About Kickstart Your Business (Day 2) – Get Started
Learn how to set up your business and avoid common start-up pitfalls in this interactive and practical all-day workshop. The topics discussed will include marketing, sales and finance, providing you with a start-up survival kit. By the end of the session, you will have the skills, knowledge and confidence to complete a one-page business plan.
The workshop will cover:
- how to register a business
- the basics of financing a start-up and understanding cash flow
- legal and tax obligations
- work-life balance
- how to test if your business idea is viable
- knowing your customer and your competitors
- legal structures and how to choose one
- financing and revenue models
- policies and procedures
- compliance obligations
- legal and tax obligations
- business licenses, permits and insurance.
Delivered by Hustle+Heels, a business community and consultancy that comprises over 20,000 start-ups and business owners across London.
Please scroll down to view the full list of dates and locations.
If you have never attended a Kickstart Your Business workshop before, please fill out the registration form in advance of the session. This form is crucial for our funding purposes (more detail below).
If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your participation in this event, please contact bipcldn@bl.uk so we can discuss this with you.
Why do I need to fill in a registration form and book via Eventbrite?
When signing up to Kickstart Your Business, please fill out this registration form as well as registering on Eventbrite. As this project is funded by J.P. Morgan, this is important for our funding purposes. If you have previously completed this form, you do not need to fill this out again.
Where is my event located?
We are running this event at a variety of libraries, as well as online. Please check the list of dates below for details of where each event is being hosted.
Bookings and cancellations
These are fully funded programmes so only book if you will be able to attend otherwise it uses up a space that somebody else could have benefitted from. If you can no longer attend after booking, please give 48hrs notice cancellation by contacting bipcldn@bl.uk. Failure to attend on two separate occasions without prior cancellation will result in you being barred from attending future workshops. This is due to the cost of setting up each workshop and making preparations based on the number of sign-ups.
Workshop timings
This is a 6 hour workshop. If you are attending in person please do arrive promptly before the start of the session to make full use of the support available. There will be comfort breaks, and a lunch break to space out the day. If you have any queries, please contact bipcldn@bl.uk.
Eligibility
To take part in the Kickstart Your Business workshops you should be:
- an aspiring entrepreneur with a business idea you want to develop in London
- OR the owner of a business which has been registered at Companies House
- OR a Sole trader based in London.
About the Business & IP Centre
The British Library Business & IP Centre supports people to start, protect and grow their businesses. More information is available on our website.
You are welcome to take part in our regular programme of workshops and events. View our full programme of events here.
Marta Zukowska
Marta Zukowska is an experienced facilitator with over 20 years' experience in delivering leadership development courses for start-up, trade-up and scale-up businesses.
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She delivers 1-2-1 business support across Haringey and Barnet, and facilitates the delivery of a range of other business support programmes across London.
Dwain Reid
Dwain Reid is a business consultant with over 15 years’ experience delivering workshops, mentoring and coaching people from across the UK.
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His mentees have appeared on Dragons Den and he has supported others to secure investment. Dwain is also a business owner, which enables him to share his experiences of achievements and pitfalls to inspire others.
Rushane Minkah
Rushane Minkah is a qualified transformational coach who is passionate about sharing her 15+ years sales expertise and teaching experience to empower entrepreneurs.
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Rushane loves to hear their business story and then create strategies, inline with their company goals and ethics. Rushane likes to challenge people’s mindset limits to help them achieve their ultimate sales performance goals. Being a Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner and coach, Rushane combines NLP, mindset, and sales techniques to take people beyond their sales potential.
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