Brighton & Hove City Council offers a range of support services to businesses, such as information and contacts relating to starting a business and access to finance for business.

Business services and signposting that the Council provides include the following areas:

• Business rates: Payment, reducing rates and exemptions
• Conferences: Conference facilities in the city and further info for businesses
• Contracts and Tenders: Find out about council contracts out to tender and get support and information on how to apply
• Food Safety: Inspections, information for new food businesses and food safety guidance
• Health and Safety: Information for businesses on how to keep the workplace safe
• Licensing and Gambling: License a premises, comment on an application and the public register
• Support for businesses: Help and advice for businesses in the city
• Trading Standards: Advice, consumer protection and a list of good reliable tradespeople