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Further resources
Apex Trust helps promote
employment opportunities for
ex-offenders
Helpline: 0870 608 4567
www.apextrust.com/
Balancing Business delivers
professional, practical and
individual business support
services to entrepreneurs and
existing businesses. They also
help businesses to re-focus their
business activity resulting in
increased profitability.
PO Box 13442, Redditch,
B97 9DY
Tel: 0121 288 2466 or
0121 288 2640
email:
info@balancingbusiness.co.uk
www.balancingbusiness.co.uk/
Banks – Every major high street
bank has a wealth of
information available free of
charge to help you start a
business, including business plan
templates or information on
different market sectors. You do
not have to have an account to
access this information. The
local library will have a list of
banks in your area.
Business Link is the
government’s support service
for small and medium-sized
businesses. It has a
comprehensive website with
free information on most things
to do with starting and running
a business, a telephone helpline
and a search facility to help you
find a Business Link group local
to you.
Tel: 0845 600 9 006 and ask for
your local office details.
www.businesslink.gov.uk/
Citizens Advice provides free
advice to help people resolve
legal, financial and other
problems. It has a network of
branches in 3,000 locations, a
website and in some areas
provides training courses
covering subjects such as
financial skills.
Your local library or phone book
will have details of the nearest
Citizens Advice Bureau.
www.adviceguide.org.uk/
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