Free start-up course

A free e-mail course to help you start-up and stay in business.

Are you looking to start-up your own business? Do you know where to start?

The free NatWest start-up training course can explain what you need to do and why, where you need to go and who to ask for help.

When you subscribe to the NatWest start-up training course you will initially receive comprehensive factsheets covering both your location and your business idea. You will then start the first of 7 daily e-mail newsletters aimed at the key topics facing anyone starting in business.

Day Topic
1 Planning and information about your business idea
2 Researching your market
3 Choosing premises
4 Finding the money to start your business
5 Starting up legally
6 Who you need to tell before you start-up
7 Who to ask for help, information, finance and support in your region

Once you have completed these daily e-mails you will start to receive a weekly series of more in depth newsletters.

Week Topic
1 Thinking ahead
2 The risks and how to minimise them
3 Protecting your ideas and business interests
4 Grants and cash to get started
5 Legal issues to consider
6 What to do before you start selling

Even after you have completed the course you will continue to receive a monthly newsletter containing information and guidance that will help you as you start and run your own business.

Simply complete your subscription and start on the training course today.

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Call us on
0800 096 8487

Minicom
0800 404 6161


Monday to Friday 8am-7pm
(ex public holidays)
Calls may be recorded


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