Business Advice St Helens Borough

Cheshire East Council have forged strong links with business support agencies, community groups and other local authorities to help local businesses overcome the current financial and economic challenges by ensuring they access the support and advice available to them. There are a wide range of services designed to help new, existing and relocating businesses in the Borough, including business planning, financial support, events and online safety for businesses. Many of these services are free to businesses based in Cheshire East. For further information on the range of support the Economic Development Service can offer your business, please see the Skills & Growth website for more information.

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If you are thinking of becoming self-employed, starting a business, or have recently become self-employed or started your business, we can help you to navigate the support available to help you establish and grow your business.

Learn more about local and national support programmes. Find appropriate supply chains and networks, including events and training opportunities. Access information on available commercial sites and premises through an online database. Recruit staff - including apprenticeship, traineeships and t-level information and guidance; there is also Health and Wellbeing support. Grants and funding information. Exporting advice for those already trading and those looking to start. Information and guidance on how to start a business

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.

John Grimes Consultancy is a new type of business consultancy firm that has one very clear and firm objective: to enable people to establish their own businesses by allowing them to tap into a wealth of expertise in an instant and to supply valuable insight, information, knowledge, and expert support to entrepreneurs, small and medium enterprises (SME) and top executives to help

Cheshire West and Chester Council's website has a section dedicated to helping local businesses and startups. It covers: Trading Standards, Planning and Building Control, LIcensing and Permits, Environmental Health, Let's Talk Business, Connecting Cheshire, Sites and premises, Health and safety, Business rates.

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.

Theres two parts to our Cheshire and Warrington Business Growth Programme: Starter, and Growth. Through both, you'll learn how to grow your idea or existing company. Starter: Youve had a great idea and want to set up a company but youre not sure how. And thats where we can help! Well support you to get to the point where you can launch. And well give you tools to help you to continue to grow your business in a sustainable, achievable way. Growth: Setting up a business can feel stressful and lonely and that first 12 months can be overwhelming. This part of the programme is to support business owners whove worked incredibly hard to start a business and stabilise it but arent sure how to continue growing.

GET RESULTS offer Business Advice, Mentoring, Coaching and Training to Businesses of any size. We help our clients find their way to growth by adding outside perspectives and wide business expertise. We work with businesses through engagement - Our motto is that the first meeting will only cost you a cup of Coffee which is on us if you come to see us in Macclesfield. We also guarantee that you will walk away with some new insights and ideas.