Find a Business in Leytonstone

VisitLondon.com has a comprehensive list of shops, restaurants and other businesses on the VisitLondon.com Leytonstone page.

Business services page

Businesses with proven links to the Leytonstone area offering services to help your business grow.

• Business services page

Leytonstone businesses on LinkedIn

If you’re a business, charity or other individual or organisation supporting business and employment growth in the Leytonstone area, you can join this LinkedIn group which I set up (October 2012) as an online networking forum. Applications need approval to stop spammers. If you have any problem joining through LinkedIn please contact me.

• Leytonstone Businesses on LinkedIn

Business organisations

This page has links to organisations that provide support to business. They are not all in Leytonstone as most organisations are borough wide or regional/national. If you know of a useful link to add, or find a link that is no longer correct, please contact me.

National

Government

• Business Link. The Government’s main service for businesses. On 17 October 2012 Business Link was transferred to www.Gov.uk/browse/business
• Direct.gov.uk. The Government’s main website covering all departments
• Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). The lead Government Department for business, skills and higher education
• Department for Communities and Local Government. The Government Department responsible for policy covering issues such as planning, regeneration and the environment. But contact the London Borough of Waltham Forest for most detailed issues such as planning applications
• Companies House. Company registration
• Gov.Uk Improving High Streets and Town Centres and information about Portas Pilots
• Health and Safety Executive
• HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs). Tax and self-assessment
• Information Commissioner’s Office (Data Protection)
• JobCentrePlus Enterprise Clubs — help starting a business or becoming self-employed
• Open to Export Government backed export portal
• PCG Professional association for freelancers

Other

• Association of Town Centre Management
• British Independent Retailers’ Association
• Independent Retailer Month. Supports a national Independent Retailer Month in July and a Christmas campaign. You can list your shop for free on their website (UK Shops Directory). Independent Retailer Month Leytonstone 2012
• London Loves Business
• Pop Up Britain
• PRIME. A national charity headed by Prince Charles that helps people aged 50 and over into work or self-employment
• StartUp Britiain
• WeArePopUp

London Borough of Waltham Forest

Main Council business pages

• London Borough of Waltham Forest Business

Waltham Forest Business Board

• Waltham Forest Business Board

Free courses for business

The Council runs regular free short courses, mainly in the evenings, aimed at business people. See the London Borough of Waltham Forest Business events page for more details.

London/local

• E11 Business Improvement District (E11 BID) covers the Leytonstone Town Centre area.
• Waltham Forest Guardian business directory (free and paid options)
• Waltham Forest Business on Facebook
• Waltham Forest Women in Business website
• Waltham Forest Women in Business on Facebook
• Greater London Authority (Mayor of London) Business and Enterprise page
• London Enterprise Panel (Local Enterprise Partnership)
• Business Bootcamp (supported by the Mayor of London)
• North East London Business Expo holds an annual event in May with free talks and local business exhibitors.
• North London Business. Covers Barnet, Enfield, Haringey and Waltham Forest. Includes a free business directory
• North London Business Expo. An all year round online business expo for businesses in North London or selling to North London
• North London Chamber of Commerce. Covers Barnet, Enfield, Haringey and Waltham Forest
• Rotary Club of Leytonstone and Woodford
• North London Chamber of Commerce. Covering Barnet, Enfield, Haringey and Waltham Forest
• East London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Note this doesn’t cover Waltham Forest, though)
• Federation of Small Businesses London page
• n0tice.com Launched in 2012 by The Guardian includes a free business listing

Other useful links

• Mary Portas Review. Review sponsored by the Government into regenerating high streets, published in December 2011
• Westfield Stratford City
• Wood Street Inside Out. Information about the regeneration of Wood Street
• Shopportunity. Project to improve high street frontages on Wood Street Inside Out site
• Wood Street Indoor Market E17 on Facebook

Can I help you promote your business?

If you need marketing, communications, events or other business support please see my business website LDH Marketing and contact me for a quotation.