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How to Start a Business in Brent

Free start-up resources and useful local contacts.

Improve your chances of success!

How to Start a Business in Brent

Starting a business in Brent

If you are thinking about starting a business in Brent or would like to grow your existing business, we would love to help you.

Start Your Own Business in Brent contains resources and the information that will help give your venture the best chance of success. It also highlights organisations who offer friendly advice and the services that you are likely to need as a new startup or local business owner.

Grants | Networking groups | Business advice | Mentoring | Co-working spaces

Starting a business in Brent

Local help for startups

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

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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 Resources

Getting it right from the start can help to prevent problems later.

To help you with this we have created a vast selection of resources and they are all completely free!

FREE startup workshops

If you are thinking about starting a business, our FREE three-hour ONLINE workshop is definitely for you!

Open to everyone, our sole aim is to increase your chances of success. We do that by explaining:

The reality of running a business; the most common pitfalls and how to avoid them; which legal status is likely to be most suitable; funding, grants and managing your money; business planning and cashflow forecasting; finding and keeping customers.

Latest articles

You don't know what you don't know!

The prospect of starting a new business can be incredibly exciting but should be approached with care. You have probably heard scary stories about how many start-ups fail in the early stages. You can make sure that you are not one of them by learning as much as possible before you launch. Over the years, we have collected lots of articles which will show you what has worked well for other start-ups and the putfalls to avoid.

Free Startup Guide

Start Your Own Business in Brent

Download the 2024 edition of our Free Start Your Own Business guide

An interactive step-by-step guide which also includes all of the most important subjects covered in an easy-to-read way with links to useful online 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.

There is also plenty of help available in the area and much of it is free - please do make the most of it.

Read more about what our Free guide contains and how you can download it.
Starting a business in Brent

Key Contacts in Brent

'You don't know what you don't know' is a phrase that is so applicable to starting a new business.

Brent is a great place for start-ups but your chances of success are dramatically improved if you make the most of the support that is available locally. Click on logos to visit their websites.

Property

Squarepoint Chartered Surveyors
Squarepoint Chartered Surveyors is dedicated to offering clients reliable, transparent property advice with an attentive and client-centric service. Working with residential and commercial property across London and beyond, see the website for a full range of services or call the team today to discuss the specific needs of your project. Should you have any questions, the friendly team will be happy to help you.
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Advice

Federation of Self Employed & Small Businesses
Federation of Small Businesses are experts in business. Formed in 1974, we are a non-profit making and non-political organisation whose member base covers the length and breadth of the UK. Our aim is to help smaller businesses achieve their ambitions. We realise this aim by offering our members a wide range of vital business services including advice, financial expertise, support and powerful voice in government, influencing the decisions that affect their businesses. Contact your local representative: Jay Pawagadhi on 07726 117 238
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Advice

London Business Advice
London Business Advice provides support across London on all aspects of running a business, from start-up advice to business growth and business planning. We can help you:
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Advice

Brent Council
When starting a business there are many things to consider. You will need to research your market and identify what finances and resources you will need to get started. You will need to complete research and organise your ideas by setting these out in a business plan. There are a number of organisations in Brent that provide support and advice on how to start up a business or work for yourself.
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Advice

SEIDS
SEIDs is a charity whose mission is to help people who are unemployed or underemployed find decent, meaningful and dignified work through self-employment, training and living wage job opportunities. Help starting a business | We provide a range of free business programmes, both face to face and online, that enable people to acquire the skills, confidence and networks to start their own business. Mentoring - we partner with businesses to offer tailored mentoring support for our clients. Space - we have a range of offices, meeting rooms and coworking desks available for rent in our newly refurbished space in Wembley. Empire Way, Wembley HA9 0RJ
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Advice

South Kilburn Trust
Business and Enterprise Advice. If you have an idea for an organisation or business, or want to grow your existing business, get in touch with one of our expert advisers, Julian and Chris. Both have significant business experience. Free training and networking available too. Make an appointment today! Contact Chris chris@southkilburntrust.org and Julian julian@southkilburntrust.org
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Networking

Business Networking North London
Currently we are offering Networking groups in Enfield and Barnet, North London. These give local business people a chance to meet face to face in what has become a virtual world. We offer a relaxed environment to mix, mingle and do business. By building relationships we gain knowledge and when we build knowledge we also build and gain trust. And as we all know with that we build revenue. BNNL offer a cost effective way of doing just that. We look forward to seeing you at one of our meetings soon.
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Networking

The Lonely Middle Club - From Startup Hive
Starting a business is exciting, and succeeding is rewarding, but what about the bit between? You know, that bit that’s full of self-doubt, endless repetition and feelings of being out of your comfort zone? We call it ‘The Lonely Middle’ and it’s one of the hardest parts of creating a successful business. We know, we’ve been there. So, we created The Lonely Middle Club to help you through it. Each month you get exclusive content to help give you the knowledge and inspiration to succeed. Plus, you get access to a private members-only Facebook group where you can get advice and network with small business owners who are going through similar challenges to you. If you want even more, you can download our 51 worksheets, guides, and journals all designed to do one thing, and one thing only… help you get through ‘The Lonely Middle’ and achieve your business goals. Visit our website today to join the club and benefit from our members price lock and full no questions asked money-back guarantee.
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Advice

Business London Start-Up and Micro Business Programme
A new integrated network of business support agencies providing free advice and guidance. Entrepreneurs wanting to start a business in West London and Small Businesses or wanting to grow in West London can now call one Central number for free business advice.
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Networking

North London Enterprise Club
As an Enterprise Club member you can: Attend our regular monthly meetings where you will have the opportunity of networking with other members; Promote your business by making a short presentation at a networking meeting Receive regular newsletters and other information by post and e-mail; Advertise in our newsletters from time to time at no cost; The right to join the North London Credit Union, an organisation offering savings and access to loans at very good rates; Join the North London Chamber of Commerce at a massive introductory discount; Benefit from in-depth business advice from Enterprise Enfield and our other partners at discounted rates or at no cost; A post in an online directory through KallMeBack.co.uk
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Start-up articles

100's of free startup articles

We have created a collection of 100s of startup articles to help anyone with whatever stage they are on with their business journey. Hundreds of thousands of people have gone before you and we can learn from what they got right and avoid the things that have been proved not to work so well.

You can see the full list of 'articles' at: How to start a business