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.  (7.00 pm - 9.00 pm Tuesday and Thursday)

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

Course Dates:

5th, 7th, 12, 14th, 19th, 21st, 26th, 28th March and 2nd, 4th, 9th and 11th April