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Business support and
advice
Sources of business support and advice in Suffolk and how to get in
touch with Suffolk Coastal's Economic Development &
Regeneration team.
Useful links
Links to local, regional and national business organisations,
government departments and information resources.
Suffolk Coastal Business
Bulletin
Read the latest issue of Suffolk
Coastal's twice-yearly business bulletin.
Free energy and environmental advice for
businesses
Small and medium sized businesses in the district can now access a
free specialist advice service to help them reduce their carbon
footprint, cut business costs and enhance reputation.
Business Rates
Information about Business Rates, how your bill is calculated and
the payment options available, rateable values, Small Business Rate
Relief and other reliefs and how to apply for them.
Licensing
Suffolk Coastal's Licensing Team is responsible for licensing a
wide range of activities including alcohol and entertainment
licences, taxis and private hire vehicles, pleasure boats,
gaming machines, street and house to house charity collections.
Food safety
The Food and Safety Team is responsible for food safety in the
district and provides services to assist local businesses such as
food safety training courses.
Health & safety in the
workplace
Find out about Health & safety training courses and
how to report a health and safety problem or an accident at
work.
Trade and clinical waste
Information about the trade and clinical waste disposal services
available from Suffolk Coastal Services.
Pest control
Find out about the pest control services Suffolk Coastal Services
offers to businesses.
Smokefree Suffolk Coastal
Guidance on the smokefree regulations, how to report a breach and
where to get help with giving up smoking.
Business
continuity
Details of the information and advice
offered by the Business Continuity Team at the Joint Emergency
Planning Unit for Suffolk and the Suffolk Resilience Business
Continuity Forum for businesses and voluntary organisations across
the county.
Swine flu
Latest Government health advice and information about the current
swine flu situation in the UK.
Disability Discrimination
Act
Overview of the Disability Discrimination Act, which makes it
unlawful for businesses and organisations providing services to
treat disabled people less favourably than other people because of
their disability.
Doing business with us
An introduction to doing business with Suffolk Coastal with details
of how we procure goods and services, our contracts procedures, how
to apply for low value contracts and the contact details for our
buyers.
Planning permission and development
control
Information about planning applications, planning permission,
development control and planning enforcement.
Building control
Contact details for Suffolk Coastal's building control team,
information about Building Regulations and how to make an
application.
Suffolk Coastal Port Health
Authority
Contact details for the Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority based
at the Port of Felixstowe.
Filming in Suffolk
Coastal
Information for film-makers wanting to
film in Suffolk Coastal and how our partnership with ScreenEast can
help put businesses and owners of potential locations in
touch with production teams.