The Economic Development Team provide useful information to new and existing businesses. It includes:
- business development
- skills and employment
- business rates advice
- health and safety
- environmental health
- trading standards
- other regulatory information
- selling to the council
- commercial premises including incubators units
- investment profiles of local centres
Business mentoring and support programmes
Boost your business with our mentoring and support programmes:
- Harrow Support for Growth: A tailored business growth programme with workshops and clinics held online and in person
- Supply Ready: Register your interest now to be part of a new digital supplier platform and directory for local businesses
- Sustain IT: Providing entrepreneurs with refurbished laptops
- Digital Support for Businesses: Register to take part in a series of digital marketing bootcamps
Expertise and advice
We can put you in touch with organisations that offer tailored advice and expertise on all aspects of business:
- starting up a business - Register your interest
- business finance and grants
- tax
- sales and marketing
- IT and e-commerce
- business planning
- advice on selling online
- business mentoring and training
- seminars and business support services
- recruitment
- business news and policy
- legal and financial advice
- local trading and networking
For information on all aspects of starting up and trading, see the GOV.UK Business and self-employed webpage.