When you’re starting in business We’ll provide you with free help to plan your business, prepare for launch and successfully navigate the first few months. We’ll answer your questions, help you develop essential business skills and link you to ‘new business’ experts - giving you the best chance of success. Over the last three years we’ve helped over 15,000 people thinking of starting a business and 7,000 young businesses.
Support available specifically for people looking to start a business, or those in the early months of trading includes:
- A free enquiry service that will find the answers to all your questions
- A free, comprehensive ‘no-nonsense’ guide to starting out in business
- ‘Awareness’ workshops - free, local events that introduce you to self-employment, test your idea, highlight legal issues and make sure you have your finances and business plan properly prepared. Listen to our Awareness Session podcast
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- ‘Key Issue’ workshops to help you manage critical tasks, including Planning, Sales and Finance
- Specialist advisory support for ambitious businesses - providing a one-to-one review of your business performance and a development plan
- EVOKE - a unique and bespoke service for those businesses with the potential to achieve sales of £1m within three years
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