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This workshop is a series aimed at people who are planning to start or have just started a business and need to know the basics of what to do.

Whatever your reasons may be for considering being your own boss. Business Gateway is here to support you and this workshop will help you decide if this is the right path for you. We will explore your potential customers, the problems your business can solve for them and how you can do that better than the competition. Once that is clear, we will look at the key activities and costs involved in starting and running the business and tools for determining the commercial viability before considering the main options for business structures (sole trader, partnership, or limited company).

We will look at:

• Personal finance planning – how much do you need to earn?
• Researching your market – to develop an understanding of your market, who your customers are, understanding your competition and what the trends are within your chosen field.
• Business structure – what are the main business structures? How to decide which is right for you and how to register as a business.
• Creating your start-up action plan – an outline

Attendees will be provided with a PDF copy of the slides and a workbook to complete. We will also signpost you to Business Gateway’s Planning to Start form which will then direct you to further resources and your local Business Gateway advisor.

To book a place, click here.

Learn the core features of Microsoft Word to create professional-looking documents. This course is perfect for beginners who want to develop a strong foundation in Microsoft Word.

What to expect from this course

This session is interactive, offering your the opportunity to practice and apply what you learn in real-time. By the end of the course, you’ll have the skills to efficiently create and manage a variety of documents.

The Word for Beginners course will teach you how to

• Set up a new document, including page layout, margins and orientation
• Format text to enhance readability, including font selection, size, colour and alignment
• Use basic text editing tools like copy, cut, paste and find/replace
• Organize content with bullet points, numbered lists and indentations
• Insert and format images, tables, and other elements to enrich your document
• Save, manage and retrieve documents effectively

This course is practical and easy to follow, designed to help you quickly gain proficiency in the core functions of Microsoft Word.

The outcome – a grounded understanding of Microsoft Word’s basic features, enabling you to create professional and well-organised documents.

To book a place, click here.