Did you know we have a dedicated powers and duties tool?
Available to LG Inform Plus subscribers, it provides information on what current legislation gives English and Welsh councils the power to do and what it requires them to do in law. Advanced searching and filtering options make it easy to find specific powers and duties based on legislation, business function and keyword, and results are easily exported in commonly used formats.
Business grants Function
Business awards (690) Service
Awards made to local businesses by the council to disseminate the lessons learned from successful businesses - their skills, achievements and innovations provide valuable inspiration to the business community and help inspire business leaders of the future.
Business grants (350) Service
Providing business grants to new businesses, existing businesses who want to grow or businesses who want to move to the local area.
Business security grants (693) Service
Grants towards the installation of security systems for local businesses. Funding may be available to cover alarms, closed circuit television, security grills and shutters, security fencing, anti-ram posts, security landscaping etc.
Commercial property development (900) Service
A local authority may provide financial support to help develop and redevelop industrial and commercial land and buildings. Assistance is directed towards work which will create or enhance existing floor space, bring currently obsolete/vacant land and buildings into beneficial use and improve working conditions
Shop front improvement grants (496) Service
Local shop owners may be eligible for a grant to renovate their shop front in order to improve the overall appearance of the local area. Shop front grants provide financial assistance towards the cost of materials subject to eligibility and meeting local criteria.
