As a startup small business in the UK it takes a lot to be successful.
You must have a million things on your mind: setting up your business, writing your business plan, thinking about your customers, the product, the service, the business cards…etc
But one thing that is critical to the success of all startup businesses that you may be leaving …Read Full Article
The key to successfully launching your business, is to use someone else’s money to startup. And the key to getting someone else to give you their money is hidden within the slides of a convincing pitch deck. Think of your pitch deck as the gorgeous face and charismatic personality you (wish) you were born with. A good pitch deck makes …Read Full Article
When it comes to people, anything that may be tough to do, confusing or time consuming we tend to back away or delay it. It is no different to government funding and small business owners. Maybe even more so, entrepreneurs cringe at the idea of having to apply for government funding and fill out those long, confusing applications.
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When it comes to starting a small business there are many things that you may need, many that you may want and some that you just must have. The major things that every small business owner, or startup entrepreneur must have include: The Idea, the drive and the right tools.
The best we can do on the first two is give …Read Full Article
The ultimate question that has no clear answer. How much do I need to start a small business?
Wouldn’t it be nice if you cold just open up some sort of calculator or tool and say “I need to start a retail business”, or “I need to start a food business”, or any kind of business and the that calculator …Read Full Article
You’ve spent a lot of time looking for the perfect government funding programme that is right for your small business, and now it’s time to apply. Before you grab a pen and start filling out the application on your own, here are a number of useful tips to writing small business grant applications like the professionals who get funded do.
While small business …Read Full Article
British Guide To Business Funding – How to get your small business in the UK funded!
1. GET A BUSINESS PLAN CREATED!
There’s no better way to get closer to funding your small business then when you have a business plan in place. A business plan will tell you what you need, how much you need and more…
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There are 2 types of “entrepreneurs” that will be reading this article on the 3 best practices that can drive small business growth.
The first type of entrepreneur will be the “startup”. Somebody who is ready to get into business for the very first time, with a long road up ahead and they are ready for it – especially trying to …Read Full Article
Finding government funding programmes for small business owners in the UK is usually explained like this:
Impossible
Unbelievably Hard
Useless
But why? Why does our government offer this service (funding support) and go out of their way to hide it and to make it so impossible, unbelievably hard and to make your search for funding useless?
We have the answer!
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As a small business owner in the UK you are offered a lot of help from the British government. This means there is an opportunity for your small business to take part in applying and obtaining government funding. We are lucky to have such great support from the government!
When it comes to actually applying for government funding for your small business, it …Read Full Article