Small business advice

Below are links to useful guides and leaflets for people running, or thinking of starting, a small businesses.

• Advice for small business - information from the Office of Fair Trading
• A trader's guide - a pdf booklet produced by the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
• Business Link in the South East - a link to the Business Link website where you can register to receive personalised information
• Business guidance notes - guidance notes produced by The Trading Standards Institute.
• Buy with Confidence scheme - Kent Trading Standards Approved Trader scheme
• The Home Authority Principle - an explanation.