes or redundancy issues etc
Is there anything else we can do to help? If so please contact us: foodandsafety@wealden.gov.uk
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