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Start-up advice

Take control of your destiny by working for yourself.

Are you thinking about starting your own business?

Let us help you decide, start your business with guidance from SEE.

We provide practical, impartial advice in confidence to individuals thinking about starting in business.

No matter what stage you have reached with your business idea, maybe it's just a seed of an idea at the moment or perhaps you are well on the way with a fully developed plan or you are on the verge of actually starting to trade, we can offer you guidance, one to one advice and our expert advisers provide on-going support, tailored to meet your needs.

Let us help you turn your idea into a practical reality.

If you already have a draft business plan please email it to info@seenterprise.co.uk and one of our advisers will get in touch to discuss this with you.

We advise on subjects such as legal formats, raising finance, preparing business plans, forecasting, VAT status, sales, marketing, social media and e-business, employment considerations and ensuring that the full implications have been identified.

We provide a very competitively priced service and would be happy to discuss your requirements.

20 tips to choose an idea (pdf 81KB)

Business plan template to get you thinking (rtf 107KB)

Simple Cash flow-Profit & Loss Model (xls 72KB)

Useful links

Get further start-up advice from Gov.UK

British Library Business & IP Centre

The BIg Lottery

HM Revenue & Customs

The Kings Trust

Business in the Community for a variety of business issues including enterprise for the over 50's

Lawyers For Your Business, legal advice

Small Business Research & Enterprise Centre

Register today and a business advisor will get in touch with you.

The one-to-one sessions allowed me to step back from the day-to-day operation of my business and focus on building a strategy that would establish our brand in a B2B market. This support has been invaluable in helping me grow my business. When you work alone, having someone to hold you to account is very welcome. Knowing I was meeting my adviser once a month kept me focused and motivated to achieve my goals
Laser Brand Ltd
Laser Brand supply sustainable wooden medals and trophies for a myriad of events and occasions as well as printed merchandise to businesses and retail customers to help build their brands

As a busy accountancy practice working with businesses every day it was difficult to find the time to focus on current issues around the new data protection rules and our own information security. Working with South East Enterprise has enabled us to learn about the requirements of information security and how to apply these policies to our own systems in a practical way.
Accountants at First Horizon
Accountancy practice

Working with South East Enterprise has helped us improve our business and given us access to useful contacts. I look forward to receiving ongoing support
J Links Physiotherapy
J-Links Physiotherapy is a company of Chartered physiotherapists working with patients in private care settings. Their work relies heavily on building positive client relationships and managing patient information to inform treatment and support

The Matrix Standard

Best of Greenwich awards 2019 shortlist

Greenwich business awards 2018

Cyber Essentials

London Healthy Workplace Charter

London Living Wage

National Enterprise Network Awards 2013

Business for London