Business Startups – A unique business start service
Why Start A Business?
Many people dream of owning their own business and being their own boss. Starting business can have pitfalls and although we cannot give a complete ‘How to Start a Business’ guide, each business is so unique, what we can do is help ensure that your ideas and hard work translate into a viable business.
What business to Start?
What did you have in mind – starting from scratch, buying an existing business and, hopefully, building it up, or buying a franchise? What are your talents? Can you sell? Brilliant at IT? Want to work with food? Have teaching qualifications? Professional or trade qualifications? Would you work better alone or with a Partner(s)? What are your strengths and weaknesses?
From our experience most people starting a business already have a very good idea of what they want to do. They want help with the nuts and bolts of getting it off the ground.
How to Start a Business
In order to maximise the success of any business start it is essential that you have in place the key foundations. You need to ensure you have minimised your risk, maximised your potential, and have a supportive network of advisors.
With this in mind we have put together for you a team of experts – you can pick their brains and pick up valuable help and assistance for free. It is an entirely no obligation service. If you then go on to instruct any of them to act for you, then under this unique scheme they will give you their time for a significantly reduced initial fee. Money can be tight in new business ventures and we want you to succeed. If you grow, we grow – as simple as that.
Free Initial Legal Advice
Talk to us! We like nothing better than seeing a venture through from a great idea to a successful business. Our team can take you through the process of turning your idea into a viable business – discussing planning, strategy, proposed customer base and targeting - and help you to source appropriate finance and funding.
When the time is right we will advise you on the best legal structure for you, and deal with all your legal needs (such as contracts, Partnership Agreements, leases etc) on a fixed fee basis so you know exactly where you are.
If you propose to work from home in the first instance we can ensure you have the correct permissions to do so (from your Mortgagee/Council) and help with any planning issues you may have.
Business Growth
You will receive free advice on business planning, strategy, customer targeting, growth – and making the best use of your talents and resources. How to run a business in a nutshell.
If you wish your business advisor will also offer a ‘hand holding’ service for an extremely low fixed fee over a period of three months (which can be extended if you wish) when he will ‘mentor’ you both in person and by telephone to ensure you are hitting targets. If you are not he will work with you to identify any issues and resolve them.
Free Accountancy Advice
We will put you in touch with an Accountant who will give you no nonsense no obligation advice on important matters, such as preparing for that all important meeting with your Bank Manager, business plans, expected profitability, financing, tax planning (reducing any tax liability as much as possible, to nil in some cases), VAT and avoiding tax traps.
Promoting your Business
Right, you have done everything to maximise your chances of success and now you are ready to fly. You need people to know all about you and your business. You will receive free advice on the do’s and don’ts of advertising and promotion from a BBC trained PR expert.
If you wish to expand your knowledge you can take a half day Media course when you will be taken through the above in more detail, learn the tricks of advertising, what is worthwhile and what is a waste of time, how to stretch your budget and how to get free mentions in your local press. You will even learn how to write a press release, ‘story spot’ to promote your business – it also covers interview technique (you have to think big!). This for the incredible fixed fee of £45 which is unique to our business start up service.
And last but not least …
Get out there and get noticed. Network like mad, make contacts and learn from the best how to drum up those all important business contacts . As well as being a really fun way to start the day, you will gain valuable contacts for your business in a mutually supportive environment. Some of the best groups do NOT have membership fees.
We hope the above has been of assistance to you, and has inspired you to take your business idea further. If you have any queries whatsoever – we are very happy to help.
Emerald Law – Our business is your business
