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Council Services

Business



General Start-Up Assistance


There are a lot of things you need to think about when you’re starting a business. The information below is divided into topics to help guide you through the process.

Taking the First Step

Business Planning Advice

Business Link

NB: Spend some time looking through all the other links on these pages – there are many other interesting pieces of advice about business planning.

Business Initiative

Company Structure

Marketing and Sales

Do I Need a Licence for my Business?

  • Check out the requirements for private hire drivers, public entertainment, door supervisors, venues wanting to sell alcohol, house-to-house collections and permits for fund raising on the Borough Council’s Licensing Pages.
  • For food and animal related businesses, hairdressing and those that involve skin piercing check the requirements from the Environmental Health Team.
  • Use the Business Link licence and permit checklist to determine what you might require.