HBV Enterprise - Start a Business

‘Start a Business’ support from HBV Enterprise

Important Notice: This support offer is available to Hackney residents and a limited number of unemployed Islington residents who have not yet started a business and are not receiving enterprise support from any other government funded programme. The offer, its terms and conditions may change at any time, so please check with us before you rely on this information.

"I really enjoyed and learned a lot from this course" - Mr AB
"Thank you - a very good service!" - Mr RB
"Very grateful to HBV for the assistance, helped me keep on track" - Ms LC

Living in the London Borough of Hackney? Interested in the idea of starting a business here? Then our professional, confidential 4-step business start-up service, which has been running since 1984, is what you need.

Step 1: REGISTER - Call in to HBV Enterprise Centre and Register

Before you access our support, you must come in to our Centre and register in person. This means fully completing our registration form. Most people can do this in less than 15 minutes. Unfortunately, this form can't be taken away, so please make sure have enough time to complete the form when you visit us.

Registration for “Start a Business” is FREE if you live in the London Borough of Hackney, and there are limited spaces available for those out of work, but not on the 'work programme' living in the London Borough of Islington. If you live outside Hackney and need start up support, click here to find where you can get it!

Step 2: LEARN - Book your place on a Seminar to find out what's involved in running a business

We’ve won a national enterprise award as well as some great customer feedback for our work on this seminar, so this is THE place where you should start. All the experts and evidence say that the best businesses are planned properly before they start trading, and we agree.

So, we’ll take you through how to plan, what to plan and you’ll soon have a good idea of what you need to do next. Our ‘Start It!’ seminar is FREE to anyone living in the London Borough of Hackney, and there are limited spaces for those currently out of work and living in the London Borough of Islington, but not on the 'Work Programme'.

Click here for our useful downloads, including our Business Plan Guidelines.

Step 3: BUILD - Further develop your knowledge and skills with our range of ‘Start a Business’ workshops

Writing a business plan can be a big task that often raises some good questions. Our workshops are designed to help with these, such as:

How do I find and keep customers?
How do I make a profit?
What about finance? How should I manage my money?
What skills do I need to have to be successful?
What do I need to know about tax?

Our ‘Start a Business’ workshops are FREE to anyone living in the London Borough of Hackney for up to 3 months after attendance on our 'Step 2' Seminar. For more information on our ‘Start A Business’ seminars and workshops, click here.

Step 4: PLAN - Book a one-to-one meeting with one of our Business Advisors

Most people really value confidential, one-to-one support from an expert when they are planning to start up on their own. It’s a great way of getting a business plan checked over, your questions answered, and your confidence built. At the end of the meeting your adviser will also give you a short action plan to take away.

A 45-minute session with an accredited Business Advisor costs just £12 (including vat) for anyone living in the London Borough of Hackney. This is a special rate subsidised by HBV Enterprise, and is not available to residents of other boroughs. You can also use one of these meetings to get advice on forming a limited company. More here.

If you need finance, click to read more about our Loan Fund and, once you have started trading, Understanding Finance for Business, our service to help you raise the funds that you need to grow.

'Start a Business' is funded by HBV Enterprise

A very small number of free one to one support sessions may be available under Enterprise Support 4 Start-Ups* for those out of work and living in the London Borough of Islington, but not on the 'Work Programme'.

*About Enterprise Support 4 Start-Ups

Who can join?

This programme is available to those currently out of work, but not on the ‘work programme’

How will the Programme help you?

Free 2-hour workshop
4 hours intensive 1-2-1 business advice
Up to 6 hours of mentoring support from a City business professional
Job search and training (if starting your own business is not for you)

The Enterprise Support 4 Start-Ups programme is co-funded by London Councils, The City of London and The European Social Fund.



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	START YOUR ENTERPRISE » FUND YOUR ENTERPRISE • GROW YOUR ENTERPRISE • NEW ENTREPRENEUR SCHOLARSHIP •	‘Start a Business’ support from HBV Enterprise Important Notice: This support offer is available to Hackney residents and a limited number of unemployed Islington residents who have not yet started a business and are not receiving enterprise support from any other government funded programme. The offer, its terms and conditions may change at any time, so please check with us before you rely on this information. "I really enjoyed and learned a lot from this course" - Mr AB "Thank you - a very good service!" - Mr RB "Very grateful to HBV for the assistance, helped me keep on track" - Ms LC Living in the London Borough of Hackney? Interested in the idea of starting a business here? Then our professional, confidential 4-step business start-up service, which has been running since 1984, is what you need. Step 1: REGISTER - Call in to HBV Enterprise Centre and Register Before you access our support, you must come in to our Centre and register in person. This means fully completing our registration form. Most people can do this in less than 15 minutes. Unfortunately, this form can't be taken away, so please make sure have enough time to complete the form when you visit us. Registration for “Start a Business” is FREE if you live in the London Borough of Hackney, and there are limited spaces available for those out of work, but not on the 'work programme' living in the London Borough of Islington. If you live outside Hackney and need start up support, click here to find where you can get it! Step 2: LEARN - Book your place on a Seminar to find out what's involved in running a business We’ve won a national enterprise award as well as some great customer feedback for our work on this seminar, so this is THE place where you should start. All the experts and evidence say that the best businesses are planned properly before they start trading, and we agree. So, we’ll take you through how to plan, what to plan and you’ll soon have a good idea of what you need to do next. Our ‘Start It!’ seminar is FREE to anyone living in the London Borough of Hackney, and there are limited spaces for those currently out of work and living in the London Borough of Islington, but not on the 'Work Programme'. Click here for our useful downloads, including our Business Plan Guidelines. Step 3: BUILD - Further develop your knowledge and skills with our range of ‘Start a Business’ workshops Writing a business plan can be a big task that often raises some good questions. Our workshops are designed to help with these, such as: How do I find and keep customers? How do I make a profit? What about finance? How should I manage my money? What skills do I need to have to be successful? What do I need to know about tax? Our ‘Start a Business’ workshops are FREE to anyone living in the London Borough of Hackney for up to 3 months after attendance on our 'Step 2' Seminar. For more information on our ‘Start A Business’ seminars and workshops, click here. Step 4: PLAN - Book a one-to-one meeting with one of our Business Advisors Most people really value confidential, one-to-one support from an expert when they are planning to start up on their own. It’s a great way of getting a business plan checked over, your questions answered, and your confidence built. At the end of the meeting your adviser will also give you a short action plan to take away. A 45-minute session with an accredited Business Advisor costs just £12 (including vat) for anyone living in the London Borough of Hackney. This is a special rate subsidised by HBV Enterprise, and is not available to residents of other boroughs. You can also use one of these meetings to get advice on forming a limited company. More here. If you need finance, click to read more about our Loan Fund and, once you have started trading, Understanding Finance for Business, our service to help you raise the funds that you need to grow. 'Start a Business' is funded by HBV Enterprise A very small number of free one to one support sessions may be available under Enterprise Support 4 Start-Ups* for those out of work and living in the London Borough of Islington, but not on the 'Work Programme'. About Enterprise Support 4 Start-Ups Who can join?* This programme is available to those currently out of work, but not on the ‘work programme’ How will the Programme help you? Free 2-hour workshop 4 hours intensive 1-2-1 business advice Up to 6 hours of mentoring support from a City business professional Job search and training (if starting your own business is not for you) The Enterprise Support 4 Start-Ups programme is co-funded by London Councils, The City of London and The European Social Fund. © HBV 2013 Page last updated February 2013

© HBV 2013 Page last updated February 2013