Useful Links

Acas
Acas gives employees and employers free, impartial advice on workplace rights, rules and best practice. We also offer training and help to resolve disputes.

British Chambers of Commerce Economic Data
The extensive research programme gives you unparalleled insight into what’s happening in the UK business community and the health of the UK economy.

Business Network Magazine
The Chamber’s highly-respected flagship publication is at the heart of issues affecting businesses in the region across a wide range of features and news. It is a strong platform for showcasing our members.

Business Plan - Template
An electronic template you can adapt to suit your business complete with guidance notes. Everything you need to create a professional business plan.

Cash Flow Forecast - Template
A helpful range of spreadsheets covering three primary scenarios for businesses, start-up costs, cash-flow and survival income.

Data and Intelligence Hubs
The local Observatory provides data, insight and intelligence on a range of topics relating to the demographics, economic performance and make-up of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire and their localities.

Data Protection in your Business

You must comply with data protection law whenever your business handles personal data – whether that’s data about customers, business contacts or staff.

Business.gov.uk help you to understand how to: comply with UK data protection law; understand what personal data you hold; carry out an audit your data collection practices; create a privacy notice for your business; respond to data protection requests and check if you need to register with the ICO.

Employment Particulars - Form for Written Statement
Template for a Written Statement of Employment Particulars form, meeting the requirements of employment legislation. With guidance notes.

Exporting Country Guides
Individual guides to more than 100 different countries aimed at businesses interested in developing their overseas trade, doing business overseas or setting up in business overseas.

Introduction to Patents
How to use patents to protect an invention.

Legal Advice
1-2-1 advice on the legal aspects of setting up a business and issues encountered when running a business is available from solicitor and legal practices. Support may also be available through your trade association and other memberships or through your business insurance cover. Lawyers for Your Business can provide access to a free 30 minute consultation. Local universities can also offer clinic style support.

Making Tax Digital
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax or MTD, is a new way to record and report your income and expenses to HMRC every three months, straight from your software.

Find out how to use Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, and when it will apply to you.

Starting a Business at Home
Record numbers of people are starting a business and becoming their own boss and many of these businesses are started from home. This guide will help you decide if this could be an option for you.

Tax Help Fact Sheets
Bringing together leaflets, factsheets and booklets issued by HMRC.

Trading Standards - Business Companion
A series of guides organised by what, where and how you sell and by key topics and activities. Publications that reflect how the law views businesses

UK Trademarks - A Brief Guide
A trade mark is any sign or symbol that can distinguish the goods and/or services of one trader from those of another. This is a guide to the procedures and costs involved in obtaining a trademark in the UK.

Virtual Office Services
These services are designed to support small businesses who may not be ready for their own office or premises; providing a professional address for your business at competitive rates.