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People to Support Your Start-Up

Becoming self-employed for the first time and creating a new enterprise carries a number of risks and rewards.

All businesses need support and advice to ensure that their new venture has the greatest chance of success and that any risk, identified or not, is mitigated.

This section contains a full range of local business start-up support services to help turn your business dream into reality.

Other areas of the website provide details of support to:

 

Click one of the initiatives below to explore in more depth.

Enterprising Ashfield

Enterprising Ashfield

Start-up to Scale-up business support programme across the Kirby-in-Ashfield and Sutton-in-Ashfield areas...
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Vision Derbyshire business start-up support scheme

Business start-up support for residents of Derbyshire...
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NBV Starting in Business Programme

A series of online Starting in Business workshops and 1-2-1 advice...
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South Derbyshire Business Advice

South Derbyshire Business Advice

Get practical answers drawn from real business experience that you can put to work immediately....
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Be The Boss

A programme of enterprise support aimed at students and graduates of the University of Derby who want to become self-employed...
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Being Your Own Boss Programme

Everyone has the potential to run their own successful business, our Being Your Own Boss programme looks at the skills......
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Business In The Community

Business In The Community

Business In The Community Support packages for local businesses, community businesses and voluntary groups. Creating jobs and vibrant communities by......
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Business Peak District

Business Peak District is an organisation with over 700 members that seeks to act as a single voice for businesses in......
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Erewash Partnership

Business Support & Start-Up Advice - Because starting a business can be one of the most rewarding decisions that you......
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Kick Off in Business

Kick Off in Business

Kick Off in Business deliver free, fully funded, online business start-up and self-employment short courses...
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Gedling Borough Council Business Support

Business support in Gedling Borough Council area...
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Explore Enterprise Programme

Helping 18-30 year olds to start a business....
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Business & IP Centre

Business & IP Centre

Funded support to pre starts, start and micro businesses....
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CASE

CASE

If you are thinking about starting a business, CASE can help you decide if the co-operative or social enterprise business......
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Better Business Regulation

Better Business Regulation

The Better Business Regulation (BBR) project aims to support businesses primarily by making business regulations easier to access and understand....
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Food Standards Agency

Food Standards Agency

Thinking of starting a food business? The Food Standards Agency provides guidance on how to register a new and existing......
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Chartered Accountant Directory

Chartered Accountant Directory

You can get a free consultation from firms participating in the ICAEW’s Business Advice Service - Accountants. Find your......
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Social Enterprise Exchange

Social Enterprise Exchange

The Social Enterprise Exchange project promotes social entrepreneurship, through awareness raising events, knowledge exchange and peer networking....
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Events

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NBV

Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire Starting in Business Programme

2nd June 2025
9:30am - 3:30pm

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Case Studies

Aim Strong Sport

Aim Strong Sport

Aim Strong Sport is a family run business established in 2012 providing high quality coaching and education in movement, sport and...

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News

£500m Funding Boost Offers Support to SME's Facing Global Pressures

£500m Funding Boost Offers Support to SME's Facing Global Pressures

The government has introduced a £500m funding boost through the Growth Guarantee Scheme to help smaller businesses across the country...

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East Midlands Secures Government backing for Shared Priorities to Drive Regional Growth

East Midlands Secures Government backing for Shared Priorities to Drive Regional Growth

Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward has formally secured Government support for a set of shared growth priorities aimed...

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Free Expert Business Advice and Support

Your business is unique but the challenges that you face aren’t, with our support, we can help get you through them.

Our impartial business support is delivered by experienced, expert business advisers, giving you the right advice at the right time for your business.

Contact us today and access a wealth of support, events, business growth programmes and expert advice.

Abigail Phillips
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