Thinking of starting a business?

Taking the step from thinking about starting a business to actually making it happen requires courage, good preparation and a bit of help. At Down Business Centre we can't help you with the courage, but we can offer you the support and guidance you need to take your business idea from concept to reality.

For over twenty years our accredited team of business advisors have helped thousands of people to start up their own businesses.

So if you're serious about setting up a business , whether full-time, part-time or a social enterprise business , you should contact us. As a first step one of our experienced business advisors will meet with you on a one-to-one confidential basis to help you prepare or refine your business plan.

Your business advisor will continue to have meetings with you as you set up and get your business going. He or she will advise you about accessing finance and business support programmes and will help you deal with the challenges that most young businesses face.

You will also be able to participate in the Start a Business Programme. This invaluable training gives you an overview of sales and marketing, financial planning, business management, the legal aspects of running a business and health and safety. We understand that you will be busy trying to get your business off the ground and are perhaps currently in full-time employment; so the training is provided in a flexible way with both day and evening courses available.

As well as helping you directly, we can also help you access the most appropriate assistance for your new business from the wider enterprise support network.

Being self employed doesn't have to mean going it alone. We're here to help. Why not call Down Business Centre and arrange an appointment with one of our business advisors today?

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“I found the Down Business Centre staff very supportive. They were easy to talk to and very down to earth. They explained things to me in a language that was easy to understand. As far as my business advisor was concerned there was no such thing as a stupid question and that was great. My business advisor helped me to prepare a comprehensive business plan, which really helped me to secure a business loan.”

Darren Ireland