18th May 2012
Business Link services for the future
14th Oct 2011
The regional Business Link service will close on 25th November 2011 and customers will be served by a web-based national service.
From November 2011, the Business Link website - www.businesslink.gov.uk - will be updated to provide easy-to-use, tailored information to help you start-up, improve or grow your business. New features will include:
A ‘growth and improvement’ service to make your business work better including: tools to help you diagnose and solve business problems, a business support finder, tutorials and video case studies, information on events in your area and links to business discussions and other services
If you are planning to start a business, or know someone who is, a whole new area of the Business Link website called ‘My New Business’ will provide tailored information and training to guide people through the process
If you are a business that needs support or a business professional who can offer support, www.mentorsme.co.uk can help you connect with each other. Mentorsme connects companies with mentoring organisations that can support and guide their growth
From 25th November, if you are unable to access the internet or have difficulty in doing so, you can ring the Business Link helpline on 0845 600 9 006. Although it will not offer you the kind of personalised support previously available via your regional Business Link service you will be able to get answers to your business questions.
