Do you need to write a business plan in order to raise finance or access grants? Or to share and agree details of your business idea with partners? Or do you simply want to create a comprehensive plan so you can feel more confident that you have thought everything through and checked that your business ideas are likely to work financially before going ahead? If so, this course will show you how.

What we will cover:

• different types of planning

• goal setting

• the business model canvas

• resources available at BIPC that can assist

• how to complete a formal business plan

• business plan financials

• costing and sales forecasting

• how to do a cashflow forecast

• next steps

After the workshop, we will send you a business plan template that you can use to build your own plan. The workshop is suitable for both pre-start and trading businesses. We will be using a startup business plan template as a guide during the course however it is very easily adapted to be used by a trading business and the process of writing a formal plan is identical regardless of what stage of your business is at. If you are pre-start and are very new to business and/or are not clear on what you will do as a business idea yet, we recommend that you do our introductory Thinking About Business workshop before coming on this one.

About this event

This webinar is provided by BIPC Bristol and is free of charge for residents and businesses based in the Bristol area. It is part of a series covering the basics of starting, running and growing a business. Library resources and IP concepts are introduced and explained where relevant in an accessible and integrated way.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD ONLINE

A secure Zoom link will be sent to all attendees prior to the workshop.

Numbers will be limited to enable a high quality and interactive experience for participants. We anticipate that the course will be oversubscribed and that there will be a wait list. If you book and later find you cannot attend please advise us ASAP so that someone else can benefit from your place.

This is part of a series of 5 online workshops for pre-start-ups, start-up businesses, SMEs and entrepreneurs covering the basics of starting, running and growing a business. You can book onto individual or multiple workshops in the series, please check and follow our BIPC Bristol Eventbrite pages for dates and times.

Workshops in the series are:

• Thinking About Business
• Business Marketing Basics
• Business Planning
• Business Finance Basics
• Business Growth Basics

About your trainer

Emma Smith is a SFEDI accredited business adviser who lives in Bristol and has real world experience of being in business. She specialises in supporting start-ups and those in their early years of trading. Since 2007, she has assisted hundreds of people across the city, from all sorts of backgrounds and industries, to start and run their ventures.

About BIPC Bristol

Helping you to start and grow your small business with free resources, 1:1 support, advice clinics & workshops

The Business & IP Centre Bristol supports people to start, protect and grow their businesses. Visit Bristol Central Library to access our free market research and intellectual property databases and take part in our regular programme of workshops and events.

FAQs

What is your refund policy?

Our events are free, but places are limited and events are usually oversubscribed. Please give two working days’ notice via email if you wish to cancel.

Can I attend if I'm not a member of the library?

Absolutely! Any Bristol based business or person with a business idea is welcome. Though we always recommend joining the library as it's free and will make accessing our databases, books and publications much easier.

How can I find out about any news & upcoming events?

Follow us on Eventbrite and you can also follow us on Twitter and Instagram for the latest news and events. For more information on BIPC Bristol check out our web pages: https://www.bristol.gov.uk/BIPC

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