Recruitment
The Council is committed to ensuring that businesses can recruit as many of the people they need locally as possible. To this end the Council is working with a range of partners, including Jobcentre Plus, to offer a free recruitment service to businesses located within the borough. In certain circumstances vocationally relevant courses can be arranged prior to recruitment as can a range of in-work vocational courses.
The Council is committed to helping young people into work through developing links between businesses and schools and opening up work placements and apprenticeships to young people.
For further details e-mail: sle@lbbd.gov.uk
Business Support
The Council, together with the London Development Agency and other partners, has a wide range of business support ready to meet most needs whether of a start-up business or of a well-established one. In certain circumstances, financial assistance may be on offer.
For further details e-mail: business.support@lbbd.gov.uk
Small businesses in the borough and residents interested in starting up their own business can now access support through the Barking & Dagenham Small Business Centre in Longbridge Road, Barking.
Tel: 020 8911 3737
e-mail: bdsbc@bdsbc.org
Visit: www.bdsbc.org