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: Workshops and clinics for business growth, both 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: Join our digital marketing bootcamps
- Small Businesses and Self Employed Workshops: a series of courses to support you in taking the first step towards financial independence with our Self Employment training courses.
Expertise and advice
We can put you in touch with organisations that offer tailored advice and expertise on all aspects of business:
- Starting a business - Register your interest
- Financing and grants
- Taxes
- Sales and marketing
- IT and e-commerce
- Business planning
- Online selling
- Mentoring and training
- Seminars and support services
- Recruitment
- Business news and policies
- legal aLd financial advice
- Local trading and networking
Visit GOV.UK Business and self-employed webpage for more info on starting up and trading.