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Starting up a Business
What is Business Rates?
Do you have a Business Directory?
Do you have a list of vacant commercial properties?
What Tax and National Insurance issues do I need to think about when starting a Business?
Where can I find out about Travel and Public Transport in the area?
Where can I get information about the local area?
Where can I get information on Business Licences?
Where can I go to get advice on Business Grants?
Where do I go for business advice and information?
What is Business Rates?
Business Rates are essentially a tax on occupation or ownership of properties used for business purposes. The two main elements of the charge are the Rateable Value which is set by the Valuation Office (An Inland Revenue Agency) and the multiplier which is set annually by Central Government for England.
Do you have a Business Directory?
Use the Scoot Business Finder for local Businesses in the area
Do you have a list of vacant commercial properties?
Business Link Surrey provide a wide range of affordable expert professional advice and assistance to businesses in Surrey to help them grow and become more profitable. Business Link Surrey provides a property search function managed by egpropertylink.com
What Tax and National Insurance issues do I need to think about when starting a Business?
The Inland Revenue provides some useful information on the things you need to think about when you're running a business, especially the main tax and National Insurance issues.
Visit their website for more information:
http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/startingup/

Where can I find out about Travel and Public Transport in the area?
For travel information in the Surrey Area use the Travel Information Page on Surrey County Council's website. Links to Surrey's transport page can be found in the Travel section on this website.
Where can I get information about the local area?
The Your Council section of this website provides you with information on:
A Guide to the Borough
Census Information 2001
The Work & Business section has information on:
Business rates
Environmental Health
Licensing
Spelthorne Chamber of Commerce
The Staines Partnership

Where can I get information on Business Licences?
Spelthorne's Environmental Health service issue licences in a large number of areas, including:
  • Public Entertainment Licensing and Door Supervisors Registration
  • Animal Welfare Licensing
  • Food Licensing
  • Special Treatments Registration
  • Taxi Licensing
Contact the Environmental Health Commercial Team for more advice or visit their web pages
Telephone 01784 446291
Fax 01784 446437
Email environmental.health.commercial@spelthorne.gov.uk
Opening Hours Monday to Thursday: 8:45am - 5pm
Friday: 8:45am - 4:45pm

Spelthorne Borough Council
Knowle Green
Staines, TW18 1XB



Where can I go to get advice on Business Grants?
Business Link Surrey provide a wide range of affordable expert professional advice and assistance to businesses in Surrey to help them grow and become more profitable.
Business Link Surrey
5th Floor
Hollywood House
Church Street East
Woking
Surrey
GU21 6HJ
Telephone 01483 713300
E-mail success@businesslinksurrey.co.uk
Website http://www.businesslinksurrey.co.uk/


Where do I go for business advice and information?
Business Link Surrey provide a wide range of affordable expert professional advice and assistance to businesses in Surrey to help them grow and become more profitable.
Business Link Surrey
5th Floor
Hollywood House
Church Street East
Woking
Surrey
GU21 6HJ
Telephone 01483 713300
E-mail success@businesslinksurrey.co.uk
Website http://www.businesslinksurrey.co.uk/