Useful Links
Local Authorities
- Eastbourne Borough Council
- Wealden District Council
- East Sussex County Council
- West Sussex County Council
- Brighton City Council
Premises
- Locate East Sussex- If establishing new business or seeking premises in East Sussex.
- Sussex Innovation Centre
- Share my desk - office/desk space to rent in Hailsham www.sharemydesk.co.uk
Business Information Services
- Business Link - Practical advice for businesses.
- Finance South East - Helping ambitious companies to reach their growth potential.
- National Federation of Enterprise Agencies - The membership body for Local Enterprise Agencies and other like-minded organisations in England.
- Supply2.gov.uk -The only official lower-value (typically below £100,000) contract opportunity portal, created by the Government, specifically to assist small business to sell to the public sector and grow their business.
- TED
- Enterprise Europe Network -Your Route to Trading with Europe.
- HM Revenue & Customs - Is responsible for collecting the bulk of tax revenue, as well as paying Tax Credits and Child Benefits, and strengthening the UK's frontiers
- Health & Safety Executive - Information about health and safety at work
- Federation of Small Businesses - The UK's Leading Lobbying and Benefits Group for Small Businesses
- Trading Standards - Trading Standards and Consumer Protection information for the UK
- The Essential Business Guide - Run a successful small business with The Essential Business Guide
- Prowess - The UK association of organisations and individuals who support women to start and grow businesses
- Fire Gateway - Your link to the Fire & Rescue Services
- Defra - Defra works for the essentials of life: water, food, air, land, people, animals and plants
- Manufacturing Advisory Service
- Direct.Gov
- Information Commissioners Office
- Sensable Media, Shoreham By Sea - Sensable Media is an ecommerce web development company. It has been trading for approximately 7 years and specialising in Ecommerce for nearly 5 years http://www.sensable.co.uk/
Local Chamber of Commerce
- Eastbourne & District Chamber of Commerce Ltd - Advancing the economic prosperity of the region
- Brighton & Hove Chamber of Commerce - Representing local business
- Uckfield Chamber of Commerce
- Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce
- British Chambers
- Sussex Enterprise
- Hailsham Chamber of Commerce
Employment
- Berr - free employment law advice whenever you need it
- ACAS - Time's up for age discrimination
- Criminal Records Bureau - Safer recruitment protecting the vulnerable
- People Matter - Providers of information and advice on job search and in-work support service
- Minimum Wage
- JobcentrePlus
Funding
EDEAL does not offer grants or funding directly to businesses, but we can advise you on the various funding sources available to you
High Street Banks
Grants
Other Finance
It may not always be possible to gain funding from the High Street banks, but there are alternative loan facilities available to help your business
- The Governments Small Firms Loan Guarantee
- Community Development Finance Initiatives (CDFI)
- The Royal British Legion Small Business Advisory Service and Loan Scheme
- Fredericks Foundation
- Princes Trust
- Prime
- Finance South East
All of the above require a detailed business plan in support of an application. Please visit our downloads page to access the EDEAL business plan template.
Venture Capital
An additional source of funding: for details of these schemes, please visit Business Link Sussex or Beer & Partners.
Social Enterprise Funding
