Welcome to the business and partners page. Here you can learn about the range of services Essex County Council provides to businesses and organisations within the county. The areas we cover are listed below.
For statistical information about the business environment within Essex, view the Local Economic Assessment report on the
About Essex page.
Information about traded services offered by Essex libraries. To use online library services such as book renewals and category searches, please see the
library homepage.
Information to assist businesses of all sizes, from starting a business to apprenticeships, access to funding opportunities and redundancy assistance.
Find out your business rates, how they are calculated and available subsidy.
Information and application procedure for Criminal Record Bureau checks.
Tendering opportunities at ECC.
Advice, information and support for businesses and consumers.
Application requirements for all licences available from ECC.
Voluntary sector funding, parish councils, Essex Benefits Plus, school governor and foster carer information.