Business support and advice

Great Yarmouth is firmly in the centre of the European shipping and offshore energy industries as well as being a popular tourist destination. A designated Enterprise Zone (opens new window) with Assisted Area status, there is availability on industrial parks in and around Great Yarmouth where businesses can set up or grow. Great Yarmouth means business.

Please visit our business (opens new window) website for detailed industry sector information, business support (including grants and incentives), industrial estate maps, property for sale or to let and everything you need to know if you are visiting Great Yarmouth on business.

If you are thinking of starting a food business, you can contact us about anything from health and safety, to licensing or waste issues.

We offer free advice to help:

• start a new business
• existing businesses to expand

To book a meeting with an advisor please call 01493 846846.

A number of grants and incentives are also available to help businesses:

• New Anglia Growing Business Fund (opens new window)
• New Anglia Small Grant Scheme (opens new window)
• Business finance and support finder (opens new window)
• Foundation East (opens new window)
• Enterprise Zone incentives (opens new window)
• Norfolk County Council maintains a list of grants and funding schemes (opens new window) including Grants-4-Norfolk and European Funding opportunities.

We have two Enterprise Zone sites (opens new window) in Great Yarmouth - these offer business rates relief for up to five years, superfast broadband and simplified planning regulations (subject to State Aid rules). Contact Eunice Edwards for more information. 

EEEGR (East of England Energy Group (opens new window)) and the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce (opens new window) offer networking events. 

Great Yarmouth Lunch Club meets bi-monthly. Contact them on Great Yarmouth Lunch Club (opens new window) or email gylunchclub@gmail.com for details.

See our Land and property available to let or for sale page for more information.

If you need to license business premises or simply need to find more information on licensing please refer to the licensing section of the website or contact the licensing department.

The GOV.UK (opens new window) website and the Business Continuity Institute (opens new window) both offer good advice on preparing your business for an emergency. You can also contact our emergency planning officer for guidance on 01493 846478 or by email.