Building Your E-Commerce Business

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This practical session is for pre-start and early-stage business owners who want to get to grips with what it really takes to build an online business that works.

In around 40 minutes, Matt Gilbert from Versantus will cover the key decisions involved in getting started: building your own shop vs. using marketplaces like Amazon and Etsy, choosing a platform, sorting fulfilment (including local Oxfordshire options), getting found online, and where AI can genuinely help. We'll then open up for Q&A.

About the speaker: Matt Gilbert is Managing Director at Versantus and has worked in web development and marketing agencies for over 25 years, helping businesses of all sizes move from offline to online.

Minimal Financial Assistance (MFA) scheme

The Growth Hub programme operates a Minimal Financial Assistance (MFA) scheme. All SMEs which receive support under this programme are being aided under the UK Subsidy Control Act (2022) and The Subsidy Control (Gross Cash Amount and Gross Cash Equivalent) Regulations (2022 No. 1186).

MFA allows a beneficiary to receive up to £315,000 of Subsidy over a three-fiscal year period (i.e. the current and previous two fiscal years). The value of MFA given is the gross cash amount or the gross cash equivalent of the subsidy. The MFA value of this webinar is £416.50.

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