Wokingham

Wokingham Borough Council’s Business Task Group is hosting an event this month to help local businesses through the current economic downturn.

The event will be a chance for any businesses based within the Wokingham borough to get advice from council officers on business rates, procurement, waste and recycling, trading standards and emergency planning. There will also be representatives from Business Link, the Federation of Small Businesses and the Chamber of Commerce.

Wokingham Borough Council executive member for community development, Cllr Dianne King, said: “This is a difficult economic time and the council will do what it can to help local business through it. The event will be a chance for businesses to find out about ways the council and other organisations can help them and also for businessmen and women to get together to discuss ways they can help each other.”

The event will take place from 6.30pm to 8.30pm on Tuesday April 28 at TradeMark Windows, Fishponds Road, Wokingham. Any businesses interested in sending a representative can contact economic development officer Andrew Nicholls on (0118) 974 6018 or email andrew.nicholls@wokingham.gov.uk.

The Wokingham Business Task Group, which was launched in March, helps to coordinate activities and support in a bid to limit the impact of the economic downturn. The Business Task Group includes representatives from the Federation of Small Businesses and the local branch of the Chamber of Commerce as well as council representatives.

Wokingham Borough Council