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How to Start a Business in North Northamptonshire

Free start-up resources and useful local contacts.

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How to Start a Business in North Northamptonshire

Starting a business in North Northamptonshire

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

Start Your Own Business in North Northamptonshire 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 North Northamptonshire

Local help for startups

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

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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!

FREE startup workshops

If you are thinking about starting a business, our FREE three-hour ONLINE workshop is definitely for you!

Open to everyone, our sole aim is to increase your chances of success. We do that by explaining:

The reality of running a business; the most common pitfalls and how to avoid them; which legal status is likely to be most suitable; funding, grants and managing your money; business planning and cashflow forecasting; finding and keeping customers.

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.

Free Startup Guide

Start Your Own Business in 2021

Download the 2024 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.
Starting a business in North Northamptonshire

Key Contacts in North Northamptonshire

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

North Northamptonshire 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.

Networking

Kettering Business Network
We are a not for profit business network for start up and SME businesses in Kettering, Desborough and surrounding villages. Our network is free to join.
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Advice

Starting a business checklist
Use our helpful checklist to make sure you have done everything you need to with East Northamptonshire Council when starting your business Whether you're starting up a dog grooming business or opening a bakery, East Northamptonshire Council has a wide range of services that are of use to someone just getting started. Some of these may be regulatory, which simply means you have to let us know you’re setting up a business, for example Business Rates or planning.
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Mentoring

Alan Price
Helping you to start and grow your business. I am a coach, mentor and adviser with many years experience in running and advising businesses. I will help you think and plan your business strategically, and give you the tools to set targets and goals, and measure your progress so you can build on your successes and overcome your weaknesses. I will challenge you, and be there to act as a sounding board and adviser. I will support and cajole you, to get the best out of your performance; and I will call you to account for the actions you decide to take to grow your business. I will help you get out of your own way, so you can start thinking like a business owner, rather than an employee.
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Networking

North Northants Business Network
The North Northants Business Network acts as an interface between the North Northamptonshire Business Community and new unitary North Northamptonshire Local Authority. We hold network meetings in Kettering, Corby, East Northants and Wellingborough to help businesses engage with other local businesses, learn from speakers and grow their business networks.
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Networking

The Lonely Middle Club - From Startup Hive
Starting a business is exciting, and succeeding is rewarding, but what about the bit between? You know, that bit that’s full of self-doubt, endless repetition and feelings of being out of your comfort zone? We call it ‘The Lonely Middle’ and it’s one of the hardest parts of creating a successful business. We know, we’ve been there. So, we created The Lonely Middle Club to help you through it. Each month you get exclusive content to help give you the knowledge and inspiration to succeed. Plus, you get access to a private members-only Facebook group where you can get advice and network with small business owners who are going through similar challenges to you. If you want even more, you can download our 51 worksheets, guides, and journals all designed to do one thing, and one thing only… help you get through ‘The Lonely Middle’ and achieve your business goals. Visit our website today to join the club and benefit from our members price lock and full no questions asked money-back guarantee.
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IT

Kriss Computers
We offer the following services: Full training and advice on any software packages Hardware support & maintenance Software support Home visits or remote support Full training and advice on any hardware Able to offer friendly and professional advice and support Data Recovery Creating Databases Website Design No Fix, No Fee No call out charge CollectionDelivery Service available
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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