Most businesses fail in the first year! Don't be a statistic!!
Whilst UKBA™ tend to work with more established companies, we have successfully worked with start up organisations.
One of our partner organisations is microFunding - take a look at their website: www.microfunding.co.uk. If you have a new idea or invention that you are looking to get of the ground that requires additional funding, then this may be a source for you.
If you are looking for a grant for your business, then there may be suitable resources available in your local area - please contact your local UKBA group for more information.
The reason why businesses fail is a lack of planning and consideration of all the pillars of a business: sales and marketing, operations and resource, finance and strategy - don't fall into that trap.
We offer to help you generate a working business plan for your business for £500 (often this can be subsidised or supported by a grant). If this is of interest, please contact us via email:
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How-to guides and factsheets
Find practical factsheets covering key aspects of starting up and running a small business, covering issues such as market research, laws you need to comply with, getting the most out of IT, and understanding tax and finance. To find out more about key business aspects when setting up and running a small business, click here.
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Could You Start Your Own Business?
Establishing your own business can be very rewarding, but there are risks and pressures
involved. It is not enough just to have a good, viable idea. You also need to have the
right skills and temperament to make a success of the opportunity. This report helps
you assess your abilities and resources in relation to what is needed to run your own
business.
101 sources of start up information
Starting any new business requires time, planning, preparation, learning and completion of a mountain of tasks. It also requires a considerable amount of research and gathering
of information. The purpose of this e-book is to give your preparation and research a head start by signposting you to 101 sources of practical and useful information that will help
you find answers to the most common questions faced by new business start ups.
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Before you do anything else, please consider the following steps:
Step 1
Read our Start Up Guide - please enter your details below:
Step 2
Subscribe to our newsletter (green box, top right) to receive regular articles, hints, tips and offers that will benefit your business.
Step 3
Register for our resource area to access a broad range of material that will be useful to your future business (enter your details in the grey box to the right).
Step 4
Take a look at the following links that may provide further support for start up businesses:
Princes Trust
Shell Livewire
Business Start Up Community
Start Ups
Chamber Of Commerce
Federation Of Small Businesses
Forum For Private Business
Business Link
In addition, the following sites may be of interest:
Companies House
HM Revenue & Customs
BERR
Regional Development Agencies
Step 5
Please make sure you plan your future business, take advice from professionals (not friends, family and fools! - or just the bank manager and your accountant) and good luck with your success!
 Funding Solutions for Businesses from the Government
Solution for Business is a package of publicly-funded support products offering help for companies to start, grow and succeed. It includes the Real Help for business support schemes such as the Enterprise Finance Guarantee.
Products will help companies with common business and sector issues such as accessing finance, research and development, knowledge sharing, training and skills, exporting and overseas trade and resource efficiency, including low carbon.
This guide gives a summary of the Solutions for Business products, letting you know how each can work for you whether you are a start up business or a more established organisation.
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