Business Advice
Business Support and Advice
The Economic Development Team, as well as other departments in the Council, offer a range of information useful for new and existing businesses, including on the following areas:
- Business development
- Opportunities in Skills and Employment
- Business Rates
- Health & Safety, environmental health, trading standards and other regulatory information
- Selling to the Council
- Commercial premises including incubators units
- A picture of the local economy - Information including data and maps
- Starting up a business
- Business finance and grants
- Tax
- Sales and marketing,
- IT and e-commerce
- Business planning
- Advice on selling on-line, and a business health
- Business mentoring and training, seminars and business support services
- Developing your workforce
- Recruitment
- Business news and policy;
- Legal and financial advice
- Information on local trading and networking
Business Link provides online information on all aspects of starting up and trading.
Business Link in London
Delivers impartial, expert and practical business advice to London's small and medium-sized businesses either directly or by referring businesses to other sources of free or paid-for advice.
Harrow in Business
Harrow's local enterprise agency providing advice, information and support to people considering self-employment, setting up in, or growing their existing, business
West London Alliance
An innovative partnership between the six West London Boroughs, providing a clear, strong voice for the interests of this sub-region
West London Business
The Chamber of Commerce for West London, representing the boroughs of Brent, Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow and Hammersmith and Fulham
020 8736 6084








