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Where to find business support organisations who help start-ups.

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Businesses in Hertfordshire are more likely to succeed if they seek and act upon the advice of a professional business adviser. This page should point you in the right direction.

"You don't know, what you don't know" is a great saying and so applicable to starting a business. There are so many considerations in the early stages that taking advice from an experienced business adviser will dramatically increase your chances of success.

See list of local business support organisations below.

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If you are based in in Hertfordshire or offer a product or service which could help existing local businesses and start-ups, we would love you to help you reach them. Our aim is to increase the chances of every new business's success by highlighting the help that is available in the area.

You are able to add a free listing or act as our recommended local partner for only £10 per year!

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We are happy to promote anyone who is prepared to offer friendly support to local start-ups.

Our local partners have been kind enough to help us and are keen to help you too.

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If you would like some free friendly advice from a trusted local partner, please complete the form.

There will not be any pressure nor will you be under any obligation to buy paid services.

Alternatively you can contact Andy Pringle at andy@syob.net and he can help guide you with more information or suggest the best person to contact.

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Hertfordshire Business Advisors

Trust Business Partners LLP
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
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Advice for Business Start-Ups in Hertford
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.
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Stanta - Herts Start Up Programme (HSUP)
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
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Clifton Consulting
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.
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Hertsmere Council - Starting a Business
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.
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Levelling Up
Levelling Up means creating opportunities for everyone across the UK by: improving jobs, pay and living standards making streets safer protecting health and wellbeing investing in high streets and town centres improving local transport Opportunities wherever you areThe UK Government is investing 13 billion in Levelling Up projects for local people and local businesses across the country to help grow the economy, create jobs, improve transport and provide skills training and local business support. You can find local projects from this page.
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Watford Borough Council - Starting and Growing a Business
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.
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East Herts Council - Business Support
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.
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Dacorum Council - 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
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Hertfordshire Growth Hub
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
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UK Research & Innovation
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.
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Enterprise Hertfordshire
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
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North Hertfordshire District Council
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
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Department for Business & Trade
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.
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Start Up and Grow Your Business
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.
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Prowess- Women in Business
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.
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University of Hertfordshire - Start a Business
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.
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Freelance Heroes
The Freelance Heroes portal is the best place for UK freelancers and small business owners to be seen and get the support they need. Whether you’re starting out, settling in to or scaling up your freelance business, navigating the changing marketplace can be challenging. That’s why on top of essential practical support, our community provides the moral support to help you go it alone without feeling alone. We like to think of our members as virtual business sidekicks; always there, when you need them. Free membership includes: fortnightly emails with tips and news; the right to access advice and support through our 10,000 strong community of freelancers; invites to our community events.
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Hertfordshire Council - Business Advice
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.
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Let's Do Business Group
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
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Hertfordshire Growth Hub
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
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The Hertfordshire Start-up Programme
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.
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Hertfordshire LEP (Local Enterprise Partnership)
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.
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Andrew Ludlam
Offering business advice and support across Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire Business Advice is dedicated to helping local enterprises grow, develop and succeed.
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Concentric Partners Ltd
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
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Inspire2Enterprise
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.
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Martin Munro
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.
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