Tel: 01785 257057
 


Are You Considering Starting A Business?
or, improving the return from one already trading?

1.
INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR
"What is involved in starting a business"

2.
Confidential initial and subsequent COUNSELLING interviews with experts

3.
Introduction to any appropriate GOVERNMENT OR COMMERCIAL initiatives

4.
Our "SUCCESS IN SELF EMPLOYMENT" business planning course

Stafford Enterprise aims to stimulate and promote the creation of new business and provides free advice and information.

We are able to draw on the services of a variety of experts to give you the skills you need to develop your idea.

Stafford Enterprise is an entirely independent advice service sponsored by local business and commerce for local people having no ties with central or local government.

We are here to serve you and the local community.

Self Employment Awareness Seminar
Just wondering about starting your own business?
Wanting to know what is involved in self-employment?
Then our free half day Self-Employment Awareness Session is just for you.
There are 6 sections to the course which starts at 9.30am.

  • Examining the implications of working for yourself
  • Explaining the, mainly free, help and training which is available
  • Introducing the nature and content of a business plan
  • Explaining the importance of market research
  • Assessing your personal needs for further training to make a success of self employment
  • Question and answer session

"Success in Self Employment" - Business Planning Course
If you are:
Considering starting your own business. Unemployed but planning to start your own business.

Or are:
In employment but under notice of redundancy and planning to become self employed.

Then the "Success in Self Employment course could be of interest to you!

The course provides free training over 4 days* to anyone wishing to start a business and help in preparing a sound business plan. It can help you to obtain the basic knowledge and skills which are necessary to succeed in business.

Subjects covered by the course include:

  • Calculation of personal survival budget
  • Communicating with and securing customers
  • Checking your competitive advantage
  • Forecasting sales activity
  • Cash flow forecasting
  • Raising finance and signposting to favourable sources
  • Business legislation
  • Implementing basic book-keeping and control of finances
  • Insurance
  • Working out your break-even point
  • Other sources of help

Confidential one-to-one counselling with an expert

Unsure of your next step in business?
Need some specific help and guidance?
Want a business planning or trading health check?

Our experienced counsellers are available by appointment weekdays 9.30am - 4.30pm. Our function is to help you or to signpost you to someone who can -all without charge.

Typically we:

  • Are aware of attracting sources of finance
  • Are experienced in assessing business plan viability and monitoring the health of new start-ups
  • Are continuously involved in implementing Staffordshire Training and Enterprise Council initiatives to support new businesses.

The "Success in Self-Employment" course is FREE TO YOU and is run regularly by Stafford Enterprise.

For more information please telephone 01785 257057

Stafford Enterprise is an Equal Opportunity Organisation