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Starting a business Navigation
  • Your Business Idea?
  • Sources of Finance and Business planning
  • Support to get you started
  • Why start a business
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CHAMBER BUSINESS AWARDS 2012
Britain has a lot to celebrate in 2012 and so do Herefordshire and Worcestershire businesses.  The Chamber Business Awards 2012 in association with Worcester, Bosch Group offer an excellent opportunity for local companies to showcase their achievements, celebrate their successes and boost staff morale.  It is free and easy to enter and open to all businesses across Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

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Starting a business





Starting a business can be both challenging and exciting. Having a business idea is the first step towards creating your own business.

The Basics

There are lots of considerations even at the ideas stage. It doesn’t matter what type of business you want to start – the same basic principles apply.










Taking action and researching your business idea will help you to maximise your chances of success, some of the basic considerations are highlighted below.

Why start your own business?

What are your reasons for starting a business and what are your personal aspirations?


Your business idea?

Is your business idea well developed - what practical steps do you need to take to turn your idea into reality?


Sources of finance and business planning

It is important to consider ways in which you may be able to raise capital and the plans that you will need for financing the business.



    Support to get you started?

    The Chamber provides a range of services to support your start up business to succeed. Including :
      • Special member rates apply for businesses in their first two years of trading
      • Free Enterprise Workshop to help you develop your business idea
      • Free Start to Grow Forums for businesses during thier first two years of trading