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How to Start a Business in Ruislip

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How to Start a Business in Ruislip

Starting a business in Ruislip

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

Start Your Own Business in Ruislip 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 Ruislip

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!

Starting a Business in in Ruislip

Business advice and support

"Two heads are better than one."

Whether you have been trading for some time, are new to the market or are just thinking about starting a business of your own, it has been proven that your chances of success are considerably improved if you seek support from an experienced business advisor or mentor. You can find out more about both options at Business Advice in Ruislip and Business Mentors in Ruislip.

Funding and grants

Running out of money is one the most common reasons why businesses fail. This risk of this happening to can be avoided (or minimised) by careful planning and cashflow forecasting. If you need additional funds to start or keep your business going, you can learn more about your options and download our free funding factsheet at: Ruislip Business Grants and Business Funding

Business networking

Does the idea of business networking fill you with delight or dread? Either way, it can be beneficial for both your business and you as an entrepreneur. See Business Networking in Ruislip for details of local groups and our free Networking Factsheet.

Business premises

Working from home is appealing to many new business owners but not practical for many others. Even if you are running a business by yourself, you might like to consider the option of 'hot desking' or co-working in one of the many flexi-workspaces that have emerged in recent years. Find out more at: Ruislip Co-Working and Business Premises.

Finding new customers

Paying customers are the lifeblood of any business. Knowing how to find, satisfy and retain them is vitally important and best achieved with the help of experts in the field.

Accountancy, tax and law

While starting a new business is very exciting, this should not disguide the fact that there are some very important legal responsibilities that must be considered. See: Bookkeeping, Accountancy, Financial Planning and Law

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.

Free startup guide

Start Your Own Business in Hillingdon

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 Ruislip

Key Contacts in Ruislip

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

Ruislip 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.

Accountancy

pro-taxman
As one of the most forward thinking and professional firm of accountants in London, PRO-TAXMAN offers a full range of accounting services primarily aimed at small, medium and new start businesses in London and surrounding areas. Apart from the more general accountancy services we can also assist you with business development and specialist tax services.
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Office Services

Sandman Business Services
I help tired busy business owners by sprinkling magic dust on their admin nightmares. I am the person you outsource your boring admin tasks too. * Do you need data entry, spreadsheet work, credit control, invoicing? * Do you need research into your competitors? * Comparison of costs and if you are competitive enough? * Does your eMail inbox need detoxing? * Do you know how to create filters and folders? * Do you sit looking at all your paperwork and wishing there were more hours in the day? * Do you have business continuity plans? Then you need me! Naina Clayton owner of Sandman Business Services. I am a Virtual Assistant meaning I work remotely to finesse your business and get your processes sorted. Invoices paid, tax expenses upto date and much, much more. So contact me to day for a discovery call and let me show you how I can help you.
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Advice

Hillingdon Chamber of Commerce
We work in partnership with local businesses from the smallest sole trader to the largest multinational, to provide access to a wide variety of informative networking events and seminars of interest to the business community. We offer business advice and support and access to a range of training opportunities and aim to keep our members informed of key local planning and inward investment programmes. All our members have their own page on our website and are encouraged to share members offers which we hope will help them to showcase their business and to obtain new opportunities through our network of members. HCC is committed to ensuring that the local community thrives by giving local companies the tools to both set up and expand in the growing local economy.
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Advice

Hillingdon Business Expo
Brunel University London and Hillingdon Chamber of Commerce together bring you Hillingdon Business Expo. Reach over 1500 delegates and exhibit for free at Hillingdon Expo. The Hillingdon Business Expo celebrates all that is great about doing business in Hillingdon
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Advice

Startups.
An interesting page about starting a business in West London including: Brent, Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kingston and Richmond. Startups has a team of writers, experimenters and researchers providing you with the best advice with zero bias or partiality.
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Advice

London Business Hub
We know that no two businesses are the same, so why should the same advice be for everyone? We’re free and impartial, with decades of collective experience. As part of the national Growth Hub network, we’re here to help you find the best possible solutions to your problems. No matter what stage your business is at.
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Advice

West London Business
West London Business is the voice of business in North-West London, covering seven local authority areas. We are a company limited by guarantee, owned and led by the private sector. West London Business, c/o MKS LLP, The Shipping Building, The Old Vinyl Factory, Blyth Road, Hayes UB3 1HA
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IT

Jam Crackers
Established in 2001, Jam Crackers are a company that specialises in supporting new and growing businesses in all their IT needs. Having built Jam Crackers from a small, one man business into a serious competitor in the IT industry we understand the challenges new and growing businesses face especially when it comes to IT solutions. We realise that running an efficient, regularly updated IT system can be a time consuming process and when managed and maintained inefficiently can be a drain on company profits. Therefore weve created an IT package specifically designed to help new and growing businesses continue to grow without the added stress of managing and maintaining their IT system. Jam Crackers aim is to develop a strong, personal relationship with each of our clients therefore, if you decide to use our services we will arrange an initial one on one meeting to offer practical advice and discuss your businesses individual IT requirements. Once you become a client your business will benefit from over a decade of ICT experience, round the clock support [including evenings and weekends depending on the service level agreement you have chosen] either in-person, remotely or by telephone from one of our team of highly skilled consultants and engineers and, in ours and our existing clients opinion, an unrivalled customer service without the geek speak or confusing jargon. JamCrackers - making IT happen.
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Advice

West London Local Chambers
West London Local Chambers support Business in Hounslow, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham. West London Local Chambers is a highly proactive, government award winning, and royally recognised organisation. We can help your business grow through networking and introductions, to maximise marketing and business opportunities. Using our 7,500 subscribers and nearly 500 members plus links with our neighbours we can help fast track your business to growth.
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Advice

Starting a Business in Hillingdon
Hillingdon Council's website contains a section dedicated to business and it includes a page about starting your own business in the area. There are links to relevant organisations who help startups and how to become a HillingdonFirst Business.
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Accountancy

Plus Accounting
Plus Accounting is a well-established accounting firm that specialises in assisting owner-managed businesses, start-ups and small to medium companies with attaining their accounting and taxation goals.
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Networking

Hillingdon Chamber of Commerce
We work in partnership with local businesses from the smallest sole trader to the largest multinational, to provide access to a wide variety of informative networking events and seminars of interest to the business community. We offer Business advice and support and access to a range of training opportunities and aim to keep our members informed of key local planning and inward investment programmes. We also have a members offers page on this website which we hope will help our members to showcase their business and to obtain new business opportunities through our network of members. HCC is committed to ensuring that the local community thrives by giving local companies the tools to both set up and expand in the growing local economy. By becoming a member of this growing Chamber we will help your business achieve its full potential. Hillingdon Chamber of Commerce c/o Moore Kingston Smith, The Shipping Building, The Old Vinyl Factory, Blyth Road, Hayes UB3 1HA
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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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Advice

Hillingdon Business Support and Advice
Information and resources for local businesses, including an interactive directory.
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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