Planning Your Start-Up

Planning your start-up business is a crucial step.

If done diligently will save you time, money and ensure your new business venture has the greatest chance of success.

There is a lot to consider with starting-up, below are just some of the key things which will give you a great start on developing your thinking for your new venture.

Creating Your Business Plan

Putting together a business plan helps you to clarify what you wish to achieve, how you are going to do......
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Market and Sector Research

Market research helps you spot opportunities, reduce risks and make better decisions....
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Start-up Checklist

Start-up planning will improve your chances of success and help you anticipate and deal with any difficulties...
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Choosing the Legal Structure for Your business

Choosing the Legal Structure for Your business...
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Events

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East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicester)

To Offset or Not to Offset

19th March 2024
10:00am - 11:00am

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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
Business Adviser
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