Targeted advice for your business
The organisations below offer targeted
business advice. For ease of reference, these specialist areas have
been grouped together in the following categories:
Women owned or managed businesses
Account3 Women’s Consultancy
Service
Account3 is a women’s training
and development organisation run by and for local women.
Businesses in the creative & cultural Sector
Creative Enterprise Network
(CEN)
CEN is a partnership of small and
medium enterprises, primarily black and ethnic minority led. CEN
can offer advice on business planning, fundraising and
marketing.
Cultural Industries Development Agency
(CIDA)
CIDA is a specialist support
organisation for the creative and cultural sector. CIDA can provide
sector specific business advice, business training and guidance on
business funding.
LondonBorough of
Tower Hamlets, Arts and Events
The Tower Hamlets Arts and Events
team produce an arts directory for local artists and
organisations which includes information on jobs, funding,
professional development and local arts news.
Equalities & diversity
issues
Stonewall
Stonewall can provide a range of
advice to both businesses and employees on equality issues for
lesbians, gay men and bisexual people.
Tower Hamlets council, scrutiny &
equalities and human resources
The scrutiny & equalities and human resources role is to
support and develop effective diversity and equalities practice
across the council, police, primary care trust, voluntary sector
and business community.
For more information contact Michael Keating
020 7364 3055 or Fatima Shuaibu on 020 7364 4518
Environmental, health & safety issues
LondonRemade
London Remade promote
sustainable waste management in the Thames Gateway by developing
local markets for London's recycled materials.
Tower Hamlets environmental
health
The Tower Hamlets health and safety team can help with the
enforcement of laws in retail, warehouses, offices, leisure
centres, communicable disease control, licensing and special
treatments.
Businesses in the manufacturing sector
London Manufacturing Advisory
Service (MAS)
The London MAS help manufacturers operate more effectively by
providing support on lean manufacturing, supply chain development,
product innovation and training.
Research, development & innovation
CityBusiness
Library
City Business Library is a free public business reference
library.
SME Innovation
programme
The SME Innovation support
programme aims to stimulate the development and growth of SME’s
in the London objective 2 areas through improvements in product,
process, technology and business practices.
Think Big
Think Big is an innovation programme created to accelerate and
diversify growth of innovative businesses in the tier 2 region of
the Thames Gateway. The Think Big team is part of the Thames
innovation Centre Ltd.
Tax & business rates
HM Revenue & Customs - City of
London Business Support Team (BST)
The City of London
business support team can help
employers and businesses to understand and manage their tax,
national insurance and VAT obligations.
The Valuation Office Agency
(VOA)
The Valuation Office Agency is an
executive agency of HM Revenue & Customs and is responsible
for, among other things, assessing all business and non-domestic
property in England and Wales, and calculating a rateable value for
each one.
Social enterprise businesses
Bromley-by-Bow centre
The Bromley by Bow centre is a social
enterprise hub. In addition to housing six social enterprises the
centre also includes ‘Beyond the Barn’ a programme designed to
develop and grow more social enterprises across Tower Hamlets.
Spitalfields Small Business
Association (SSBA)
SSBA are a not-for-profit, multi-racial
social enterprise. SSBA provide affordable managed workspace and
business advice to their tenants
Advice for Young People
The Prince’s Trust
The Prince’s Trust provide
advice and guidance to young people who want to start a
business.
Information on building regulations
Tower Hamlets building
control
Tower Hamlets building control
ensures that all new, converted or altered buildings, comply with
building regulations by providing a responsive plan approval and
site inspection service.
Employment & skills
Skillsmatch
Skillsmatch is a London Borough of
Tower Hamlets job brokerage service supported by regeneration
agencies and in partnership with Canary Wharf PLC.