For business owners
Business solutions
Ways to cut costs and save time if you run a small business: what card payments really cost you and who charges least, how to be found by local customers, and where to get free advice. Anything marked Ad is from a partner GetBrent may be paid by; everything else is free and unpaid.
Take card payments for less
The fee on every card payment comes straight off your margin. Compare what you pay now with the published rates of the main UK providers.
- See the fees table
UK card machine fees compared
Every main provider's published fees side by side, dated, with a download.
Free, from GetBrent
- Read the switching guide
Switching card machine provider
Contract notice periods, exit fees and how to switch without a day of missed payments.
Free, from GetBrent
- Read the guide
Your first card machine
What to look for when you start taking cards, by type of business.
Free, from GetBrent
Get found by local customers
Most people look on Google and on directories before they visit or call. Be on both, with the same name, address, phone and opening hours everywhere.
- List your business free
A free GetBrent listing
A page of your own with opening hours, services, photos, a map and an enquiry form. Hire, sales and trade businesses list in their section; every other kind of business lists in Local Businesses.
Free, from GetBrent
- Open Google Business Profile
Google Business Profile
Google's free profile for your business on Search and Maps. Keep your hours and photos up to date there and on GetBrent.
Free, from Google
Free advice and support
Government-funded Growth Hubs give free, impartial one-to-one help to businesses in their area.
- Visit the Growth Hub
Business support in Dorset
Free one-to-one business support is available from Business Growth Dorset, the Growth Hub covering Dorset and BCP.
Free, from Growth Hub
- Visit the Growth Hub
Business support in Hampshire
Free one-to-one support is available from the Hampshire Growth Hub, funded by government.
Free, from Growth Hub
- Visit the Growth Hub
Business support in Wiltshire
Free impartial advice is available from the Swindon and Wiltshire Growth Hub, now run by Wiltshire Council (01249 477287).
Free, from Growth Hub
- Open GOV.UK
Running a business: GOV.UK
The official guidance on registering, tax, employing people and licences.
Free, from GOV.UK
Run a local business in Dorset, Hampshire or Wiltshire?
Local Businesses on GetBrent lists every kind of business by town and type, from hairdressers and cafes to gyms, spas and vape shops. Listing is free.