Starting Your First Business

If you’re thinking of starting your own business, then this free workshop is for you. Turn your dream into reality this year as we take you through the fundamentals of starting your first business.

This free workshop will guide you through the process in bite-sized chunks. You will be shown step-by-step all the aspects that are needed to ensure your business gets off on the right foot.

Having helped hundreds of people take the leap into running their own business, we know exactly what it takes to plan and launch a successful and sustainable business as well as avoid any of the common pitfalls.

You’ll get practical advice on a variety of vital business basics such as choosing the right business structure, managing finances and start-up funding, as well as marketing basics and dealing with self-assessment tax.

We’ll cover:

• What makes a good business idea?
• Understanding your finances and setting prices
• Funding options for your business such as loans and grants
• Business planning and viability
• Marketing basics and how to attract customers
• Setting business goals and pitfalls to avoid

As part of our free Prosper support programme, this workshop is open to anyone in Exeter, East Devon & Mid Devon. So, if you want to start your own business but are not sure where to start, by the end of the session, you’ll be equipped with a much better understanding of what it takes to turn an idea into a viable business.