Featured business advice

Mentoring

Whether you have one go-to mentor or different people for specific subjects, their experience gives your business the best chance of growth.

Growing your business

Growth Advice

Get the fully-funded, free support you need to meet your growth aspirations & improve your business with our bespoke Growth Advice service.

Growing your business

Peer Ngage

A new online peer networking and leadership development programme for business leaders and senior managers.

Growing your business

Starting up

Finance for start-ups

Once you are sure your business idea is worth pursuing, you should aim to secure funding to give your business the best chance of success.

Starting up

Advice for start-ups

All the advice you need to get your business idea off the ground!

Starting up

Start-up checklist

From the moment you get your business idea to the time you officially set up your business, there are six main steps you need to take.

Starting up

Growing your business

Growth Advice

Get the fully-funded, free support you need to meet your growth aspirations & improve your business with our bespoke Growth Advice service.

Growing your business

Mentoring

Whether you have one go-to mentor or different people for specific subjects, their experience gives your business the best chance of growth.

Growing your business

Help to Grow: Digital

Free digital technology support to boost your growth, and 50% off the costs of buying digital tech. Businesses with 1+ employees eligible.

Growing your business

Net Zero Collaboration Circle

Are you ready for the race to Net Zero? Let’s do this together. Join our collaboration circle...

Growing your business

Funding and finance

Low Carbon Workspaces grants

Energy efficiency grants worth up to £6,750 are available to SMEs based at commercial premises in Buckinghamshire.

Funding and finance

Growth Grants

Growth Grants of between £1,000 and £5,000 are available to assist your business to invest in projects that will help your business grow.

Funding and finance

Skills Hub

Local Skills Improvement Plan

Bucks Business First will work with employers to address key skills shortages & develop a Local Skills Improvement Plan for Buckinghamshire.

Upskilling Employees

Skills for Business

Free training and skills advice, including a 1-2-1 review & plan tailored to your business. Plus, we'll connect you with talented graduates.

Upskilling Employees

Starting a business

Some of the biggest brands in the world were founded during difficult economic times, so if you have an idea for a business...

Support for individuals

Tax and regulation

Trading standards

Ensure your business complies with consumer protection laws and regulations.

Tax and regulation

Guide to GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)

The GDPR came into force on 25th May 2018. The ICO's guide to compliance includes a 12 step guide and a self-assessment toolkit.

Tax and regulation

Licences

You may need a licence for business activities, for example if you run a taxi firm, are a street trader or a tattooist, or sell alcohol.

Tax and regulation

Business premises and business rates

Find information on things like leases, renting, planning protection, waste management, CCTV installation, asbestos regulations and more...

Tax and regulation

Locate in Bucks

Buckinghamshire is all about making businesses feel at home

We know that the decision to uproot a business and plant it hundreds of miles away is not taken lightly. That's why we offer our support.

Locate in Bucks

So you think you know Buckinghamshire?

There is more to Buckinghamshire than you may think. Find out more about the 2nd fastest growing economy in the UK and our growth plans.

Locate in Bucks

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