Have you considered self-employment?
Work for yourself by being your own boss setting your own pay and conditions. It gives you job security, can dramatically increase your wealth, will earn an income for you in retirement, is a way of recovering from redundancy orr early retirement, can be fitted into your lifestyle, earn an income from home, make a hobby a business and much more. The potential and variations are endless.

Business Insight is the UK’s most comprehensive business information service specialising in pre and post start-ups. BestforBusiness www.bestforbusiness.com has in depth information while www.birmingham.gov.uk/businessinsight lists services we provide UK wide. For example we can register you as a limited company the same day for £50 or provide you with a web site, accounts system, customer database and stationery within an hour (£295).

Starting a Business

The steps are almost the same as a job strategy – are you up to the task? What business would you be best in? Have you got a market? How will you get started?

Start Up profiles
Profiles of 30 most popular start-ups in the UK.

Courses – free learning avoid mistakes before you start

Do you have what it takes?
Series of links to sites to see if you are ready to run a business.

My own business course
An American course but the principles are the same for UK users.

Start Quest
A crash course via e-mail that explains what to do to get started in business over a six weeks.

Guides & Services – best portal sites on UK web

BestforBusiness
Free, easy to access information on every aspect of starting and running a UK business.

Start a Business
Excellent series of guides for a start up especially on the financial front.

Start-Up Guide
Comprehensive start up information from Business Link.

Start ups
Top UK site for anyone needing information on starting up a business.

Contact Business Insight on 0121 303 4531 for support and help in starting your business.