So you want to start a business?
If you’re thinking of starting your own business, did you know there are lots of ways we can help you achieve this goal. Our expert advisers can help you get off to a flying start, giving you the tools you need to make a success of it.
Want to know more about the kind of assistance we can help you access? Take a look below:
General advice & guidance
- Cumbria LEP Business Support: https://www.thecumbrialep.co.uk/business-support/
- Guidance from Government: https://www.gov.uk/set-up-business
- Princes Trust: https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/help-for-young-people/support-starting-business
- Chamber of Commerce Business Start up Support programme: https://www.cumbriachamber.co.uk/business-support/business-start-up
Specialist guidance
- Cumbria Social Enterprise Partnership: https://secumbria.org/
- Community Catalyst Cumbria: https://www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/
- Young Entrepreneurs in Copeland: https://www.copeland.gov.uk/node/47493
Finance & Funding
- Startup Loans Company: https://www.startuploans.co.uk/
- Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund: https://www.npif.co.uk/
- Innovate UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/innovate-uk
- Enterprise Answers: https://www.enterpriseanswers.co.uk/
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