SMALL BUSINESS RATE RELIEF
You may be eligible for relief or a discount on your business rates if your rateable value is under £15,000
Telephone your local council and ask for an application form- it takes only minutes to complete.
If a majority of businesses do not claim, the government may discontinue this benefit to small businesses.
Many members have claimed and received refunds up to 50%.
Telephone your council now - ask for the Business Rates Department. The FSB fought long and hard for this - use it or stand the chance of losing it.
Information is available from your local council's web site. Forms can be obtained by calling the number given, or may be downloaded from some sites. Have a look today!
For Nottingham click here
For Rushcliffe click here
For Broxtowe click here
For Gedling click here
Transport
The Federation of Small Businesses is represented on the Greater Nottingham Transport Partnership, the body which oversees developments and initiatives designed to improve Nottingham's transport system. If you have any issues you would like to be raised please e mail Jan Stanley, the Regional Organiser. ( details at bottom of page)
NET 2 NOW A REALITY
The Government has given approval for the construction of Nottingham's second tram line to the south west of the city, through Chilwell and Beeston, doubling the system's length to over 30km. (19 Miles)
The Government are putting in £400m, but another £100m needs to be raised locally before NET 2 goes ahead. The City Council has decided to fund that from a workplace parking levy.
A recent passenger survey revealed 80% support for the planned new lines.
THE BIG WHEEL
For news on transport issues in Nottingham, including the local Transport Plan, changes to bus provision, information on the tram network and proposed extensions and how to get hold of Travel Planning Kits, visit the "Big Wheel" web site. Please Click here.
The Travel Planning Toolkits
Supported by the Greater Nottingham Transport Partnership, contain information on how to encourage your employees to walk, cycle or use public transport to get to and from work, so aiming to ease congestion on Nottingham's roads and improve journey times for those who have to use the roads for essential business journeys, deliveries. etc.
Work Travel Guide now available.
Have you got the Guide? The City Council has produced a Work Travel Guide, a handy booklet with all the information you need to get to 26 key employment destinations in the Nottingham area by bus or tram. The Guide contains information about using the Triptimes web based journey planner, site specific bus and tram information, maps of stop locations and information about ticket options. These guides would be particularly useful for customers, suppliers and existing or potential employees. If you would like a supply of these guides please click here to e-mail Laraine Reckless in the Public Transport Team,
or tel. 0115 9155073
Click here to download the Guide, along with the team's other printed public transport information.