Tuesday, 25 June

Day 2: Kickstart Your Business - Get Started (Waltham Forest)

Get Started is an introductory workshop for entrepreneurs and small businesses to progress their business development.

By Business & IP Centre London Network Events

Date and time

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:00 - 17:00 GMT+1

Location

Leytonstone Library

6 Church Lane London E11 1HQ United Kingdom

About this event

7 hours

If you have never attended a Kickstart Your Business workshop before, please fill out the registration form in advance of the session. This form is crucial for our funding purposes (more detail below).

Delivered by Hustle+Heels, a business community and consultancy that comprises over 20,000 start-ups and business owners across London.

Learn how to set up your business and avoid common start-up pitfalls in this interactive and practical all-day workshop. The topics discussed will include marketing, sales and finance, providing you with a start-up survival kit. By the end of the session, you will have the skills, knowledge and confidence to complete a one-page business plan.

The workshop will cover:

• How to register a business

• The basics of financing a start-up and understanding cash flow

• Legal and tax obligations

• Work Life Balance

• How to test if your business idea is viable

• Knowing your customer and your competitors

• Legal structures and how to choose one

• Financing and revenue models

• Policies and procedures

• Compliance obligations

• Legal and tax obligations

• Business licenses, permits and insurance

About your facilitators

Marta Zukowska is an experienced facilitator with over 20 years' experience in delivering leadership development courses for start-up, trade-up and scale-up businesses. She delivers 1-2-1 business support across Haringey and Barnet, and facilitates the delivery of a range of other business support programmes across London.

Dwain Reid is a business consultant with over 15 years’ experience delivering workshops, mentoring and coaching people from across the UK. His mentees have appeared on Dragons Den and he has supported others to secure investment. Dwain is also a business owner, which enables him to share his experiences of achievements and pitfalls to inspire others.

When signing up to Kickstart Your Business, please fill out this registration form as well as registering on Eventbrite. As this project is funded by J.P. Morgan, this is important for our funding purposes. If you have previously completed this form, you do not need to fill this out again.

Please contact bipcldn@bl.uk if you have any queries.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your participation in this event, please contact bipcldn@bl.uk so we can discuss this with you.

These are fully funded programmes. Failure to attend on two separate occasions without prior cancellation will result in you being barred from attending future workshops. This is due to the cost of setting up each workshop and making preparations based on the number of sign-ups. Please refer to our Bookings and Cancellations policy below.

Frequently asked questions

Bookings & Cancellations

These are fully funded programmes so only book if you will be able to attend otherwise it uses up a space that somebody else could have benefitted from. If you can no longer attend after booking, please give 48hrs notice cancellation by contacting bipcldn@bl.uk

Workshop timings

This is a 4 hour full-day workshop which takes place in person. Do arrive promptly before the start of the session to make full use of the support available. There will be comfort breaks, and a lunch break to space out the day. If you have any queries, please contact bipcldn@bl.uk

Eligibility

To take part in the Kickstart Your Business workshops; You should be an aspiring entrepreneur with a business idea you want to develop in London. OR The owner of a business which has been registered at Companies House or a Sole trader based in London.

Organised by

Business & IP Centre London Network Events

Check out our schedule and register your place on our new in-person programme: Kickstart Your Business, taking place at the British Library, as well as across our borough BIPC Local libraries.

Open to all UK business owners across the capital, Kickstart Your Business offers tailored, accessible workshops, which aim to put practical support in place to start and progress with their business development. We have partnered with J.P. Morgan to bring aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners our new two day start-up programme.

Whether it's helping aspiring entrepreneurs turn their business idea into a reality or helping early stage start-ups find the spark they need - our programme and network of five London boroughs delivers grass roots support on your doorstep. Learn the skills, information and know-how you need to build a viable business today.

Find out more on our website

Our partner library network includes the following London boroughs:

Bromley
Greenwich
Lewisham
Waltham Forest
Wandsworth

The Kickstart Your Business workshops are:

"Business Research and Information': Protecting what your business does and creates is key to creating value. In this interactive workshop on Intellectual Property, you’ll learn the practical steps you need to take to own and defend new inventions, products and brands. Topics include all you need to know about patents, designs, trademarks and copyright. This workshop also covers the fundamentals of using the BIPC’s and your library’s resources to develop a strategic roadmap for your business. You will be introduced to concepts like the Value Proposition and to tools like the Business Model Canvas, to help you make informed business decisions, plan and offer value to your customer.
'Get Started': In this high energy and practical workshop, you will find out how to set up your business and avoid common start-up pitfalls. By the end of the day, you will have the skills, knowledge and confidence to complete a one page business plan.

The project is funded by the British Library, five participating London boroughs and generously supported by JP Morgan.