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RED TAPE

The Red Tape Team offer a free, impartial, business service providing up-to-date business information on legislation and topical issues for small businesses in the Yorkshire and Humber region.

YORKSHIRE FORWARD

Yorkshire Forward is the regional development agency for Yorkshire & Humber. Find out what we do to help grow the economy in our region, and how our work contributes to the Regional Economic Strategy.

THE HOME OFFICE

The Home Office is the lead government department for immigration and passports, drugs policy, counter-terrorism and police.

COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Communities and Local Government's vision is to create great places where people want to live, work and raise a family...

CRIME REDUCTION

This site aims to provide you with information about crimes experienced by businesses, what the Government is doing about it and where businesses can go for more help.

YORKSHIRE & HUMBER CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

YHCC Ltd is the collective body of accredited Chambers of Commerce in the region. We aim to be a strong voice for businesses in Yorkshire & Humber working closely with other regional bodies.

BRITISH CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is the national body for a powerful and influential Network of Accredited Chambers of Commerce across the UK; a Network that directly serves not only its member businesses but the wider business community.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

The Department of Health (DH) exists to improve the health and wellbeing of people in England.

DEPARTMENT OF WORK AND PENSIONS

The Department for Work and Pensions is here to promote opportunity and independence for all through modern, customer-focused services. We help people to achieve their potential through employment, so that they are able to provide for their children and t

DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT

The Department for Transport's aim is transport that works for everyone. This means a transport system which balances the needs of the economy, the environment and society.

DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN, SCHOOLS & FAMILIES (DFES)

The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF), created in June 2007, aims to make this the best place in the world for children and young people to grow up.

DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENTERPRISE & REGULATORY REFORM

The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) has a wide range of responsibilities including; Company Law, Trade, Business Growth, Employment Law, Regional Economic Development, and Consumer Law.

GOVERNMENT OFFICE FOR YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER

The Government Office for Yorkshire and The Humber works with organisations across the Region to deliver Government policies and programmes and to contribute a regional perspective in their development.

LEARNING & SKILLS COUNCIL

The LSC in Yorkshire and the Humber covers four local areas including North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and the Humber. Each of these has an Area Director with a number of partnership teams working closely with our stakeholders to deliver

JOBCENTRE PLUS

Jobcentre Plus is a government agency supporting people of working age from welfare into work, and helping employers to fill their vacancies. We are part of the DWP and play a major role in supporting the Department’s aim to ‘promote opportunity and inde

SOUTH YORKSHIRE INVESTMENT FUND

South Yorkshire Investment Fund provides seedcorn, loan and equity linked investments, ranging from £15k to £2.5m, specifically to help small and medium businesses meet the gaps in funding they need for development or acquisitions.

BUSINESS LINK YORKSHIRE

Setting up and running your own business is an exciting and challenging prospect – and BLY are here to help you achieve success. With BLY you’ll never be alone – they provide you with free support, guidance, inside knowledge and practical advice and infor

SOUTH YORKSHIRE INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE

ROTHERHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL

The website for Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

BARNSLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL

The website for Barnsley Metopolitan Borough Council

ROTHERHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

Rotherham General Hospital is a modern, progressive hospital, situated two miles south of Rotherham town centre in pleasant suburban surroundings.

BARNSLEY HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

Barnsley Hospital is a Foundation trust, which means it is run by the local community for the local community. The hospital prides itself on being clean and having very low rates of hospital infections. We offer a wide range of world class treatments by c

ROTHERHAM NEWS

Rotherham News is a new community newspaper, aimed at people and businesses across the borough.

VOLUNTARY ACTION ROTHERHAM

Voluntary Action Rotherham is the lead body for supporting, developing and promoting the voluntary and community sector in the Rotherham borough. Its core activities and associated projects are a keystone for local community engagement and development.

VOLUNTARY ACTION BARNSLEY

VAB is Barnsley’s Council for Voluntary Service. Since 1978 VAB has supported and developed Barnsley’s Third Sector organisations who, in turn, work for the benefit of Barnsley.

SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICE

South Yorkshire Police is the thirteenth largest of the 44 police forces within England, Wales and Northern Ireland, policing Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield covering 600 square miles.

DEARNE VALLEY COLLEGE

Dearne Valley College can trace its origins back to the Mechanics Institute in Wath. It first became a college of further education in 1976 when Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council established the Rockingham College of Further Education. It was renamed

I-CRIME

i-crime.org is an information gathering system, a source of business crime information and most importantly a superb help and support mechanism for businesses that require a response to deal with crime issues, enabling the business to concentrate on what

BARNSLEY COLLEGE

Barnsley College provides excellent standards of further education to meet your personal and professional development needs.

THE JUNCTION

The Junction has been developed through the Rotherham Works and Skills Board to be a central hub for employers to access future employees, who will be developed to standards identified by you the local employers.