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Dear Haringey Business Owner,
Welcome to Haringey Council's Business Bulletin.
This edition will focus on:
This bulletin is compiled by the council's Economic Development Team. Please do let us know if we can help you directly, or if we can lobby the government on your behalf to provide further support relevant to your businesses situation.
We hope that you find the bulletin useful and welcome your feedback - we have a dedicated business support team available at business@haringey.gov.uk
For specific enquiries, please contact the relevant team:
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Buy Haringey
 BuyHaringey is a new online marketplace (website and mobile app) that offers businesses the opportunity to sell goods, services and events for free to over 250,000 Haringey residents.
The marketplace includes:
- a free online ‘shop’
- full transactional delivery and ‘click and collect’ facilities
- promotion of businesses' profiles and opportunity to market events across the borough
- the option to use loyalty offers to attract local shoppers, both in-person and online
The council has appointed digital placemaking experts bubltown to deliver this innovative new marketplace. Over the next month, members of their team will be visiting business premises across each town centre in the borough to increase awareness and provide information on the benefits of BuyHaringey.
Over the summer, you are also likely to see promotional materials, such as flyers, social media campaigns, and a high street presence with digital billboards and banners designed to attract customers.
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Haringey Cost Savings programme
Launched in February 2022, the Haringey Cost Savings programme (HCSP), is a service that offers free cost savings advice and support for small businesses based across Haringey.
The council has appointed business savings and support experts Place Support Partnership (PSP) to deliver the Haringey Cost Savings programme, which will help small business owners to survive and recover from the adverse impact of the pandemic.
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This programme is funded as part of the Good Economy Recovery Plan and High Streets Recovery Action Plan (HSRAP). It will also support businesses to identify and realise savings when considering new contracts and choosing suppliers, and help businesses to navigate the current energy crisis and achieve best value on services.
A pilot scheme delivered in Tottenham last year identified a total of £85,401 in savings for businesses within 3 months. The average saving per quote generated £1,267.50 for each business.
Register with the programme to see how much your business could save.
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Federation of Small Businesses:
free one-year memberships available
Haringey Council continues to provide support for businesses in the borough and has recently allocated funding to fully subsidise free, one-year memberships to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
Since launching, 100 businesses have already successfully applied to benefit from the support available through FSB membership.
The FSB is the leading business representative organisation for small businesses and the memberships are principally available to businesses based on Industrial Estates in Haringey.
The FSB membership offers products, services, advice and information, as well as resources and tools to help you grow your business and save money.
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The benefits of an FSB Membership include:
- insurance services
- access to legal documents and templates
- debt recovery
- 24/7 legal, tax and employment advice line
- health and safety advice
- PR and crisis management
- cyber protection
- legal protection scheme
- easy access to funding opportunities
- tax investigation protection
- local and virtual events
Small businesses (up to 20 employees) based in any Industrial Estate in Haringey are eligible to apply.
To benefit from the opportunity, simply complete the application form or contact Rajan Naran, Regional Sales Manager:
The promotion is available until 31 July 2022.
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Productive Valley Fund - a loan fund to help your business grow
 The Productive Valley Fund (PVF) is a £2.7m flexible loan fund that offers loans available at attractive rates to industrial estate-based businesses in the Upper Lee Valley.
Haringey, Enfield and Waltham Forest Councils are working together with the Mayor of London to maximise the opportunities for our industrial estate-based businesses, helping them to grow across the valley.
Since its launch, successful loan applications have already benefitted businesses across Haringey, Enfield and Waltham Forest.
In Haringey, the Productive Valley Fund is available to small to medium industrial estate-based businesses operating in, or looking to relocate to areas including N15 and N17 postcode areas.
Businesses can borrow from £50,000 to £400,000 and can benefit from attractive, flexible loan terms and interest rates. A package of business support is also available for businesses that are successful in their application.
Businesses that are eligible for the programme are those operating in manufacturing and production, cultural, creative/maker businesses and green industries.
If you think your business would be a good fit for the Productive Valley Fund (PDF, 2MB), email us now at pvf@haringey.gov.uk to find out more and start your application.
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International Business Programme
Led by London & Partners, the Mayor's International Business Programme is a free 12-month accelerator programme designed to help London-based businesses scale internationally.
Individually tailored towards your business, this free programme provides world-class support and advice for your international business success, including bespoke, on-the-ground support in your key global markets.
Companies join the programme in cohorts, giving you a unique opportunity to collaborate and share knowledge with others in your sector.
The programme will offer:
- one-to-one and one-to-many mentoring
- ongoing guidance from entrepreneurs and business leaders.
- focused workshops and events
- the opportunity to learn from expert advisers.
- exclusive connections to top corporates in London and internationally through the access to corporates initiative.
- live leads for opportunities in North America, Europe, China and India.
- the opportunity to join high-profile targeted trade missions
- access to a dedicated Trade Manager
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Local Election May 2022 - results
Following the recent local elections, Labour have retained control of the council. Of the 57 available seats, Labour won 50, the Liberal Democrats 7.
The Cabinet Members were officially announced during a full council meeting at Alexandra Palace on Monday 23 May.
Leader of the Council Cllr Peray Ahmet was re-elected alongside her deputy leader, Cllr Mike Hakata, whilst Cllr Gina Adamou and Cllr Lester Buxton accepted their appointments as the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Haringey.
Cllr Adamou succeeds Cllr Adam Jogee, who is now the Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Jobs and Community Cohesion.
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LGBT+ Business Hub
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) recently launched its new LGBT+ Business Hub.
Alongside its work to support women in business, ethnic minority-owned firms, and their latest project around disabled entrepreneurship, this hub is an attempt to fill the gap for LGBT+ entrepreneurs.
The free online resource is full of tips, advice and stories to help support small business owners across the LGBT+ community and beyond to learn and grow together.
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Apprenticeship Levy Transfer support for Haringey businesses
 Haringey Council, in partnership with London Progression Collaboration are hosting 2 lunch and learn sessions to talk to business owners and recruitment managers in Haringey about the council's Apprenticeship Levy Transfer and the benefits to businesses.
There will also be an opportunity for creative businesses in Haringey to learn about the Amazon and Sony Pictures Entertainment Apprenticeship Levy Transfer.
Topics will include:
- what is an Apprenticeship Levy Transfer?
- how businesses can access
- how to recruit an apprentice and support them to achieve in their job role
Session 1:
- When: Thursday 9 June
- Time: 1pm - 2pm
- Where: Nik Nak Cottage, Florentia Clothing Village, Vale Road, N4 1TD.
Session 2:
- When: Wednesday 15 June
- Time: 1pm - 2pm
- Where: The Trampery, 639 High Road, Tottenham, N17 8AA
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Kick start your creative idea
Hi CULTURE! is a series of key cultural activities supported by the council's High Streets Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) programme in Tottenham. It celebrates the local identity of Tottenham and includes research projects exploring the stories of local people, the hidden histories in Bruce Castle Museum’s archives, literature pop-up events, music, a walking trail, and various other community engagements.
As part of works undertaken, the consortium has an exciting opportunity to support artists, premises and promoters to present artistic works along Tottenham High Road this summer, and provide small grants of up to £1000 towards creators getting their idea kick-started.
If you are interested, email our consortium member at North London Community House to receive an application pack: nlchinfo@gmail.com
The deadline for applications is Wednesday 15 June.
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UK transition - help and support for businesses
 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are encouraging businesses to sign up for email alerts, watch videos and register for free webinars to learn more about UK transition.
HMRC has a range of support on their help and support for UK transition page. Alternatively, businesses can call the Customs and International Trade helpline on 0300 322 9434.
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Export Documentation
 This British Chambers of Commerce nationally accredited course will look at export documentation requirements and the export process.
It will cover:
- documents that are required for an international shipment
- the key pieces of information that are required for each document
- preferential trade agreements
- completing export documents
- rules of origin
- shipping documents
This course is suitable for those involved in the export and import process, especially the preparation of documents, such as customer service, finance and accounts, freight forwarders and procurement.
The training is delivered by Chamber Customs and course prices range from £300 to £350 per delegate.
When: Thursday 9 June
Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm
Where: Online
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Clockwise Wood Green - launch event
Clockwise Wood Green provides well-designed, contemporary private offices, shared workspaces and meeting rooms with flexible membership plans.
With the venue now fully open, a launch event is set to take place on Thursday 9 June.
During the launch, you can spend the day at Clockwise Wood Green, and enjoy the full Clockwise member experience. This action-packed event kicks off with lunchtime networking followed by the chance to attend exclusive workshops, hosted by industry leaders.
Stay for the rest of the afternoon and settle into one of the stunning workspaces before enjoying another chance to mingle in the evening and a special talk from 2 guest speakers.
Throughout the day, the team will keep you fed and watered and will have a headshot photographer on hand, giving you the chance to get a new profile shot to use on your professional channels.
When: Thursday 9 June
Time: 1pm - 8pm
Where: Clockwise Wood Green, 50 Station Road, N22 7DE
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New marketing ideas that work
 Reset.Restart is being delivered by the British Library’s Business and IP Centre and provides a programme of free webinars and support sessions, designed to help businesses overcome obstacles and thrive in the current climate.
This session helps you to be comfortable with implementing changes and experimenting with new marketing ideas, and takes you through the channels, routes and audiences that help your business move forward and grow.
During the session you will be introduced to over 40 specific marketing tactics. You will then have the opportunity to choose one of them and devise an action plan that you can implement straight away.
The session will provide you with:
- practical steps to know how to test, measure and learn
- the confidence to experiment with new marketing activities
- a go-to list of over 40 marketing tactics you can take away and try
When: Tuesday 14 June
Time: 10am - 11.30am
Where: Online
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Disability essentials webinar
Free training webinars are available for SMEs in London on why disability matters to your business, and how to get started on your disability smart journey.
 Developed with Smarter London SMEs service, Small Business Disability Essentials are free ‘lunch and learn’ type webinars open to any London based SME looking to improve their work environments to better support disabled employees, develop accessible services and products, and an opportunity to ask questions about how to make the first steps towards disability inclusion in your business.
When: Tuesday 21 June
Time: 12pm - 1pm
Where: Online
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And finally...
Please get in touch if you have any further questions, if you are experiencing difficulties and need to reach out, or if you would like to know about wider business support that is on offer.
You can email our Business Support Team at business@haringey.gov.uk
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