Have you always wanted to start your own business?

As part of the Build A Business programme, they are delivering a wide range of workshops. Get help launching your business and gaining the skills and confidence you need.

Workshops include:
Know Your Market, Get Competitive
– Giving valuable insights into unlocking the Business & IP Centre Manchester’s £5 million collection of UK and global business databases to assess market potential and develop a viable business plan, upskilling you to ‘know your market’.

Intellectual Property – Protecting Your Assets
– Find out the basics of Intellectual Property (IP) and how it can be important to a new business. Make sure your product, service, website and brand are protected from would be copycats or do not infringe others’ rights.

Business Basics: Getting Started:
The essential ‘nuts and bolts’ of starting up and running a successful enterprise, including:
• Legal structures
• Business planning
• Cashflow, Finance and Tax

Marketing 101 Masterclass:
How to get your business discovered including:
Customer profiling
Social media
Writing a marketing plan

Book Your Free Spot: Business Start-up | Eventbrite

You can also book an appointment to see the local Enterprise Officer, who will provide one to one support and create a business information plan for you, researching your business and market using the industry-standard database and resources available as well as signposting to other specialised help. Please email rob.moran-hetherington@bolton.gov.uk to book a 1:1.