Businesses: Call the Croydon Enterprise Hotline - 020 8680 6161 - for a free recession-beating ‘health-check’.  Have a good look around this website for other ways the Croydon Enterprise programme can help you start and grow a business.

Individuals: If you’ve been made redundant and are considering self-employment, there’s plenty of help and advice on this web site.  Also see the Direct Gov site here.  If you are considering freshening up your skills, follow these links for useful help and information: Croydon College, Croydon Adult Learning and Training.

Croydon Council and its partners are implementing a Recession-beating Action Plan.

A new website Croydon Crunch has been developed to help those seeking practical advice on how to deal with the recession.

Other helpful links (Inclusion of these links does not imply endorsement by Croydon Council or its partners)

	Croydon Enterprise - growth
	Business Link Fighting Fit
	Getting Back to work, Business Link
	Jobcentre Plus
	Keeping London Working leaflet (LDA and Business Link (0845 6000 787)
	Train to Gain
	Trading through the Economic Downturn, NatWest publication.
	Keep London Working up-to-date information for all– from business owners looking for advice and assistance to help them survive the recession, through to individuals, whose jobs may be at risk or who are looking for a new career.
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Other possible sources of information include:

	Payontime.co.uk (For late payment interest issues)
	Registry-trust.org.uk (To check if a CCJ exists against a company)
	Insolvency.gov.uk (For monies owed by insolvent companies)
	Freelance UK
	Useful contacts - on this website

HELP FROM DIRECTGOV

	DirectGov real help now
	Jobs and Skills search
	Relocation of work
	PRIME Contact details for the Prince's Initiative for mature enterprise - a not for profit national organisation to help people over 50 set up in business)
	Dealing with redundancy
	Your rights if your employer is insolvent
	Job programmes for over 50s
	What to do if your company pension scheme is closed or wound up
	Fixed-term work
	Changing career: support from next step
	The Rent a Room scheme
	Tax relief for household expenses when working at home
	Working from home and piece work
	Guide to working to suit you (Summary of information for over 50s who want to work after retirement but only part-time or who want to become self-employed)
	Find your way back to work with Directgov and Jobcentre Plus
	Tax when employing people in your home
	Calculate your redundancy payout