Fireworks
and the law
Retailers
are reminded they can only sell fireworks to the general public between Thursday
15 October and Tuesday 10 November.
The
maximum penalty is a £5,000 fine and/or six months in jail. Full details of the law are
available here.
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 Premises now available
If
you’re looking to start a business, or expand your existing one, and are
looking for new premises then Romford
Shopping Hall could be ideal for you, with its location next to Romford Market
Place.
Business
rates and service charges are included in the seven-day rolling contract. Find
out more details here.
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Brewery
boost for community groups
The
Brewery, has launched its 2015 Community Rewards Campaign, which will run until
Saturday 31 October.
Charities
and community groups across the area are all in with the chance of receiving a
donation of up to £2,000.
Customers
will be able to choose the cause they want to support by collecting tokens,
each time they spend over £30 in one transaction with participating retailers
or just £15 in participating leisure outlets. They can then place their tokens
in a designated collection boxes, for their chosen charity, outside Sainsbury’s
and on the first floor of the mall.
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Wills cash for hospice
Mullis and Peake
Solicitors presented Saint Francis Hospice with a cheque for £3,448 after
raising funds from the charities ‘Make a Will Fortnight’ initiative.
The firm has
supported this annual initiative, which involves solicitors providing their services
for free, to give local people the opportunity to have their wills written in
return for a donation to the charity, since it began in 2009.
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Now open in town
Havering
is proving an attractive place for new businesses, which bring with them jobs
for local people. Among
those firms which have recently invested in Havering are:
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Business
start up support
More people are deciding they want to work for
themselves, which is why Havering Council
has extended its free Business Start-Up Programme, in partnership with
Kingston Smith. The next workshop is on Tuesday 13 October from 3pm to 5.30pm. Book your place by email.
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Food
courses to
boost business
The
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) Level 2 Award in Food
Hygiene and Catering courses are run at Romford Baptist Church, Main Road,
Romford, RM1 3BL.
All
the courses are on Tuesdays, starting at 9.15am and ending at 4.30pm. The
proposed course dates are:
Book
your place here.
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 Keep customers safe
Safety First is a new Havering Council email update which
contains information on Food
Safety Alerts and Product
Recalls. Click the relevant link to receive your copy each month.
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Can you claim
Business Rate Relief?
If your business occupies
retail properties with a rateable value of £50,000 or less and is wholly or
mainly used as a shop, restaurant, cafe or drinking establishment you could be
entitled to business rate relief.
The relief that will apply is
up to £1,000 for 2014/15 and £1,500 from the 2015/16 financial year. More information available
here.
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Want to be a Market Trader?
Romford Market currently has some spaces for
new traders. Preference will be given to those wanting to trade on Wednesdays,
Fridays and Saturdays but there is also limited space available for casual
traders wanting to operate on one day only. For more information email
Matthew Steele.
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 Book site visits 24/7
If
you are a builder or developer who needs a site visit from a Havering Council
Building Control officer you can now book that visit at any time 24/7 using our
online booking service. Book
online before
10am and your site can be visited the same day.
There
are also many Building Control forms you can complete
online here. Havering Council also issues a Building Control
Briefing email update, which you can get
free of charge here.
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Businesses supporting
the community
Havering Council is developing a project with
companies with a presence in Havering, who wish to support their local voluntary
and community sector.
More information is available here.
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Building for success
Construction firms in Havering can benefit from free
training thanks to a project involving the London
Enterprise Panel and the Construction
Industry Training Board.
The key learning areas are:
- Tendering to win
- Selling for profit
- Excelling at customer service
- Diversification to grow
- Business
planning for success
- Marketing for results
For more information email here.
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