What is Better Business for All?
Better Business for All (BBfA) is a business-focused project currently being run by Bath & North East Somerset Council.
The Council is committed to supporting businesses by providing advice and guidance that helps them understand and meet their legal responsibilities.
About Better Business for All
Better Business for All is about making the regulation of business better for everyone involved.
Regulations can be a minefield and costly to implement. Better Business for All aims to show how working with your local regulators can save you time and money, improve your competitiveness and help you grow your business.
It is also about encouraging more businesses in Bath & North East Somerset to seek advice from local regulators by highlighting the benefits of regulation to business, without fear of enforcement activity.
And it's about ensuring that regulatory staff better understand how businesses operate and the pressures they face.
Over time our aim is to work in partnership with local business groups and support organisations such as the Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Small Businesses. We are already working with our regulatory neighbours and the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership to ensure consistency of approach across our region.
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We deal with a number of business enquiries each year relating to:
- Food safety including inspections, food hygiene ratings and sampling
- Food standards and fair trading including product safety, counterfeit goods and labelling
- Licensing of the sale of alcohol, taxis, animal boarding and other establishments
- Animal health and welfare on farms and small holdings
- Environmental protection covering contaminated land, air and noise pollution
We therefore have a wide range of skills and expertise and are here to help and provide you with tailored advice for all stages of your business life cycle whether you are starting up, expanding, wanting to diversify or export.
We offer free signposting to all businesses but some products and services are chargeable at a cost recovery basis.
But don’t take our word for it – see for yourself by watching the success stories below or follow the links for specific service information.
Business Success Stories
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Jamies ItalianVisit Jamie's Italian Website |
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The Scallop ShellVisit The Scallop Shell Website |
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Bath Soft Cheese CompanyVisit The Bath Soft Cheese Company Website |