Growing and maintaining your Swindon business

Use this page to find support for starting, running or growing a business in Swindon.

You can get help with business growth, premises, advertising, selling to the council, trading standards and business continuity.

Get support to grow your business

The Swindon and Wiltshire Growth Hub supports businesses with the potential, ambition and commitment to grow.

It can support established businesses, large organisations and small and medium-sized enterprises.

The Growth Hub can help if you want to:

  • access finance
  • expand into new markets
  • develop new products and services
  • improve leadership skills
  • explore marketing and digital opportunities
  • improve productivity
  • improve environmental sustainability

You can also get business advice, workshops, seminars and mentoring.

The Growth Hub runs monthly lunch meetings and growth groups. These help you meet other business people and connect with professionals.

Find out more on the Swindon and Wiltshire Growth Hub website.

You can also contact the Growth Hub:

Find co-working, office and meeting space

Workshed offers affordable and flexible co-working space, offices and meeting rooms.

It is based in Brunel’s Great Western Railway Carriage Works and offers:

  • relaxed offices and co-working desks
  • meeting rooms
  • chill-out spaces
  • event spaces
  • flexible contracts

Find out more on the Workshed website.

You can also email info@workshed.co.uk.

Contact the Economy team

Contact the Economy team if you need advice about the council’s business services.

Email: economy@swindon.gov.uk

Find business premises

If you are thinking about expanding your business in Swindon, the business engagement team can give you information about:

  • available premises
  • agents operating in the borough
  • council-owned business premises

Sell to the council

Find out more about selling to the council.

Advertise your business

We offer a range of options to help you advertise and promote your business to potential new customers.

Find out more on our advertising opportunities page.

Plan for disruption or emergencies

Business continuity management helps you plan for an unexpected interruption or emergency.

It can help you:

  • reduce risk
  • respond effectively
  • restore normal service

For more information, contact Business Continuity.

Telephone: 07824 868420

Get trading standards advice

Trading Standards protects the interests of consumers and businesses in Swindon.

Find out more on our Trading Standards advice for traders page.

Get primary authority advice

Primary Authority lets your business form a legally recognised partnership with one local authority. This is known as your primary authority.

Your primary authority can give you consistent regulatory advice. This can make it easier to comply with:

  • environmental health legislation
  • trading standards legislation
  • fire safety legislation

Enforcing authorities should respect this advice when regulating your business.

Primary Authority can give you more confidence in your regulated activities. It can also reduce the risk of breaking legislation.

If you follow the advice you are given, you can feel confident that you are complying with the law.

Primary Authority is open to all businesses.

Speak to one of our regulatory teams if you want to make Swindon your primary authority.

You can also find out more on the Primary Authority website.

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