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Non-essential retailers, outdoor hospitality and personal care businesses reopen as step 2 of the roadmap out of lockdown began on 12 April. Read more

Meet the new and improved BEST Growth Hub Business Show: ExSE 2021!  Join us at ExSE 2021. Powered by the BEST Growth Hub, ExSE 2021 is a free virtual festival celebrating Essex business. Join our thriving community and experience everything that ExSE has to offer. Whether you are a well-established business looking to grow, or […] Read more

You can now apply for the SME Brexit Support Fund. Smaller businesses can get up to £2,000 to pay for practical support, including training or professional advice to adjust to new customs, rules of origin and VAT rules when trading with the EU. You can apply and find more information on eligibility here. Read more

The BEST Growth Hub launches ExSE – Essex’s inaugural virtual business festival – with innovation in the spotlight BEST Growth Hub announced today that Essex’s first ever ‘virtual’ business festival ‘ExSE’ will take place on 11-13 May 2021 (www.exse.co.uk). The ExSE Festival is the event of the year, for ambitious Essex-based businesses to show the […] Read more

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With just 11 days to go until the end of the transition period, you can keep up to date by watching a webinar to help prepare your business. You can also access sector-specific webinars about how to prepare your business here. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is hosting a series of free podcasts to help businesses that make, use […] Read more

Legal UPDATED: Family law disputes involving the EU: Guidance for legal professionals from 1 January 2021: Guidance for legal professionals on family law disputes involving the EU from 1 January 2021 has been updated. For more information, click here. Business Services NEW: Cross-border insolvency proceedings with the EU from 1 January 2021: Information has been […] Read more

Importing and Exporting NEW: Bringing goods into Great Britain from outside the UK from 1 January 2021: Guidance has been issued on the allowances which mean that you can bring a certain amount of goods into Great Britain from outside the UK for your own use, without having to pay duty. For more information, click […] Read more

The UK Internal Market Act, which comes into force from 1 January 2021, will protect businesses, jobs and livelihoods by ensuring there are no harmful new barriers to trade between all parts of the UK. This means that from 1 January 2021 businesses can continue to trade seamlessly across all four parts of the UK, […] Read more

There are only two weeks left to get your business ready for new trading rules with Europe, which apply from 1 January 2021. You will no doubt be aware that negotiations on a trade deal are continuing after the UK and EU agreed to go the extra mile to reach an agreement. But regardless of […] Read more