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        <p class="intro">Business success is crucial to improving people's quality of life, and Boston has a unique role as the maritime borough of the East Midlands, helping to feed and fuel the nation.</p>
<p>One of Boston Borough Council's key priorities is to help make Boston a prosperous and progressive place - promoting Boston borough as a place for new and diverse business investment. We hope the information displayed in the sections to the right provides you with the business information you need.</p>
<p>Boston Borough Council provides a variety of services to all types of business - from start-ups to large established enterprises. Our economic development team can help with issues such as with funding, advice, research and premises. While our revenues and benefit section deals with queries about business rates.</p>
<p>The following services are available to your business from Boston Borough Council;-</p>
<p>Business advice, support and signposting to other relevant business support and funding organisations</p>
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<li>Pollution control noise, light, odour, pests</li>
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<li>Additionally light industrial premises and managed office units are available for rent</li>
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                <p><strong>Boston Borough Council</strong><br />Municipal Buildings<br />West Street<br />Boston<br />Lincolnshire<br />PE21 8QR</p>
<p>Telephone: 01205 314200<br />Email: <a onkeypress="window.open('mailto:info@boston.gov.uk');return false;"  onclick="window.open('mailto:info@boston.gov.uk');return false;" href="mailto:info@boston.gov.uk" title="open page: mailto:info@boston.gov.uk">info@boston.gov.uk</a><span class="hide">|</span></p>
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<p>Margaret Butler<br />Telephone: 01205 314413<br />Email: <a onkeypress="window.open('mailto:Margaret.butler@boston.gov.uk');return false;"  onclick="window.open('mailto:Margaret.butler@boston.gov.uk');return false;" href="mailto:Margaret.butler@boston.gov.uk" title="open page: mailto:Margaret.butler@boston.gov.uk">Margaret.butler@boston.gov.uk</a><span class="hide">|</span></p>
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