Business Plan Help

Independent and impartial advice on starting your small business

If you are looking for some impartial and independent advice on starting your small business, you can contact your local Enterprise Agency. Enterprise Agencies are a network of, not for profit, organisations that support small businesses - in particular business start-ups and micro businesses - by providing a range of useful and independent services. Your first stop, should be to find your local Enterprise Agency.

Business planning help and funding in Camden & Islington

The Innovation Central website is worth a visit if the business plan you're writing is for a business that will be based in the London boroughs of Camden and Islington. The site lists a myriad of events that run across the area including; Business Plan Workshops, Business Start-Up courses and Networking events.

They also award bursaries and you can apply for an award of up to £3,500 towards the cost of developing and implementing your business plan.

Free Signposting Service for Businesses in Wales

Business Eye is a free, impartial information and signposting service for businesses in Wales. Whether you are an existing business, sole trader or simply researching a business plan, Business Eye can help you to find guides, events, research and statistics on key topics such as; Managing a Business, IT & e-Commerce and Finance & Tax and Sales & Marketing. Visit the Starting Up section of their website for factsheets, events and links on starting a business and writing a business plan.

Business Planning Advice from Business Link Staffordshire

If your business plan is for a new business in Staffordshire – the Starting Up section of the Business Link Staffordshire website is worth a visit. There’s a free guide giving you advice on why you need to prepare and how to write a business plan. Additional guides on ‘Researching your Market’ and ‘Financing your Business’ will also help you to prepare and develop your business plan.

Registering a Trademark, Copyright and Patent for Your Business Plan

If your business plan includes a trademark, patent or copyright a visit to the Patent Office website may be in order. The site gives you information on the various protections available to you, explains the procedures and gives you access to the forms required for you to file for a trademark, patent and copyright.

Wired Sussex

Wired Sussex is the business development and networking agency for companies operating within the digital, media and technology sectors in Sussex. Their site gives some concise advice on Key Elements for Your Executive Summary and Business Plan including a draft structure for a business plan and what each section of the plan should cover. If the business you’re planning fits into their remit they may be able to provide further help for your business to grow.

Business Plan Tips from Connect Yorkshire

Connect Yorkshire – a body that aims to unlock the full potential of the wealth of technology business in the Yorkshire and Humber region – may be able to help you if your business fits their remit. To increase your business plan’s chance of success they give you 5 Tips for Getting Your Business Plan Noticed on their website. The tips are written by a venture capitalist and provide an interesting insight into what they look for in a typical business plan.

Support for Innovative Businesses

NESTA – The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts – can provide funding and support for innovative businesses. They aim to invest in talented people and ground-breaking ideas. If you think you qualify you’ll need to write a business plan to apply for support. To help you develop your plan their site gives you a guide to Preparing a Business Plan.

Assistance for Businesses in South-West Wales

The University of Wales Swansea-run Knowledge Exploitation Centre (KEC) can provide local entrepreneurs with assistance for start-up costs, specialised business mentoring and business planning workshops. Your application requires a business plan and their site gives a thorough guide to what a business plan should include.

Business Plan Help from Business Link Wessex

If you’re based in Wessex and need help to develop your business plan, Business Link Wessex may be able to help. Their website provides a range of information (registration needed) on developing and writing a business plan. The site also lists local seminars, events and workshops to support local businesses.

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