Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started!
Schedule
Wed Jan 28 2026 at 09:45 am to 12:45 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Rochdale Central Library | Rochdale, EN
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About this Event
Please read the whole of the listing as it contains important information.
All attendees must also complete this Registration Form before joining the workshop. If you have not previously completed a Build a Business Registration Form, please click the above link.
Please arrive between 9:45 am - 10:00 am to register, workshop starts at 10:00 am.
Please note: To be eligible for this workshop you must be a Greater Manchester resident or the owner of a Greater Manchester located business.
Power Up Your Business!
Join Wendy Breakell, entrepreneur and named one of the top 50 business advisors in the North West, for this workshop covering the practicalities of starting and growing your business.
This 3-hour workshops covers the essential ‘nuts and bolts’ of starting up and running a successful enterprise, including:
• Legal structures
• Business planning / Business Model Canvas
• E-commerce
• Cashflow, Finance and Tax
This workshops is part of a series. It is strongly recommended that you attend all four workshops. Additional workshops include:
- Know Your Customers;Get Competitive
- Intellectual Property:Protect Your Assets
- Marketing:The Essentials
Plus meet our team and book in for individual support and advice.
To join this workshop you or your business needs to reside within the following GM authorities:Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Manchester, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside or Trafford, Wigan.
You also need to be:
The owner of a business
OR
An aspiring entrepreneur with a business idea you want to develop.
PLEASE NOTE: The Build A Business programme of funded workshops have limited places. Failure to attend on two separate occasions without prior cancellation will result in you being barred from attending future workshops. This is due to the cost of setting up each workshop and making preparations based on the number of sign-ups. This includes Know Your Market; IP - Protect Your Assets; Business Basics; and Marketing: The Essentials.
For more information go to: www.buildabusinessgm.org
Build a Business in GM Libraries is part funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and managed by Manchester City Council. The project runs until March 2026
Agenda
🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration & Networking
🕑: 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Workshop
Where is it happening?
Rochdale Central Library, Smith Street, Rochdale, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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