Recession Support: Business Support

Support and advice available for businesses and voluntary sector organisations, including contacts for business rates

Cheshire West and Chester is committed to supporting local businesses and attracting investment to the area.

You can find out more about the services below by following the links to our webpages:

Business Advice and Guidance:

• Business Debtline
• Business Link North West
• West Cheshire and North Wales Chamber of Commerce
• Northwest Regonal Development Agency
• CEPN Business Forum
• UK Trade and Investment
• Starting a Business

Reducing Running Costs:

• Carbon Trust
• Energy Saving Trust
• Envirowise
• National Industrial Symbiosis Programme
• Netregs

Recruitment and Redundancy:

• ACAS Helpline
• CAB Online Advice Guide
• Community Legal Advice
• Jobcentre Plus

Business Finance:

• Business Debtline
• Finance Support - Business Link North West
• Business Finance - Northwest Regonal Development Agency
• Business Rates

Skills and Training:

• Invest in Skills - Business Link North West
• Training - West Cheshire and North Wales Chamber of Commerce
• Developing the Workforce - Northwest Regonal Development Agency 
• Train to Gain
• The Prince's Trust

Business Grants:

• Grants - Business Link North West
• Business Grants - Northwest Regonal Development Agency 
• Cheshire West and Chester Business Start-Up Grant
• Cheshire West and Chester Small Business Grant

Regeneration and Tourism:

• Regeneration Projects
• Leisure, Culture and Tourism