Business Advice

Are you in business, or thinking of setting up a new business in Great Yarmouth?

A comprehensive range of business advice is available throughout the Great Yarmouth Borough Council area from the Economic Development Unit and partners.

The links below provide detailed information on the organisations able to assist you, complete with full contact details.

• enterpriseGY

• Business Link

• Envirowise

• Evolve

• HM Revenue & Customs Advice Team

• Norfolk Rural Business Advice Service

• A4e

• NWES

• WEETU

enterpriseGY

enterpriseGY was formed after extensive consultation with the local community to encourage business enterprise and economic growth across all sectors.  Led by Great Yarmouth Borough Council, enterpriseGY is working with a range of partners to deliver a programme designed to transform the economic future of the region.

enterpriseGY is about helping people set up and grow successful, sustainable businesses. It’s about encouraging a sense of enterprise amongst young people to create a new generation of business leaders. It’s about making Great Yarmouth a better place to live, work and do business in.

The enterpriseGY team are ambitious and well equipped to meet the challenge. They offer access to free practical help, expert advice, skills training, mentoring, courses and seminars - in fact just about everything needed to turn enterprising dreams into economic reality.

So if you’re thinking about:

• Starting up in business

• Improving business planning

• Taking out a franchise

• Developing your skills

then talk to enterpriseGY.  
Ring 0800 458 0146 or visit www.enterpriseGY.co.uk and see why there’s never been a better time to do business in Great Yarmouth.

Business Link

Business Link assists businesses whatever their age, type or size. It offers specialist advice and business support accessible to all companies free of charge.

The web based service is split into two sections, provides easy access to information specific to business age. The two sections are:

My New Business – business start up service which contains information related to:

• Developing your business idea

• Creating your business plan

• Choosing the right business model and legal structure

• Exploring your finance options when starting up

• Finding out about Self Assessment and your tax return

• Getting to grips with VAT and your business

Growth & Improvement Service – which contains information such as how to:

• Improve your cashflow

• Manage costs and find efficiencies

• Win new customers

• Get finance for growth

• Get more from existing customers

Business Link aims to create and sustain an expanding economy by fostering growth and innovation in new and existing companies. This will not only lead to better employment prospects in the future but will also support local communities.

For further information and advice please see the Business Link website:-www.businesslink.gov.uk  There is also a helpline which can provide navigational assistance around the site.

Envirowise

Envirowise offers free, independent support to organisations to become more resource efficient and save money.

Since 1994, Envirowise has helped UK industry save more than £1 billion by reducing waste early on in their organisation processes.

The organisation offers advice on managing unavoidable waste and working with suppliers to maximise gains from beginning to end.

For further information, please visit the website: www.envirowise.gov.uk/

Project Evolve

This programme is designed to support individuals and SMEs in Norfolk through the recession and to help them into a stronger position as the economy recovers. This support will:

• Aid individuals in identifying and developing relevant skills and career opportunities

• Increase the prospects of a more rapid return to work

• Prevent further redundancies and business closures through improved performance

• Helping SMEs to be more innovative, efficient and successful in the future economy

For further information, please contact the Evolve team or  download the brochure:
Email: evolve@uea.ac.uk
Telephone: 01603 591816'
Web: www.evolvenorfolk.co.uk

HM Revenue & Customs Advice Team

The HM Revenue & Customs Advice Team is a national team and offers free workshops/presentations for everyone in business but especially the newly self-employed and new employers.

We understand that when you are running a business, the paperwork may not be top of your list.  That’s why HM Revenue & Customs offers a range of free services to help you understand your tax, National Insurance and VAT responsibilities and give you the confidence to get it right, first time.  Our services are designed for everyone in business, especially newly self-employed and new employers.

For more information:
Website: www.hmrc.gov.uk/bst
To book online:  www.hmrc.gov.uk/bst/centraltraining.htm
To book by phone: 0845 603 2691

Norfolk Rural Business Advice Service

The Norfolk Rural Business Advice Service (NRBAS) offers direct independent professional help to farming and rural businesses:

• Support to individual farming and rural businesses

• Advice and support to public and private sectors

• Skills development to enable continued competitiveness

The service can assist with:

• Assessing the present business

• Discussing and identifying opportunities for development

• Identifying suitable grants

• Assisting with preparing business plans

• Investigating the market potential for business ideas

• Developing staff skills

• Ongoing monitoring and support

NRBAS is a team of agricultural and rural business advisers funded by the district and county councils in Norfolk and Easton College.

For further information please contact:

Norfolk Rural Business Advice Service
Rural Support Centre
Easton College
Easton
Norwich
Norfolk
NR9 5DX
Tel: 01603 731285
Fax: 01603 731282
Website: www.ruraladvice.co.uk

A4e ( Action 4 employment)

Action for Employment (A4e) was established in Sheffield over twenty years ago to help redundant steelworkers retrain and find work in other industries. Since then, A4e has grown to become a leading public service provider, serving people in Europe, Australasia and Asia.

Within Great Yarmouth A4e are working to deliver enterprise support to people who are interested in self employment or starting up a business.

A4e are based at the Novus Centre, The Conge and welcome enquiries.

For further information drop by the Novus Centre or please contact:-

Tel: 0800 458 0146
Website: www.mya4e.com or www.enterpriseGY.co.uk

NWES

Local enterprise agency Norfolk and Waveney Enterprise Services (NWES) offer a wide range of advisory services, business start-up programmes, training and development courses for both self-employed individuals and employees. It can also provide managed workspace and enterprise loan funds for fledgling businesses.

For further information please contact:
Tel: 0845 60 99 991
Website: www.nwes.org.uk

Women’s Employment Enterprise and Training Unit (WEETU)

The Women's Employment Enterprise and Training Unit's (WEETU's) primary purpose is to assist women in Norfolk and Waveney to develop their economic prospects and to improve access to the local labour market through the provision of high quality employment and enterprise support services.

WEETU provides a unique service primarily for women who are interested in improving their social and economic circumstances by accessing careers advice and guidance, writing a CV, improving their skills, work shadowing or setting up in business. The services are designed specifically to meet the needs of women and address the barriers they face.

For further information and advice please contact:-
WEETU
2 Redwell Street
Norwich
NR2 4SN
Tel: 01603 230625
Fax: 01603 776426
Website: www.weetu.org