Useful Web Links for Businesses
Below are links to website that provide advice to busineses.
Buy With Confidence
www.buywithconfidence.info
A Trading Standards-run trader approval scheme, designed to root out cowboys and help local residents find honest traders.
Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
www.defra.gov.uk
This government department is responsible for production of food and all agricultural matters.
Department of Trade and Industry
www.dti.gov.uk
This department has close links with much of the work of trading standards departments. It publishes many leaflets that are of relevance to consumers.
Financial Services Authority
www.fsa.gov.uk
The regulator of the financial industry. A good place to start if your issue involves money, investments or the financial markets.
Food Standards Agency
www.foodstandards.gov.uk
The aim of the Food Standards Agency is to increase consumer confidence in the purchasing and consumption of food.
Health and Safety Executive
www.hse.gov.uk
This government department is responsible for health and safety, particularly at workplaces. They also enforce the Health and Safety Act at Work Act 1984.
Office of Fair Trading
www.oft.gov.uk
The main functions of this Government Department are to oversee competition law, gather information nationwide, and publish information leaflets.
Trading Standards Institute
www.tradingstandards.gov.uk
The primary trading standards website. It contains lots of useful information, including a postcode-based service which allows you to find your local Trading Standards Department.
Vehicle and Operator Services Agency
www.vosa.gov.uk
This government department is largely concerned with road safety and the supervision of MOT testing.
Business Link
www.businesslink.gov.uk
A national network of independent business advisory services, partly funded by the DTI and staffed by experienced business people. It offers independent advice and practical support for growing businesses.
- See also: Thames Valley Business Link - www.blbw.co.uk
National Chambers of Commerce
www.chamberonline.co.uk
A non-political, non-profit making organisation, which is owned and directed by its members. It is democratically accountable to individual businesses of all sizes and sectors throughout the UK.
- See Also: Thames Valley Chambers of Commerce - www.thamesvalleychamber.co.uk
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