The Kent Small Business Compliance Guide 2026/27
FREE – Publishing 28th September 2026
Everything a Kent business owner needs to know about staying on the right side of the rules this year. Written by people who do this work locally, every day.
Most small business owners in Kent are doing their best when it comes to compliance but maybe end up feeling a bit lost in how to interpret it all for their own company.
This guide is our attempt to fix that. It covers the things that genuinely catch Kent businesses out, explained in ordinary language, by the people who deal with the consequences when it goes wrong.
Alongside essential information useful exclusively for Kent Small Businesses.
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What’s inside
Employment and HR
Finances and getting paid
Data Protection
Health and Safety and Certifications
Kent Expert Contributors
Who it’s for
Kent businesses with somewhere between 1 – 50 people. Construction, manufacturing, professional services, food, cleaning, logistics. All business have compliance regulation/legislation they must follow.
You don’t need any prior knowledge. Nothing in here assumes you already understand the jargon.
Who’s behind it
The guide is published by Next Step Compliance, a compliance consultancy based in Aylesford specialising in ISO certifications and Health and Safety.
The rest of the guide is written by independent specialists in their own fields, who have contributed their time because they see the same problems we do.
Get your copy
This guide will be free annually.
The way we will use your data will never be wider marketing but to send you 6 emails/year.
4 which are reminder emails of what is coming up compliance wise that quarter with a special note from one of the contributors.
1 email as a reminder that the annual guide is coming out soon.
1 email with the annual guide.