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General Business Support

The West at Work partnership is committed to supporting your business and helping it thrive and grow.

Through our range of agencies we can offer the following services (for specific information about training or recruitment services click on the relevant option on the left hand menu).

Service	Organisation/initiative	Contact details
Business Health Check	Business Link	Call 0845 6009966 or email enquiries@businesslinksw.co.uk
Skills Analysis	Jobcentre Plus	Call 0845 6012001 or visit www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
Support around redundancy or potential redundancy situations (including Jobcentre Plus’ rapid response for redundancies of more than 20 people)	Jobcentre Plus Business Link Nextstep TUC Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Helpline	Call 0845 6012001 or visit www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk Call 0845 6009966 or use the resources at www.businesslinksw.co.uk www.businesslink.gov.uk or email enquiries@businesslinksw.co.uk Call 0117 969 7901 or visit, www.nextstepsouthwest.org.uk Visit www.tuc.org.uk Call 0845 145 0004
Local events	Business Link	Call 0845 6009966 or email enquiries@businesslinksw.co.uk
Information about the Business Loan Fund Through the ‘First Steps: Action for Recovery’ document	Regional Development Agency/ Business Link	Visit www.southwestrda.org.uk to download a copy of the document Or call Business Link to request one on 0845 600 9966
Access to business forum	Bristol City Council	Visit www.bristol.gov.uk
Dispute advice /facilitation	ACAS	Call 08457 474747 Visit www.acas.org.uk
Advice and support on meeting regulations and standards	Bristol City Council	Visit www.bristol.gov.uk
Help with planning and property issues	Bristol City Council	Visit www.bristol.gov.uk
Equality and diversity procedures	ACAS	Call 08457 474747 Visit www.acas.org.uk
General Advice And support on a particular work related problem	ACAS	Call 08457 474747 Visit www.acas.org.uk

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