Nuts and Bolts is back

Teams from the Council will be at an event next week to highlight the support available to Plymouth’s plethora of small businesses.

Council staff will be offering advice to new businesses as well as existing ones looking for tips on how to make their company grow.

The event takes place at Plymouth Science Park’s Baylis Suite on Tuesday 16 June and is being hosted by Result Coach Ltd as part of Plymouth Business Week.

Teams from the Council’s Public Protection Service will be on hand to offer advice on a wide range of areas including Trading Standards, the ‘Buy with Confidence’ campaign, pest control and the Food Hygiene Ratings scheme.

There will also be advisors from teams from trade waste, inward investment, social enterprise, commercial property as well as Plymotion, apprenticeships and Pat Lib – which deals with patents and intellectual property.

Other parts of the Council will also be represented at the event to offer advice on issues such as business rates, procurement and planning.

Councillor Brian Vincent, Cabinet Member for the Environment said: “We have teams here in the Council who are able and willing to support businesses of all sizes. We can help de-mystify some rules and regulations surrounding some businesses.

“While we have to enforce the law in some areas, we would far prefer to give good solid advice to prevent businesses from making mistakes.”

The event costs £6.50 for just the network lunch, £12 for a half day ticket and £18 for the whole day with workshops, networking lunch and an ask the panel session.

For more details and to book your space visit www.eventbrite.co.uk/nuts-and-bolts