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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