Start Up Academy | Business Lincolnshire

Programme Information

The Start Up Academy provides workshops for individuals considering setting up in business and advice & mentoring for early staged businesses by a professional Business Start Up Adviser.

Programme Format

Start-up business plan creation and financial forecasting to assess viability
Support to access finance in the forms of grants, loans and investment
Offering mentoring and coaching to help a business start, survive, adapt to changing environments
Providing support on business strategy to aid growth
Giving advice on business improvement techniques
Advice on digital adoption/marketing
Introducing businesses to networks and associates
Supporting businesses to reduce their energy use and carbon footprint
Some clients working with an Adviser may also qualify for a £500 grant to help set up the business. The grant is subject to eligibility criteria and requires at least £500 match funding. It can only be accessed by businesses working with an Adviser.

The Benefits

The transition from business idea to registering your business and then early stages of running your own business can be a scary proposition. What could improve this? How about the advice of an impartial, experienced business person? Someone to act as a sounding board, providing focused and objective assistance. Our professional Start-up Business Advisers provide advice to support new and early-stage businesses as well as individuals considering self-employment.

What can a business expect by working with a Start-up Business Adviser?

A Start-up Business Adviser has a genuine interest in supporting pre-starts and early-stage businesses and the ability to use their own experiences across a range of specialisms.
They possess an in-depth knowledge of the business support landscape and the ability to
advise individuals and businesses on the range of options as well as having excellent mentoring and coaching skills.