There are a wide range of agencies who can provide business support to companies.
Below are details of local authorities, general business support, start up support, environment and sustainability, rural support, specialised business support, Government Department/Agency, universities and innovation and workforce development.
Local Authority
Local Authorities can provide help and support in the following areas:
- Economic Development
- Planning
- Licensing
- Land & Property
- Environmental Health
- Business Rates and Procurement
Click on the links below to find out how:
- Bedford Borough Council
Grant Finder
General Business Support
Start up Support
- Business Link
- CREATE Project (Franchising, licencing, direct selling)
- Wenta
- Business Start Ups Help
- Nwes (Financial Assistance)
Environment and Sustainability
- Bedfordshire and Luton Sustainable Business Partnership
- The Bedfordshire Green Business Network
- Climate Care
- The Carbon Trust
- Bedfordshire Waste Exchange
- Envirowise
- United Sustainable Energy Agency
- Travel Smart
- Environment Agency
Rural support
Specialised business support
- Business Energy (for Women)
- Incredit (growing opportunities for women)
- The Princes Trust
- National Industrial Symbiosis Project
- CREATE Project (franchising, licensing, business support)
- Social Enterprise East of England
- Enterprising Women
- Colworth Park (where science meets business)
- Bedford i-vita for sport, fitness, health and wellbeing enterprise
- Business Networking Clubs
Government Department/Agency
- DEFRA
- DTI
- EEDA
- supply2.gov.uk
- Inland revenue
- Jobcentreplus
- Land Registry
- Business Rates
- Department for Work & Pensions
Universities and Innovation
- Central Innovation Network
- Business at Cranfield
- University of Bedfordshire
- I10
- Bedfordshire and Luton Knowledge Network
- Oxford to Cambridge Arc
Workforce Development
