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  • Business support and advice

    Information and advice for businesses, including starting a business and finance.

  • Licences and permits

    Business licences we issue, including property, taxis and private hire vehicles, premises and street trading.

  • Business rates

    Bristol business rates, including who has to pay, how to pay, discounts and exemptions.

  • Planning and building regulations for business

    How to make a planning or building regulations application, local land charges and land contamination, how to become an accredited planning agent.

  • Housing for business and professionals

    Information for landlords, providers who want to build affordable homes, and professionals making housing or homelessness prevention referrals.

  • Schools, learning and early years for professionals

    Information for people working in education.

  • Food business

    Information for Bristol food businesses, including starting and registering a food business, food safety inspections, and how to apply for a pitch in our docks and parks.

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    Information and guidance on doing business with the council.

  • Health and safety

    Who enforces health and safety in your workplace.

  • Markets in Bristol

    About St Nicholas Markets and other markets around Bristol.

  • Trading standards for business

    How to contact trading standards, the home authority principle, the Primary authority partnership scheme and the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team.

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