The path to starting your own business begins with an idea but it takes drive and determination and lots of support to help turn ambitions into reality.
To make sure self-employment is right for you there is a wealth of support available across Bolton and Greater Manchester. We work with partners and organisations that can help you to understand what’s really involved in owning your own business and can access tools that will help you realise your ideas.
They can provide you with the latest up-to-date advice and support on a practical level on everything from writing a business plan to finding out about funding and finance options for your business.
Our top local and regional organisations that can help provide guidance as a first port of call;
People Plus Enterprise offer business support in Bolton for those looking to start a business. They run the New Enterprise Allowance programme which provides mentoring and workshops for those in receipt of benefits who are looking to become self-employed. All of their support is government funded and free of charge and provides 12 week mentoring programme.
Business Growth Hub provide a wide range of services to help start up businesses across Greater Mancheste. The team support businesses at all stages of their growth journey with a broad range of services. Offering expert one-to-one and peer-to-peer business support, events, specialist programmes, funding and much more.
Bolton Library Serviceis a boroughwide enquiry service providing businesses with multiple resources to suit their needs including, company information, financial data and statistics, legal standards information, market research and information for start-ups, mailing lists and more.
EnterprisingYou is a government-funded programme specially designed to support self-employed individuals, including those who work in the gig economy and small business owners in Greater Manchester. EnterprisingYou also supports people who receive work from a company or an agency but are registered as self-employed or pay their own taxes. Free advice is available in different areas, from personal skills and career development to business finance and mentoring
Working Well Early Help Programme - Commissioned by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the NHS this unique programme is designed to support business with up to 250 staff members, employed people and those who are self-employed. Working Well Early Help (WWEH) provides FREE specialist support for people living or working in the Greater Manchester area, with a physical or mental health condition who are struggling, off sick, furloughed, to return to work. Tel 07768 022667. Email LCampbell@maximusuk.co.uk
Additional Business Support
We know it can be a difficult choice when looking for Business support information so to make it easier we havebrought togethera list of regionaland national organisations to help you find out more about specialist advice areas and sources of funding.
Funding
We know finances can be tricky when you start your own business and the right financial advice is crucial so we’ve outlined a number of resourcesthat you may find useful for your business.
Find out about Bolton based Rivington Chocolates and their journey from start-up to thriving business.
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