Support for businesses

Our Newham Business and Enterprise

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“It is an asset for the Council to have the likes of B&E support available to SMEs, especially the personal service from the team members”. Meena Joshi - Aardra Systems Ltd

“The B&E team have always been so helpful with the support they provide, all team members are full of energy, kind and always informative. It motivates businesses to deal with the team and ask for help when needed when there's a great team in place. There should always be a team like this delivering business support.” Laurie Nichols – Laurie Fitness and Training

The Our Newham Business & Enterprise Team is committed to supporting start-ups and helping existing businesses to grow and are always happy to provide general information advice and guidance. 

Our business support covers:

  • Business start-ups
  • Newham’s Business Directory
  • E-business support programme
  • Linking to other council departments
  • Climate change
  • Procurement
  • Cost of living
  • Commercial/affordable workspace
  • Our Newham Pledge accreditation
  • Apprenticeships and recruitment
  • Business Updates
  • Networking events and training
  • Signposting to financial support

We are also able to provide businesses with networking and wider business support opportunities. This includes but not exhaustive:

We publish a bi-monthly e-newsletter called Business Update, giving the latest news on businesses, grants, webinars and events etc. To subscribe please email: OurNewhamBandE@newham.gov.uk.

The latest Business Updates:

Business Update 82

Business Update 83

Business Update 84

Business Update 85

Business Update 86

Department Name Contact details Areas of support

Business and Enterprise team 

Business Directory

ournewhambande@newham.gov.uk

020 3373 7373

NewhamBusinessDirectory@newham.gov.uk

  • Start-up
  • Business advice
  • Newham Pledge
  • London Living Wage
  • E-business support
  • Procurement 
  • Sustainability
  • Affordable workspace
  • Funding Hub 
  • Training
  • Newham Business Directory
Business Rates business.rates@onesource.co.uk
  • Revaluation
  • Paying business rates
  • Discounts and exemption
  • Business Improvement District (BID)
Licensing Team licensing@newham.gov.uk 
  • Premises licensing
  • Find different types of licenses you need to apply for your business
Market Team Street.Markets@newham.gov.uk
  • Find information on markets in Newham
  • Expression of interest form for market traders
  • Costs of trading
Planning duty.officer@newham.gov.uk 
0203 373 8300
Phone drop in sessions available Monday to Friday 9am-12pm
 
Properties Dobbin and Sullivan

Queries relating to Council owned commercial properties

Trading Standards Trading.Standards@newham.gov.uk Consumer trading advice
Report illegal business
Fair trade advice for business
Parking and permits 020 8430 2000

Apply for business parking permits

Public Health public.health@newham.gov.ukpublic.health@newham.gov.uk

 

Our Newham Work 020 3373 1101 Recruitment
Training
Apprenticeship
Our Newham Money  020 8430 2041
ournewhammoney@newham.gov.uk
Employment Rights Hub

Get in touch with us:

020 3373 7373

ournewhambande@newham.gov.uk 

Complete our ‘contact us form’

We will endeavour to get in touch with you as soon as possible. Our office hours are 9am to 5pm Monday-Friday

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