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How to Start a Business in Nationwide

Free start-up resources and useful local contacts.

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How to Start a Business in Nationwide

Starting a business in Nationwide

If you are thinking about starting a business in Nationwide or would like to grow your existing business, we would love to help you.

Start Your Own Business in Nationwide contains resources and the information that will help give your venture the best chance of success. It also highlights organisations who offer friendly advice and the services that you are likely to need as a new startup or local business owner.

Grants | Networking groups | Business advice | Mentoring | Co-working spaces

Starting a business in Nationwide

Free Startup Guide

Start Your Own Business in 2021

Download the 2025 edition of our Free Start Your Own Business guide

An interactive step-by-step guide which also includes all of the most important subjects covered in an easy-to-read way with links to useful online articles and relevant contacts.

The idea of starting your own business can be incredibly exciting and who can blame you for being tempted?

However, the sad truth is that far too many new enterprises fail in the early stages. Our aim is to make sure that you don't become one of them.

This guide explains the key start-up subjects in simple English.

There is also plenty of help available in the area and much of it is free - please do make the most of it.

Read more about what our Free guide contains and how you can download it.

Local partners

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.

Free Startup Resources

Getting it right from the start can help to prevent problems later.

To help you with this we have created a vast selection of resources and they are all completely free!

Local help for startups

There is plenty of help for startups in Nationwide but where can it be found?

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Latest articles

You don't know what you don't know!

The prospect of starting a new business can be incredibly exciting but should be approached with care. You have probably heard scary stories about how many start-ups fail in the early stages. You can make sure that you are not one of them by learning as much as possible before you launch. Over the years, we have collected lots of articles which will show you what has worked well for other start-ups and the putfalls to avoid.

Starting a business in Nationwide

Key Contacts in Nationwide

'You don't know what you don't know' is a phrase that is so applicable to starting a new business.

Nationwide is a great place for start-ups but your chances of success are dramatically improved if you make the most of the support that is available locally. Click on logos to visit their websites.

Online Marketing

Selling Online Support Ltd
We're eBay expert advice, online selling consultancy and account management specialists. As eBay UK experts with a wealth of real life, practical business experience, both in selling on eBay and other online platforms – we know how to help your business grow. Our team analyses everything eBay – from SEO to Optimisation to latest developments – and pass on the results to you, giving you a competitive advantage. We also manage accounts on a monthly basis. We understand that your business is unique… One-size-fits-all approaches will never help your company reach its full potential so all our advice is specific to your business. We can provide: * eBay Analysis Report * eBay SEO and Optimisation * Managed eBay Accounts – Monthly Subscription Services * Other eBay Services * Website Review * Translation Services * SEO Packages * Video and Film Services * Create an e-Commerce Website * Social Media Services First we analyse what the situation is, what you are doing correctly and where the opportunities are to improve. Once we have this information, the recommendations can be used to optimise the account and finally, once the account is optimised, we will help you develop and grow your business on eBay. There is no point in developing the account if there are basic improvements to be made through optimisation; and we can’t know what optimisation to make until the analysis has been completed. Please contact us to discuss your requirements.
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Directories

Companies Registration Office
The Companies Registration Office is the central repository of public statutory information on Irish companies and business names. The CRO operates under the aegis of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
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Advice

IDA Ireland
Irelands inward investment promotion agency, IDA Ireland (Industrial Development Agency) is responsible for the attraction and development of foreign investment in Ireland.
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Advice

Self Employed Supports
Selfemployedsupports.ie is provided by the Citizens Information Board. This microsite provides public service information for self-employed people whose incomes are reduced.
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Advice

Business Regulation
The purpose of this portal is to help you identify the main regulations which affect your business and to provide links to the relevant agencies and their guidance, tools and contact points.
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Advice

Citizens Information
If you are thinking of starting a business there are a number of issues you need to consider. Different supports and regulations apply, depending on your particular situation. You may be employed, unemployed or someone who is coming from outside Ireland to set up a business. This document highlights some of the important information you need to know with links to relevant topics.
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Advice

Enterprise Ireland
Enterprise Ireland is the government organisation responsible for the development and growth of Irish enterprises in world markets. We work in partnership with Irish enterprises to help them start, grow, innovate and win export sales on global markets. In this way, we support sustainable economic growth, regional development and secure employment.
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Networking

BNI Ireland
BNI provides a structured, supportive, business environment in which local business people can get together to network, learn valuable new marketing skills and develop the strong personal relationships that lead to trust and the consequent generation of significant business for each other.
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Networking

Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland
oining Rotary opens up huge networking opportunities to benefit you and your business. Networking Opportunities - Rotary consists of a cross-section from every business community and its members come from all walks of life. By taking part in local, regional and national Rotary initiatives, you will meet a wealth of other professionals that could help your business.
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Networking

Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association
ISME, is the only Independent Business Organisation in Ireland, which means that we are owned and run by ownermanagers, like you, and not part of the Big Business group.
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Directory

Companies Registration Office
For all company related queries. The Companies Registration Office, Parnell House, 14 Parnell Square, Dublin 1, Ireland.
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Start-up articles

100's of free startup articles

We have created a collection of 100s of startup articles to help anyone with whatever stage they are on with their business journey. Hundreds of thousands of people have gone before you and we can learn from what they got right and avoid the things that have been proved not to work so well.

You can see the full list of 'articles' at: How to start a business