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• Every Business Commits

  Yesterday

  Every Business Commits was launched by the Prime Minister in December 2010. It sets out areas in which Government and business can work together to help build the Big Society.

• Postal services sector

  Yesterday

  BIS is responsible for formulating and implementing policy for the UK postal services sector and also for managing the Government's shareholding in the Royal Mail and Post Office Ltd. Please navigate the site to find out more information.

• Consumer Issues

  Yesterday

  We want to ensure that UK consumers are treated fairly, know their rights and can use them effectively, and that consumer law is fair to both consumers and business.

• Employment Matters

  Yesterday

  Overview of the employment policies being taken forward by BIS to promote best practice and effective employment relations

• Product Safety

  Yesterday

  Information on the relevant laws and regulations that apply to consumer and product safety policy issues.

• Regional Growth Fund

  1 Feb 2012

  The Regional Growth Fund (RGF) is now a £2.4bn fund operating across England from 2011 to 2015. It supports projects and programmes that lever private sector investment to create economic growth and sustainable employment. It aims particularly to help those areas and communities which were dependent on the public sector to make the transition to sustainable private sector-led growth and prosperity.

• Export Control Organisation

  31 Jan 2012

  Any item exported from the UK that is subject to export control needs a licence. The Export Control Organisation is responsible for assessing and issuing (or refusing) export licences for a wide range of controlled so called “strategic” goods. This includes military and dual-use items.

• Skills for Sustainable Growth

  31 Jan 2012

  The Skills for Sustainable Growth strategy sets out the Government’s vision for reform of the further education and skills system in order to improve the skills of the workforce, the performance of the economy and engagement in learning.

• Low Carbon Business Opportunities

  30 Jan 2012

  The transition to a low carbon world will transform our whole economy. It will change our industrial landscape, the supply chains of our businesses and the way we all live and work. The vast majority of, if not all, economic activity in Britain will have to reduce its carbon impact significantly.