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:

The D2N2 Growth Hub helpline can help you identify the most relevant support to your location and business idea, call: 0333 006 9178

Exporting Goods from the UK

HMRC offer a range of support for exporters. Companies new to trading overseas will find HMRC’s Guide to exporting......
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X-Forces Enterprise

A range of courses designed to support different cohorts within the military community considering self-employment or business ownership...
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Youth Enterprise & Employment Academy

Business mentoring for under 25s in Nottinghamshire....
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Food Innovation Centre

Food Innovation Centre supports innovation and product development to local businesses...
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Loundsley Green Community Trust Enterprise Coaching

Free enterprise coaching for self-employment, it’s completely free...
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Co-Operatives UK

Support for co-ops and community businesses...
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Community Action Derby

Community Action supports local social entrepreneurs, charities and voluntary/community organisations working in the city....
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Derbyshire Dales District Council

Whether you are setting up in business, are an established local company or are thinking of relocating to the Derbyshire......
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Clowne Enterprise

Supporting local enterprise growth in Clowne by providing aspiring entrepreneurs with coaching, advice and support....
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Explore Enterprise Programme

Helping 18 - 30 year olds to start a business...
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Events

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2nd April 2024
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Case Studies

Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mills

Sir Richard Arkwright’s Cromford Mills

Cromford Mills is a water-powered cotton mill that acts as the Northern Gateway to the Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World...

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News

Skills for Life: Multiply Small Grants Opportunity

Skills for Life: Multiply Small Grants Opportunity

WMCA has now launched a Small Grants opportunity for VCS Organisations (Wave 2) to support with outreach & engagement activity for...

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Black Business Fund

Black Business Fund

Black-owned restaurants with fewer than five locations can apply to the fund for a grant.

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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 to access a wealth of support, events, business growth programmes and expert advice.

Sonny Lakhani
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