FIA

To get real help for your business you are now able to get a free Business Healthcheck which can help your business with:

• Managing Cashflow - more time to pay tax.  HMRC has allowed businesses to delay payment of £4 billion in taxes to help with cashflow.
• Cutting costs - how to save on overheads, waste and energy bills.
• Finance - advice on loans from your bank and other sources of finance.  Even businesses unable to get commercial credit have been helped, with more than £700m of new bank loans supported by the Government's Enterprise Finance Guarantee by December 2009.
• Keeping staff on - help from Jobcentre Plus to avoid layoffs, and the Rapid Response Service for firms considering more than 20 redundancies.
• Help with recruitment and skills - be part of the recovery by taking on new staff and upgrading skills.  Cash support for training and apprenticeships.  £1,000 cashback if you recruit someone who has claimed Jobseekers Allowance for more than six months.

To get some help on these subjects go to www.businesslink.gov.uk or speak to a Business link adviser on 0845 600 9006