Business Advice Harpenden

Trust Business Partners help businesses Simplify, Transform & Grow. We are a hands-on, business consultancy offering advisory services and support in sales and marketing, networking and developing your sales approach We are considered to be an authority in Channel sales - Channel recruitment, Channel Enablement, Sales Enablement - targeted selling and pipeline building and Strategy and Sales Operations

12 hours of free business advice and training for Hertfordshire based new, start up and established micro businesses (up to 3½ years old) The 12 hours of support might consist of: * 2 hr business advice meeting with an experienced business adviser * Assistance with registering the business with HMRC and Companies House * Attend Business Planning workshop (6 hrs), topics covered are: – Understand the process of creating a business plan from research, through to preparing, to implementation – Understand key strategy issues – Develop a marketing plan – Understand key financial data – cash flow, profit and loss * Attend a training course of your choice (2hrs), see our list of forthcoming courses: http:stanta.co.ukeventworkshops * Attend a legal surgery (45 mins) if you have a specific legal query; such as commercial contracts, intellectual property – this is optional, not obligatory * Final 2hrs – you choose: attend another training workshop or have a free business advice follow up At a business advice meeting, you will receive personalised advice and a detailed reference pack, along with a follow-up email indicating the key action points. The advice may include everything you need to set up your business, from practical, legal and financial information through to a thorough analysis of your business strategy. This evaluation will include a review of any competitive advantages that you may have (e.g. useful contacts or experience), potential or current customers, competitors, pricing structure, SWOT* analysis and planned marketing activity.

Being a Business Start-Up can be a nerve-wracking experience, with so much to do and so many questions you need answers to. The good news is, you dont need to do it completely alone. There are a surprising amount of local and national organisations willing to give valuable advice, help, support and mentoring for new business owners, and a lot of it is free.Our advice is to therefore take full advantage of the support these organisations are offering. Weve compiled a list of some of the best providers of advice for business start-ups in Hertford.

Herts Start Up Programme (HSUP) offers 12 hours of advice and training and the good news is that this is at no cost to you! If you havent yet registered your business, you can attend an initial meeting to receive advice on the next best routes forward, including registering your business. Once this is done, you can choose how you use up the 12 hours by attending any of our training courses and a follow up one to one business advice meeting. St Albans Enterprise Agency Ltd, Suite 19STANTA Business Centre, 3 Soothouse Spring, St. Albans, Herts AL3 6PF

We have over 20 years experience working with business owners in all areas of business funding and cash flow management. We are known to be innovative and creative. You work hard to achieve success in your business. You owe it to yourself to explore all possibilities. Talk to us today about successful business funding options and opportunities.

Are you thinking of starting a business? The Hertfordshire Start-up Programme, is for pre-start, start-up and businesses under 3 years. This FREE programme gives residents and businesses in Hertfordshire access to 12 hours of free business start-up support worth 1400.

There are a range of specialist business support programmes available to help Watford businesses grow and Watford Council's website contains an up-to-date list of providers.

Enabling a flourishing local economy is one of the Council's three top priorities. We have lots of information to help businesses, including how we can support existing local businesses and how we can help new businesses. East Herts Councils' website business section includes details about starting a business as well as growing a business, apprenticeships, grant funding and tourism and business.

Dacorum Borough Council have included a business section on their website. This covers: Business, licenses and permits, business rates, environment, property and land, planning and development, commissioning and regeneration. Dacorum Borough Council, The Forum, Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 1DN

Hertfordshire Growth Hub is the countys flagship business support provider. Powered by Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership, were driven to help local businesses by offering instant access to advice, resources, events and other support providers, all in one convenient place. Were part of a powerful network of 38 Local Enterprise Partnership-led Growth Hubs across England that integrate national and local business support. Funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and, in some cases, the European Regional Development Fund, all Growth Hubs provide locally tailored support and advice to connect businesses with the right experts for their specific business needs. Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership Limited, One Garden City, Broadway, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3BF

We invest in research and innovation to enrich lives, drive economic growth, and create jobs and high-quality public services across the UK. We are transforming tomorrow together.

B2B Marketplace: Browse and buy products and services to help grow your business from best-of- breed suppliers. Specially selected by us based on reputation, value for money, quality of service and much more. Enabling you to save time, money and hassle and get on with what you do bestFREE Business Advice: By entrepreneur with 45 years experience, building one startup into market leader in EuropeFREE Digital Marketing Starter Kit: Arrange business listings, email marketing campaigns, social media posts, customer reviews, reputation enhancement and advertising management tools to attract new customersFREE Business Performance Reports: on how your business is performing online and how it compares to competitors FREE Learning Tools: Videos and guides from well known experts on how to grow your business and succeed online

North Hertfordshire District Council's website contains a section dedicated to helping local business and this includes a page about starting a new business. Starting a new business can be a daunting task. North Hertfordshire has a free service offering online and face to face support to entrepreneurs looking to start a business or in the early stages of business development. For more information and to talk to someone direct, visit: https://www.wenta.co.uk/business-advice. Additionally GOV.UK provides useful information and advice on what you need to do to set up a business. Address: Council Offices, Gernon Road, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3JF

The Department for Business & Trade helps businesses export and grow into global markets. We also help overseas companies locate and grow in the UK. Our services are provided in over 100 markets throughout the world. We are passionate about what we do. Thats why we constantly review our services in light of customer feedback and the impact they offer, which means theyll vary from time to time.

Starting a business can be exciting and scary in equal measure. There is so much to think about and so much to do. It can all seem overwhelming and it’s easy to lose track. However, starting a business doesn’t have to be difficult or complicated especially if you follow a logical process. You need to stay focused and organised, putting the fundamentals in place before you attempt to start trading.

Prowess is the online hub for women-friendly business support, inspiration and information. Our vision is an environment where women in business can flourish. Be inspired Prowess is full of stories and shared experiences from women who’ve made their own way in business. Everyone has a story to tell. And women who are thinking of starting a business – and those looking to grow – say there aren’t enough stories of real women in business out there. In our recent survey 43% said they wanted to read more experiences and case studies from ‘real’ women in business! Read them here, or submit your own here.

There is lots of free support available for students who are interested in starting a business or freelancing. This section of their website covers: being an entrepreneur, support for your business startup, competitions for new businesses, events for business startup, co-working space for new businesses and business services. Get in touch with the Careers and Employment team if you have any queries.

Whether you need a quick answer about legal compliance, tailored advice for your business or ongoing professional support, Hertfordshire's Trading Standards team can help.

With the ability to help businesses across all sectors, our team can offer business consultancy services to help you achieve your goals. The Let’s Do Business Group can provide virtual business consultancy services through our team of business professionals and quality assured consultants. Whether its developing a business plan or strategy, coaching or mentoring of senior staff and business owners, or just being a sounding board our team are here to help. We offer a free initial consultation so that we understand your needs, and you get to know us. We will then agree how we will work together and our fees – this could be from a one off session, a short support programme or a longer term project. We also have access to a range of other business specialists to help you with anything from Marketing to HR – so whatever your need, we can find a solution. Contact the team today at https://www.letsdobusinessgroup.co.uk/contact-us or email info@ldbgroup.co.uk

The central point of access for business support in Hertfordshire. Powered by Hertfordshire LEP, Hertfordshire Growth Hub helps businesses to grow, scale-up and innovate. Hertfordshire Growth Hub is the entry point to all business support provision within the county and is responsible for the seamless coordination, alignment and collaboration of services. Working in tandem with publicly funded support services and commercial suppliers, Hertfordshire Growth Hub provides access to tailored advice, training and mentoring for SMEs to accelerate their business, from early stage growth advice through the Get Enterprising programme to scale-up support directly from the Growth Hub. Address: One Garden City, Broadway, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3BF

The Hertfordshire Start-up Programme gives you access to 12 hours of free business support worth 1400 to help you start your business, survive and thrive. This can be in the form of workshops and networking, one-to-one business advice in person and online, incubation workspace usage and access to grants. The programme is funded by the European Regional Development Fund and supported by Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership. This package of support available to you is being delivered by Wenta in partnership with STANTA.

It is our guiding principle to grow Hertfordshire smartly as a perfect place to live, work and do business and we bring together key partners from local business, academia, the third and public sectors to achieve this.Our ambition is to secure Hertfordshires place as a world-leading economy - one of the top three in the country outside London - by securing future revenue streams and the successful delivery of projects identified in our Strategic Economic Plan, a long-term blueprint for smart economic growth in the county.

Offering business advice and support across Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire Business Advice is dedicated to helping local enterprises grow, develop and succeed.

So why do YOU need Help from Avalon? If you run, or are thinking of setting up, an SME (or small business) - then you may be in for a shock. Things have changed. There was a time when all you needed was a good idea, a yellow pages advert and a phone number and you were set. Not any more. The business world has changed dramatically over the past 20 years, even more so in recent times due to the recession. Whilst a few local businesss have gone global, a huge number of well known and less-well know retailers, manufacturers & suppliers have all failed, taking dreams, jobs and expertise with them. There is no quick and easy solution. You need to be better than the competition and have skills in marketing, IT, customer service, management & finance as well as a great idea in the first place! A large percentage of small businesss fail in years one to five because the senior management do not have some, or any, of the above skills. So rather than waste time, effort, blood sweat and tears - why not acquire the skills you need from day one? Avalon can offer you: 10 Years experience as an SME Managing Director & Company Owner Certified with both BA Hons Business Studies & Qualifications in Business & Finance Specialise in Digital Marketing, IT, & Business Troubleshooting. Past Current member of BNI, Which Trusted, The EC & Web. Many additional years experience in customer service management Specialties SME Troubleshooting, SME IT Analysis, Digital Marketing for SMEs, Loan for start-up companies (under 12 months), Dead stock disposal, Cost reduction services, Virtual Back Office functionality, Process Improvement, Small business help, Covering the UK

Provision of Business Advisory and Accountancy Services also including strategic expertise in Marketing, Operations, Leadership and Management. Start-Up packages including many free services covering both compliance, accounting and non-financial expertise

Inspire2Enterprise provides unique support, information and advice to any individual or organisation in the UK looking to start, run or grow a business where society profits. We offer free advice, no matter the stage of your social enterprise journey. Even if you simply have an idea or rough concept, we’d love to help.

I help forward-thinking business owners grow their business, increase profitability and improve their lives by leveraging local business advisory boards, private business coaching and using our proprietary tools. My business owner advisory boards expand your thinking beyond your particular industry providing out of the box perspectives to spur new ways of doing business in a safe, confidential environment. Business Coaching Sessions provide a trusted advisor you can count on to help you increase business performance, work through business opportunities and challenges, achieve greater success and truly live the personal and professional life you desire. TAB offers an on-line MRI for your business designed to address ten key areas of performance that affect practically every business.

Omni Financial are a firm of independent financial advisers based in St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Our team of independent financial advisers (IFAs) have a wealth of experience, and can help you to achieve your financial goals, whatever they may be. We believe the way we work sets us apart. Every client is unique so we think its important that every client receives professional advice with a personal approach. Our services cover all the key areas of financial advice with especial focus of: - Savings and investment - Equity Release - Wills and Inheritance Tax - Cost of care - Mortgages - Pensions Based in St Albans, we have clients in Hertfordshire, London and further afield.

Need help with starting or developing your business? Do you have a business problem you need to understand better or on which you want to get an independent view? STANTA can help with: one-to-one general business advice, information from its extensive database, remotely-accessed training, legal and financial surgeries, seminars and local contacts and networking opportunities, as well as its: low-risk business premises for small businesses requiring under 1,000 sq ft. We often help people develop their business plans and act as an impartial sounding board for business ideas. We are engaged with the local community, and approach our clients in a friendly and informal way, focusing on their needs rather than having any agenda of our own.

Over six years experience with a Will and Trust company dealing with Personal and Business Legal Matters. WE SPECIALISE IN : - Wills - Property Trusts - Lasting Powers of Attorney - Asset trusts - Pre-paid probate - Pre-paid funeral plans. Its not about the Money - its about the legacy you leave behind! I would also be pleased to hear from Accountants with a view to advising their Corporate Client Bank on Professional legal needs with a view to fee sharing.