Business advice service

Get business advice from Trading Standards

Tailored business advice

We offer business advice on a chargeable basis. This is tailored to your needs and delivered by qualified Trading Standards professionals. A range of cost options are available to suit your business.

We offer advice and guidance on:

  • starting up a new business
  • changes to legislation
  • consumer and trader rights
  • compliance procedures
  • food labelling and label assessments
  • product safety
  • business terms and conditions
  • scams affecting businesses

We also offer staff training, including training on food allergens and age-restricted products.

The support you get depends on the package you choose.

Pay as you go

You can get business advice on a pay as you go basis. This costs £96 plus VAT per hour. We will charge based on 30-minute intervals.

You will:

  • receive advice and support from a Trading Standards professional
  • be invoiced after receiving each piece of advice

3-hour package

This includes 3 hours advice and support and costs £220 plus VAT.

You can use the 3 hours within the first 12 months of your initial enquiry.

You will:

  • receive advice and support from a Trading Standards professional
  • be invoiced once when your package starts

Register with us

Find out more about what we offer by registering with us:

Register with us

Once your registration has been received, we will get in touch to talk through your requirements.