Following on from the Top Tips for Starting Up workshop, this session focuses on planning your business idea, understanding your business and personal visions, marketing your business, and understanding your competitors. Culminating in the development and completion of your own business plan.
This is workshop is hosted as a Zoom meeting. You must have a computer, laptop or tablet with at least a 10” screen, and microphone and audio capabilities in order to access the Workshop. A camera/webcam is optional, but recommended. A free Zoom account is also required. Further instructions for accessing the event will be emailed to participants in advance.
**Please only sign up to one of our events if you are definitely planning to attend. Spaces are limited and we want to make sure the businesses that really want this support get it.
If you can’t make an event, it’s no problem as long as you let us know before the workshop. If you sign-up and don’t attend an event, we will contact you afterwards to check in and if this happens more than once, it will jeopardise your ability to sign up to future events.**
Tuesday 28 April 2026
10:00am - 12:00noon
via ZOOM ( link will be sent 2 days before event)
Free but registration is compulsory. Book here
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