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Business Advice West Northamptonshire

Where to find business support organisations who help start-ups.

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Businesses in West Northamptonshire are more likely to succeed if they seek and act upon the advice of a professional business adviser. This page should point you in the right direction.

"You don't know, what you don't know" is a great saying and so applicable to starting a business. There are so many considerations in the early stages that taking advice from an experienced business adviser will dramatically increase your chances of success.

See list of local business support organisations below.

Recommended Local Partner

The Sales Manager Ltd

The Sales Manager Ltd is a sales training and sales consultancy business that specialises in helping individuals who are starting up in business. We offer a range of sales training workshops from online digital courses to group learning that help people who are new to sales or who wish to refresh their skills. Our sales consultancy service works alongside this and has options to suit all budgets.

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Local partners

We are happy to promote anyone who is prepared to offer friendly support to local start-ups.

Our local partners have been kind enough to help us and are keen to help you too.

Free startup guide

Start Your Own Business In West Northamptonshire

Download the 2024 edition of our Free guide

An interactive step-by-step guide which also includes all of the most important subjects covered with links to useful articles and relevant contacts.

The idea of starting your own business can be incredibly exciting and who can blame you for being tempted?

However, the sad truth is that far too many new enterprises fail in the early stages. Our aim is to make sure that you don't become one of them.

This guide explains the key start-up subjects in simple English and points to where you can find help and support.

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West Northamptonshire Business Advisors

SEMLEP's Growth Hub
Set up in 2014, the Growth Hub is the business support division of the South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (SEMLEP). SEMLEP works to build a strong economy by tackling barriers to sustainable growth and supporting job creation for the future prosperity of communities across the South East Midlands. A key part of this is providing support to businesses across our area which includes Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes. We have a team of business advisers that provide coaching and guidance for businesses across the SEMLEP area. Our business advisers have a wealth of experience in business, many successfully running their own businesses, and all have come from working in the private sector. Their purpose and passion is to support business to succeed through whatever challenges are faced.
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Young Northants
Starting a new business can be both exciting and daunting. We can help with your queries and problems.
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UK Research & Innovation
We invest in research and innovation to enrich lives, drive economic growth, and create jobs and high-quality public services across the UK. We are transforming tomorrow together.
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Department for Business & Trade
The Department for Business & Trade helps businesses export and grow into global markets. We also help overseas companies locate and grow in the UK. Our services are provided in over 100 markets throughout the world. We are passionate about what we do. Thats why we constantly review our services in light of customer feedback and the impact they offer, which means theyll vary from time to time.
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MD2MD
MD2MD provides Leadership Development with a difference. MD2MD members build confidence and competence learning from and with other leaders with real university of life experience. MD2MD members cannot afford long periods out of the office so we meet for one day each month. In addition to being more manageable,this more effective in applying Kaizen (continuous improvement) principles to learning. Improving our business one step at a time month after month ultimately delivers radical performance improvement.
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Prowess- Women in Business
Prowess is the online hub for women-friendly business support, inspiration and information. Our vision is an environment where women in business can flourish. Be inspired Prowess is full of stories and shared experiences from women who’ve made their own way in business. Everyone has a story to tell. And women who are thinking of starting a business – and those looking to grow – say there aren’t enough stories of real women in business out there. In our recent survey 43% said they wanted to read more experiences and case studies from ‘real’ women in business! Read them here, or submit your own here.
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West Northamptonshire Council
Supporting your business Find advice and support for your business in your local area. Select your local area for more information: Daventry, Northampton Borough, South Northamptonshire. You can also find information about: Business rates and support, Business rates, Business grants (COVID-19), Restart Grant, Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG), Licences and permits, Supporting your business, Regeneration, Trading Standards for residents, Trading Standards for businesses, Childcare business support, Superfast Northamptonshire, Business support in libraries, Community Renewal Fund
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University of Northampton Support for Business
At the University of Northampton (UON) we offer a wide range of business support services to our students and staff as well as to the Northamptonshire business community. We also support social enterprise on a national scale, through the University’s Inspire2Enterprise brand. The University of Northampton Business Support team provides a gateway to business support services available throughout the county. We are a team of experienced, accredited advisers with customer-focussed support staff – providing information, advice and guidance to entrepreneurs and businesses at all stages of their development – from pre-start to scale-up. Our aim is to help clients across Northamptonshire to start and grow their business with the right solutions to meet their needs.
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Bespoke health and safety
Bespoke health and safety offer a tailored service designed to ensure full compliance with UK and European health and safety legislation.We also undertake fire risk assessments, fire Marshall training and various health and safety training courses. Please contact us for a free Gap analysis of your companies health and safety management system
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Changing Perspectives
I am a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with 22 years experience in the NHS. I specialise in offering psychological support and therapy to individuals and couples. My areas of expertise include working with adults compromised by illness, trauma and emotional difficulties. I also offer teaching and consultation to organisations and businesses.
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Local help for startups

There is plenty of help for startups in West Northamptonshire but where can it be found?

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