Free Start Your Own Business Guide for Test Valley Businesses
To complement the free Test Valley business support service, Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) has partnered with the company ‘Start Your Own Business’ (SYOB) to provide a new Start Your Own Business in Test Valley guide.
The guide leads potential business owners through a comprehensive range of issues from pre-start up planning and raising funds, to tax and accountancy matters, marketing, employing staff and growing the business. A local directory, and free resource templates, are included to help new business owners to start off on the right foot.
Leader of Test Valley Borough Council, Phil North said, “We are proud to provide access to a Start Your Own Business in Test Valley guide, this will be an invaluable source of information for local entrepreneurs. It fits with our aims and objectives from our four-year-plan to build on the strengths and ambitions of our communities and enable economic growth.”
Andy Pringle from SYOB added, “Test Valley is such a vibrant area and is close to our hearts. It is a pleasure to be able to help entrepreneurs on their business journey thanks to support of Test Valley Borough Council. We all hope that the guide will prove useful and result in even more local success stories.”
The guide can be downloaded free of charge from Small business support service | Test Valley Borough Council
New businesses can also take advantage of the TVBC Business Incentive Grants of £750 that are available for new business start-ups. Grants must be approved before the business has started trading and will be paid after the business has been trading for six months. Find out more Business Incentive Grant | Test Valley Borough Council