| Department for Business Innovation & Skills  Who1 #349164 The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) is the department for economic growth. The department invests in skills and education to promote trade, boost innovation and help people to start and grow a business. BIS also protects consumers and reduces the impact of regulation. | 
|   We are responsible for:     working with further and higher education providers to give students the skills they need to compete in a global employment marketsupporting innovation and developing the UK’s science and research industry, which is important to help economic growthmaking sure consumer law is fair for both consumers and businesses, and that consumers know their rights and are able to use them effectivelysupporting British businesses to increase productivity and compete anywhere in the worldbetter regulation - by cutting the amount of regulation and making it easy to understand we can help businesses cut time, save money and be more efficient.   |