Start Smart: Creating Strong Business Foundations

💡Start Smart: Creating Strong Business Foundations (90-minute Webinar)

📌 With Carl Southwell, Startup Street

What to Expect

This is not ninety minutes of heavy theory. It’s clear, simple guidance with light interaction built in. Expect short prompts, quick polls, moments to jot ideas down and space to reflect on what you want to build.

👩‍💻 You’ll learn:

• Legal & tax essentials – made simple A high-level, no-jargon introduction to the practical basics you need to be aware of when starting out. No deep training – just the foundations.

• How to test your idea quickly Identify the problem you solve, the value you offer and how to judge whether there’s a real market for what you want to do.

• Create a simple 30-second pitch A friendly introduction to crafting a short pitch that helps you explain your idea clearly and confidently.

• Build your one-page business plan See how all the pieces join up. You’ll leave with a simple structure you can use straight away to map out your next steps.

• AI shortcuts for startups Learn how to use AI tools to spark name ideas, draft pitches, build customer profiles and complete quick research tasks — helping you save time and move faster.

🎯 Why Attend?

Starting a business can feel overwhelming — but it doesn’t have to be. In just ninety minutes, you’ll get:

• A clearer understanding of what matters most right now
  
• Practical tools you can use the same day
  
• Confidence to take your next step
  
• A sense of direction and momentum
  
• A strong foundation to build on through future workshops and support
  

This session won’t give you everything you’ll ever need — but it will give you the right start. And if you decide to go further, we’ll signpost you to wider support and deeper workshops.

✨ About Your Trainer – Carl Southwell, Startup Street

Carl Southwell helps early stage founders get clear, confident and ready to move. He runs Startup Street, supporting people to turn early ideas into real businesses through simple tools, straightforward planning and a strong focus on action. Carl has spent years working with local communities, councils, sports foundations and business networks, helping thousands of people start and grow projects that make a real difference. His style is practical and encouraging, cutting out the noise and showing people what actually works in the real world. Carl brings energy, modern thinking and a genuine passion for helping founders take their first steps.