Small firms
Class:
Guide to regulatory requirements for potential employers covering tax, pay, national insurance, SSP/SMP, maternity and parental leave.
Format:
hard copy – "Employing staff: a guide to regulatory requirements".
Available from:
DTI Publications
Cost: free
Class:
Information pack containing set of Business Link Employment Rights factsheets and ACAS Getting It Right factsheets.
Format:
hard copy – "Employment guides for small firms: employment law and good practice explained by the experts. Information pack"
Available from:
DTI Publications
Cost: free
Class:
Information for people who are setting up or have recently set up their own business in the hair and beauty industry (including tattooing, tanning centre, ear and body piercing and nail salons).
Format:
hard copy – "Help for your business in the hair and beauty industry".
Available from:
DTI Publications
Cost: free
Class:
Advice about the Loan Guarantee Scheme and how it works.
Format:
web pages - "The Small Firms Loan Guarantee"
Available from:
www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?r.s=sl&type=RESOURCES&itemId=1074447105
Cost: free
Class:
Introductory guide for those who are considering franchising as a means of developing or expanding their business.
Format:
hard copy – "Franchising your business".
Available from:
DTI Publications
Cost: free