Access to funding
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Funding your business, whether you are starting out or looking to scale, can be challenging. Find out more about your options.
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We're commited to providing business support and training. Whether you're just starting out in business or preparing to grow, our specialist programmes and library of articles, podcasts, videos and toolkits are available to help you take your next step.
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Building a growth mindset
Start a business
Explore key tools and techniques to help you build your growth mindset. Learn about placing effort before talent and stepping outside your comfort zone.
Article: 2 mins
How to build a Business Model
Start a business
Create a simple, effective one-page plan to help you map out the key components of your business and how they work together.
Article: 1 min
Connect with your mobile customers
Start a business
Learn the differences between mobile sites and apps and develop mobile, SEO and advertising strategies.
Course: 55 mins
Get your new business online
Start a business
Find out how to build a digital presence, sell to customers online, and stay safe from hackers.
Course: 3 hours
Create a clear vision for your business
Start a business
Having a clear vision of the future provides a sense of purpose and direction for your business. Find out how to develop tips and techniques to support your business growth.
Article: 1 min
Customer discovery and behaviours
Start a business
Explore the common pitfalls of customer discovery and techniques to gain insights into the behaviours of your potential customers so you can test and validate any assumptions that you have made.
Article: 2 mins
Customer segments and product/market fit
Start a business
Make the most of your product/market fit and customer segments. Learn more about the link between what you’re building and those who want to want to buy it.
Article: 3 mins
Validation and testing your assumptions
Start a business
Learn how to validate your business model and test assumptions about your business and customers.
Article: 2 mins
National Cyber Security: education for business
Start a business
Cyber security information to help you protect your business and the technology you rely on.
Article: 5 mins
Pivoting your business to digital
Start a business
A digital strategy is a key route to market for many businesses. In this module you'll learn how to reach more customers and diversify your business model.
Article: 1 min
Self-awareness and effective leadership
Start a business
The ability to develop, understand and regulate your mindset and behaviours is central to being an effective leader. Learn some tools and techniques to help you develop your self-awareness further.
Article: 2 mins
Understanding fixed and growth mindsets
Start a business
Understand fixed and growth mindsets and how they effect your ability to develop. Use our simple tool to help you recognise positive and negative behaviours surrounding your mindset.
Article: 2 mins
Access to funding for your business
Grow your business
Funding your business, whether you are starting out or looking to scale, can be challenging. Find out more about your options.
Article: 2 mins
Business continuity and resilience toolkit
Grow your business
Download and use this toolkit to help you make your business more resilient in the face of significant disruptions. Make a plan to help prepare for potential risks.
Toolkit: 10 mins
How to build a Business Model
Grow your business
Create a one-page plan to help you map the key components of your business. You'll learn how they work together to create a successful business model.
Article: 1 min
The importance of mindset
Grow your business
Developing your own mindset and behaviours is a crucial (but often overlooked) part of being an entrepreneur.
Article: 2 mins
Dealing with uncertainty in business
Grow your business
Uncertainty, whether personally or professionally can be challenging to deal with, especially when trying to build a business. In this module hear from entrepreneurs and how they have coped with uncertainty.
Article: 1 min
Pivoting your business to digital
Grow your business
A digital strategy is a key route to market for many businesses. In this module you'll learn how to reach more customers and diversify your business model.
Article: 1 min
Move your business online
Grow your business
Find out how to build a digital presence, sell to customers online, and stay safe from hackers.
Course: 3 hours
Connect with customers over mobile
Grow your business
Learn tabout mobile sites and apps and develop the most effective mobile, SEO and advertising strategies.
Course: 55 mins
Expand your business to other countries
Grow your business
Want to know what it takes to go global? Discover how to enter new markets and sell to customers around the world.
Course: 70 mins
Validation and testing your assumptions
Grow your business
Learn how to validate your business model and test any assumptions that you have made about your business and customers since starting.
Article: 2 mins
Self-awareness and effective leadership
Grow your business
The ability to develop, understand and regulate your mindset and behaviours is central to being an effective leader. Learn some tools and techniques to help you develop your self-awareness further.
Article: 2 mins
Value proposition and customer benefits
Grow your business
Your value proposition is central to developing a successful business model and understanding the benefits you deliver. Learn how to develop yours to start giving customers something they truly value.
Article: 2 mins
Build sustainability into every day
Make your business more sustainable
Only 53% of businesses have a plan to achieve net zero by 2050. So how can you build sustainability into your everyday?
Video: 3 mins
Green Business Builders podcast
Make your business more sustainable
Join Ade Adepitan as he talks to businesses about how they took their first steps on a greener journey and what they learned along the way.
Podcast
Green initiatives for businesses
Make your business more sustainable
Being a sustainable business means thinking long-term and adopting practices that support the wellbeing of our planet.
Article: 2 mins
Sustainability and your business
Make your business more sustainable
World leaders are united in developing policies to tackle climate change, and businesses have a role to play. But where to start?
Article: 2 mins
Visioning and your business
Start a business
Having a clear vision of the future provides a sense of purpose and direction. Find out why a vision is important and develop tips and techniques for your business.
Article: 1 min
Building a growth mindset
Start a business
Explore key tools and techniques to help you build your growth mindset. Learn about placing effort before talent and stepping outside your comfort zone.
Article: 2 mins
Access to funding for your business
Start a business / Grow your business
Funding your business, whether you are starting out or looking to scale, can be challenging. Find out more about your options.
Article: 2 mins
The importance of mindset
Grow your business
Developing your own mindset and behaviours is a crucial (but often overlooked) part of being an entrepreneur.
Article: 2 mins
Move your business online
Start a business / Grow your business
Find out how to build a digital presence, sell to customers online, and stay safe from hackers.
Course: 3 hours
Green initiatives for businesses
Make your business more sustainable
A sustainable business thinks long-term and adopts practices that support the wellbeing of our planet.
Article: 2 mins
Expand your business to other countries
Grow your business
Want to know what it takes to go global? Discover how to enter new markets and sell to customers around the world.
Course: 70 mins
Customer segments and product/market fit
Start a business
Make the most of your product/market fit and customer segments. Learn more about the link between what you’re building and those who want to want to buy it.
Article: 3 mins
How to build a Business Model
Start a business / Grow your business
Create a simple, effective one-page plan to help you map out the key components of your business and how they work together.
Article: 1 min
Customer discovery and behaviours
Start a business
Explore the common pitfalls of customer discovery and techniques to gain insights into the behaviours of your potential customers so you can test and validate any assumptions that you have made.
Article: 2 mins
Value proposition and customer benefits
Grow your business
Your value proposition is central to developing a successful business model. Learn how to develop yours to start giving customers something they truly value.
Article: 2 mins
Dealing with uncertainty in business
Grow your business
Uncertainty, whether personally or professionally can be challenging to deal with, especially when trying to build a business. In this module hear from entrepreneurs and how they have coped with uncertainty.
Article: 2 mins
Connect with customers over mobile
Start a business / Grow your business
Learn the differences between mobile sites and apps and develop the most effective mobile SEO and advertising strategies.
Course: 55 mins
Sustainability and your business
Make your business more sustainable
World leaders are united in developing policies to tackle climate change, and businesses have a role to play. But where to start?
Article: 2 mins
Business continuity and resilience toolkit
Grow your business
Download and use this toolkit to help you make your business more resilient in the face of significant disruptions. Make a plan to help prepare for potential risks.
Toolkit: 10 mins
Green Business Builders podcast
Make your business more sustainable
Join Ade Adepitan as he talks to businesses about how they took their first steps on a greener journey and what they learned along the way.
Podcast
Understanding fixed and growth mindsets
Start a business / Grow your business
Fixed and growth mindsets effect a person’s ability to learn and develop. We’ll give you a simple tool to help you recognise some positive and negative behaviours.
Article: 2 mins
Cyber security and your business
Start a business
Information from the National Cyber Security Centre to help you protect your business and the technology you rely on. Find tips to help you increase your protection and learn about the most common types of cyber crime.
Article: 5 mins
Pivoting your business to digital
Start a business / Grow your business
A digital strategy is a key route to market for many businesses. In this module you'll learn how to reach more customers and diversify your business model.
Article: 1 min
Self-awareness and effective leadership
Start a business / Grow your business
The ability to develop, understand and regulate your mindset and behaviours is central to being an effective leader. Learn some tools and techniques to help you develop your self-awareness further.
Article: 2 mins
Validation and testing your assumptions
Start a business / Grow your business
Learn how to validate your business model and test any assumptions that you have made about your business and customers since starting.
Article: 2 mins
Building sustainability in to every day
Make your business more sustainable
Only 53% of businesses have a plan to achieve net zero by 2050. So how can you build sustainability into your everyday?
Video: 3 mins
Learning for you
Learn more about your own personal finances. Get tips on how you could improve your working life and learn more about climate change.
Business Builder
Whether you’re still in the idea phase or looking to grow your business, we could help you confidently take your next steps.
Our free Business Builder online course is packed with practical resources.