Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started!

Schedule

Sat Jan 24 2026 at 09:30 am to 01:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Business & IP Centre, 2nd floor | Manchester, EN

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About this Event

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.

All attendees must have complete this to be able to join the workshop. If you have not previously completed a Build a Business registration form please complete after booking your place on Eventbrite.

Please arrive between 9:30-10:00am to register, workshop starts at 10:00am.


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 Government.


Agenda

🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration & refreshments
🕑: 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Workshop
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Business & IP Centre, 2nd floor, Manchester Central Library, Manchester, United Kingdom

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