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, in addition to our Frontline Adviser Team who are available to discuss your plans and help you to access the right support for you.  Factsheets are available to provide you with information on starting up specific types of business.

Other areas of the website provide details of support to:

• Development of Skills
• Apprenticeships & Internships
• Start-Up Checklist

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