Business advice
Introduction
Calderdale Council provides a variety of services to all types of business, from start-ups to large established enterprises.
The Business Development Team can also help with issues such as funding, advice, research and premises. From trading standards and business premises, to how to do business with the council, find out more about business in Calderdale .
Support and advice is available, to Calderdale companies:
- Business continuity
- Business Growth Calderdale
- Business Information Service
- Business rates
- Finding new business premises
- Grants and finance
- Improving energy efficiency
- Mentoring
- Selling to the Council
- Setting up a new business
- Workshops for Silver Entrepreneurs.
Business continuity
Major emergencies can happen quickly and without warning. They have the potential to threaten and disrupt your business, sometimes with serious consequences. Business Continuity Management is designed to help you to protect your organisation's essential activities and resources from such disruptions. Contact:
- E-mail:
- emergency.planning@calderdale.gov.uk
- Telephone:
- (01422) 393107.
Or visit Business continuity.
Business Growth Calderdale
Business Growth Calderdale supports local businesses who are aspiring to grow, become more competitive and develop new products and services by tailoring support packages around each business to help them achieve their ambition and plans for growth. Business Growth Calderdale is a partnership project between Calderdale Council, Bradford University, Leeds Metropolitan University and Community Partnership Solutions Ltd.
If your company could benefit from support with:
- Coaching
- Environmental management
- Growing supply chains
- Innovation
- Leadership
- Marketing
- Mentoring
- Networking
- Product Development
- Research.
- E-mail:
- businessgrowth@calderdale.gov.uk
- Telephone:
- 01422 392220.
Business Information Service
The Reference Department at the Central Library, Halifax offers a free business Information Service via Business Insight, the most comprehensive public business information service in the UK. Services include Company Director Reports, company information, share prices and statistics and many more.
- Email:
- reference.library@calderdale.gov.uk
- Telephone:
- 01422 392631 / 392632.
Business rates
Finding new business premises
Are you looking to relocate or find new premises within Calderdale? We can assist you in your search for commercial, industrial or retail premises for your business. Contact Jon Crowther:
- E-mail:
- jon.crowther@calderdale.gov.uk
- Telephone:
- (01422) 392810.
Grants and finance
For further information on grant and finance opportunities, speak to one of our business advisers or refer to 'Useful organisations'.
- E-mail:
- businessgrowth@calderdale.gov.uk
- Telephone:
- (01422) 392220.
Improving energy efficiency
Are you looking to reduce the amount of waste you produce and energy your business uses? Does your business want to increase its green profile? Would you like to know more about cutting energy costs in your business?
For information on how to save money and increase your profits through resource efficiency, visit Calderdale Greener Business|
- E-mail:
- emma.appleton@calderdale.gov.uk
- Telephone:
- (01422) 392074.
Mentoring
Mentoring and sharing business experience could help a new or growing company on it’s journey to success. Our mentoring scheme is designed for new and existing businesses aspiring to grow. We are looking for both mentors who are willing to share their experience and mentees who wish to benefit. Areas in which we are able to assist are:
- Developing new products and services
- Exporting / importing goods
- Finance
- Full training and support is provided to all participants
- General experience of running a business
- Getting new products to market
- Identifying new customers
- Marketing
- Marketing online
- Setting up a business.
For more information contact Jocy Hunter:
- E-mail:
- jocy.hunter@calderdale.gov.uk
- Telephone:
- 01422 392146.
Selling to the Council
The Council provides support to local companies who want to win business from Calderdale MBC. Whether you're working independently or as part of a consortium, we would like to help you to increase your opportunity to win contracts for public works. We also run Meet the Buyer events which allow companies to talk to the council about their services. For more information contact John Hodgson:
- E-mail:
- john.hodgson@calderdale.gov.uk
- Telephone:
- (01422) 392235.
Setting up a new business
If you are thinking of, or have recently started a new business, you could be eligible for a £500 Business Start Up Grant to help with initial costs. For more information contact Eric Binns:
- E-mail:
- eric.binns@calderdale.gov.uk
- Telephone:
- (01422)392222.
Workshops for Silver Entrepreneurs
Thinking of setting up your own business, but need some support? The Silver Entrepreneur workshops are designed to enthuse, inspire and assist people over 50, to make plans for the future, to become self-employed or to start their own small business. For more information contact Tim Dugdill:
- E-mail:
- silvers@calderdale.gov.uk
- Telephone:
- (01422) 392222 or mobile 0773 4333445.
