Start Your Own Business Programmes are designed to support participants in County Meath, to explore their next steps to starting a business. 

You will work collaboratively with a small group of like-minded individuals towards building the skills, confidence and the network you need to succeed as a start-up.  Our expert trainers will guide you through the legal, financial and research considerations required and you will develop confidence by building a viable plan of action.

Who should attend?

Anybody taking the first steps towards Self-employment, or is thinking about starting your own business. Programme open to those that don’t have a concrete business idea.

What will you learn?

Over the six weeks you will be shown the fundamentals of getting a business up and running, ask yourself are you ready self-employed, get to test your business idea, learn who you have to tell about starting you own business and learn how to structure your start-up in a way that will give it the best chance of success.

Some of the topics covered include:

• Starting Up/ Getting Started
• Identifying, understanding & researching your target market
• Tax, law and insurance
• Financial Planning (pricing, costing)
• Promoting your business 
• Sales and Service
• Basic Bookkeeping
• Developing your Business Plan

 6 week online course - with 2 interactive sessions each week.  (6.30pm - 8.30pm Tuesday & Thursday)

 Upon completion of this course you can avail of 2 free hours of mentoring with the course tutor.

Course Dates:

4th, 6th, 11th, 13th, 18th, 20th, 25th, 27th October
1st, 3rd, 8th and 10th November