Getting Started

Getting Started

Business Basics is THE guide to start-up This workshop covers the essential ‘nuts and bolts’ of starting up.

By Bolton Library and Museum Services

Date and time

Fri, 6 Jun 2025 10:00 - 13:00 GMT+1

Location

Bolton Central Library and Museum

Le Mans Crescent Bolton BL1 1SE United Kingdom

About this event

  • Event lasts 3 hours

Join Wendy Breakell, entrepreneur and named one of the top 50 business advisors in the North West, for this three hour workshop covering the practicalities of starting and growing your business.


This workshop covers the essential ‘nuts and bolts’ of starting up and running a successful enterprise, including:


• Legal structures – self employed, limited company etc.


• Business planning & Business Model Canvas• Start up business models• Costs, Cashflow, Finance and Tax• Pricing


And more…….


To join this workshop you or your business needs to have a postcode within Greater Manchester.


You also need to be:


The owner of a business


OR


An aspiring entrepreneur with a business idea you want to develop.


Build a Business in GM Libraries is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.


For more information go to: www.buildabusinessgm.org


Please note that you will be required to register with Build a Business before you attend, and that you will be sent a separate registration form once you have booked a place.

Frequently asked questions

How do I find the venue?

Bolton Central Library Le Mans Crescent Bolton BL1 1SE. We’ll be in Meeting Room 2. The nearest car park is the NCP Octagon Theatre, Bolton, BL1 1SN. This is two minutes’ walk from the library. It costs £6.50 for 4 hours. Bolton’s bus/rail interchange is on Newport St , a six minute walk away.