Chipping Norton is a great place to run a business with a whole range of organisations offering support.

West Oxfordshire District Council
The District Council has a dedicated business support team who will be able to advise on a host of issues including commercial property, business events, finance and funding, licensing and planning.  For further information please visit the West Oxfordshire District Council website or call the economic development team on 01993 861485.

Business Link
A direct route for help and advice on all aspects of running or starting a business.  Business Link operates in 45 local areas across England and helped over 300,000 businesses in the last year. The service is free and can be accessed via the Business Link website or over the phone on 01844 210430.  Business link run a series of free workshops for fledgling and start-up businesses.  See the Business Startup Courses page for further details.

Oxfordshire Business Enterprises (OBE)
Oxfordshire Business Enterprises provides a high quality free counselling service to people, from whatever section of the community, who wish to start up their own business.  OBE will continue to provide ongoing mentoring and a comprehensive range of business services throughout the first two to three years of business development.  Contact OBE via the OBE website or by phoning 0870 2403686.

Business Boffins
Business Boffins provides mentoring and support to new and young businesses.  Business Boffins has developed a unique three-year business mentoring programme suitable for all small businesses which draws upon knowledge from the Oxford Brookes Business School backed with online and in-person mentoring supported by 34 professional advisers including lawyers, accountants and human resource experts.  For further information visit the Business Boffins website or phone 01844 278448.

Princes Trust
The Princes Trust is the UK's largest youth charity. Through a variety of programmes it helps 14-30 years olds build confidence, gain skills and get into work and start their own business . The core programme is:
Business Start-up: low interest loans, grants, mentors and other support for 18-30 year olds who want to start a business.
Personnel Development through a unique training programme called Volunteers.  Unemployed and employed alike work as a team on community projects and other challenges, helping them develop skills, build confidence, get job opportunities and have fun.
Clubs for underachieving students   The network of xl clubs give young people the confidence and motivation to continue in education.
Group Awards of money grants for groups of 14-25 year olds with ideas for projects to help their communities.  For further information visit the Princes Trust website of phone 01372 844101.