Got an idea for a business? Or want to grow your existing small company? You can get valuable help at a free advice at the West London Business Advice Open Day on Saturday 2 October at Harrow Civic Centre between 9am and 5.30pm. It will offer a mix of advice, information and training for small to medium sized companies and social enterprises. Entrance is free to visitors. Local suppliers, like ABi Ltd, a business support agency that works specifically with Black and Asian entrepreneurs, regional networks and some of the key business support organisations in the UK are taking part. This includes Business Link for London, the Health & Safety Executive, The Prince's Trust, The Patent Office and the West London Enterprise Consortium.

Director of ABi, Vijay Amin, who is also the chairman of the board of local enterprise agency Harrow in Business says of the event, "We've got something here for everyone. London retailers can find out about specific help available through the Rejuvenating Retailers programme. And there's impartial and confidential advice from HM Customs & Excise for people interested in import/export.

The food industry is also significant in West London, for example in Wembley and Southall. So visitors from that sector will benefit from talking to networking group The Food Club or learning about a development programme called Catering into the Mainstream."

Other than that, we've a whole programme of free training in key business skills such as business planning, sales and marketing, finance, tax, Vat and IT. Speakers include 2003 business woman of the year Brenda Spiller and business crime prevention specialist Peter Waine."

Our Networking Lounge will give hourly training on networking skills, and we've got specialists lined up to give one-to-one advice in the Business Clinic on anything from tax problems to web copy."

For info or to register for the event, see www.hib.org.uk or call 020 8427 6188.