Business

Information and services in business

• Business rates

  How pay your business rates

  Coronavirus (COVID-19) update

  Due to the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19), we are working differently to deliver our business rates service. The best way to submit documents and applications is online or by email. You can still use the letterbox at Causeway House to submit documents, which we will collect regularly.

  • How to pay your business rates
  • Look up your business rates balance
  • Sign up for business rates alerts
  • Sign up to Open Portal
  • Business rate recovery

  • Tell us about your change of address
  • Business rates and rateable values
  • Business rates relief
  • Business rates frequent freedom of information

  

• Health and safety

  Information on health and safety

  • Health and safety
  • Working safely during Coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • Health and safety advice and guidance

   

• Food businesses

  Advice and information for food businesses 

  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for food businesses
  • Register a food business
  • Food premises inspections
  • Food hygiene ratings

  • Food safety training
  • Food allergens
  • Safer food better business
  • Mobile caterers
  • Cake makers

• Growing your business

  How we can help you grow your business

  • Business growth services
  • Plan for growth
  • Mentoring
  • Brexit advice for business

  • Support for business during COVID-19

• Supporting your business

  Services we offer to support businesses in our district

  • Support for your business during COVID-19
  • Meeting room and venue hire
  • Commercial waste
  • Commercial property for sale or rent
  • Pest control

  • Advertising and sponsorship
  • Print and graphics
  • Free business funding and support
  • Energy Efficiency Advice 
  • Skills for your business

• Selling to us

  Find out what contract opportunities are available

  • Contract opportunities
  • Essex procurement hub
  • How our quotation and tender process works
  • Community Right to Challenge

  • Our procurement policy
  • Purchase orders and payments