1. Our services

Business

Business rates
Find out who has to pay business rates and where the money goes.
  1. Pay business rates and applying for a refund
  2. Financial support for businesses affected by coronavirus
  3. Business rates discounts, relief and exemptions
  4. Business rates explained
  5. Difficulty paying business rates
  6. Moving business premises
  7. Check and challenge a rateable value
Coronavirus support for businesses
We can provide support for local businesses during the coronavirus outbreak.
  1. Financial support for businesses affected by coronavirus
  2. Coronavirus news and support for businesses, employers and the self-employed
  3. Positive coronavirus cases at your business
  4. Guidance on coronavirus safety for businesses
Licences
Your business may need a licence or permissions to operate.
  1. Public registers of licences
  2. Personal and premises licences
  3. Taxi licences
  4. Gambling licences and permits
  5. Caravan site licence
  6. Charity collection permits
  7. Road closure orders
  8. Licensing Act 2003
Business support and advice
We work with partners to help businesses start, grow and improve productivity.
  1. Sign up to the Business Support eNewsletter
  2. Organisations to support existing businesses
  3. Starting a new business
  4. Grants and loans for existing businesses
  5. Council initiatives to support local businesses
  6. Find business premises
  7. Employment, skills and training support
  8. Local economy strategy and research
  9. Businesses developing export markets
  10. Support for businesses in specific sectors
  11. Procurement opportunities
  12. Primary Authority Partnerships
  13. Council services for business
  14. Local business events and networking
  15. Filming in the New Forest
Business waste
Large and small businesses can sign up to our commercial waste and recycling service.
Food safety for businesses
Advice and guidelines for food business operators in the New Forest.
  1. Starting a food business
  2. Running your food business safely
  3. Food hygiene inspections
  4. Food hygiene rating scheme
  5. Low risk food businesses
  6. Food-related outbreaks
  7. Exporting food products
  8. Ice safety
Supplying the council
Procurement opportunities for businesses to work with us.
  1. Forthcoming procurement opportunities
  2. Contracts register
  3. Procurement strategy
  4. Procurement standard terms and conditions
  5. Payment of suppliers
  6. Doing business with us
Health and safety for businesses
We work with businesses to ensure compliance with health and safety requirements
  1. Report health and safety incidents and risks
  2. Health and safety inspections
  3. Public events safety advice
  4. Smoke-free legislation
  5. Cooling towers
  6. Sunbed regulations
Starting a new business
Support, advice and useful organisations for start-up businesses.
  1. Organisations to support new businesses
  2. Grants and loans for new businesses
  3. Starting a food business
  4. Starting a business from home
  5. Becoming self-employed
  6. Support for moving to new business premises

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