Business advice - trading standards

Trading with Europe

• Gov.uk: travel or do business in Europe - Brexit guidance
• Gov.uk: videos about trading with the EU
• Gov.uk: UK product safety and metrology
• Gov.uk: using the UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) marking

Other advice and support

The following organisations can offer help and advice on starting up or running a business including how to achieve compliance with regulations:

• Visit Britain: England Business Advice Hub
• Advertising Standards Agency is the UK independent regulator of advertising across all media.
• Health and Safety Executive (HSE) offer Health and Safety Executive: health and safety basics for your business, as will as guides for topics such as explosives, fireworks and petrol storage.
• Citizens Advice provides practical advice when you have a dispute with a customer concerning goods or a service purchased from you or when you need to find out more and understand about consumer rights.
• North East Growth Hub
• TEDCO Business Support
• Gov.uk: get help and support for your business offer a free service providing help to individuals thinking about starting a business, growing their existing business or improving their business productivity.
• Gov.uk: intellectual property and your work
• Gov.uk: Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)