Setting up and running your business is a time consuming task; you need to be dedicated and focused. Your Personal Business Adviser will be able to help you structure your time in order to be successful.  The rewards of starting up your own business can be great.  We will work with you to strengthen your attributes and abilities for 'going it alone'.

Business start-up advice sessions are available on a 1 to 1 basis with an experienced Business Adviser.  All of our Advisers have attained the 'Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative' (SFEDI) mark of quality, and are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up to date with current business practices and information.

Business start-up advice sessions will take an in-depth look at all aspects of business planning with a particular focus on your business idea, tailoring specifically to your needs.  We will take you through the stages of business planning to help structure your ideas which will assist when seeking funding and goal setting.

Sessions are available at all of our Business Advice Centres around Northumberland, and if it's appropriate we can bring in additional specialist advisers like accountants, solicitors and bank managers.  We can also hand-hold you to other specialist support agencies who can help.