Journeys
Step-by-step business journeys
Follow our guided journeys to help you through major business milestones and changes.
Start a business 3
Planning and launching a new business venture
Start a renewable energy business
Launch a renewable energy generation business (solar, wind, hydrogen, battery storage)
Start journey →Set up a water supply business
Learning path for water collection, treatment and supply businesses. Work out which regulations apply, put your workplace foundations in place, meet your water industry regulatory duties and verify everything with a compliance checklist.
Start journey →Do I need an environmental permit?
Quick assessment of whether your business activities require an environmental permit from the Environment Agency or local council.
Start journey →Comply with regulations 2
Meeting legal, safety, environmental, and sector-specific requirements
Water Framework Directive compliance for businesses
Complete compliance pathway for businesses whose activities may affect water body status — from understanding the WFD framework through identifying which licences, permits, or consents you need, to applying, monitoring, and reporting. Covers England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
Start journey →Get your heat network authorised with Ofgem
Work out if you operate or supply a heat network in scope of the new Ofgem regime, register before the 26 January 2027 deadline, and meet your consumer-protection and complaints-handling duties.
Start journey →Grow my business 1
Expanding operations, reaching new customers, and scaling up
Obtaining an environmental permit for regulated activities
Determine if you need an environmental permit, navigate the application process, and understand permit conditions for pollution control
Start journey →General journeys 1
Journeys that span multiple business goals.
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