Starting your own business

Starting your own business needs careful planning and serious assessment of the financial and competitive markets. This section lists websites based locally and nationally that provide help and information to people setting up their own businesses.

The Hive

Nottingham Trent University's The Hive:

• helps students with viable business ideas
• supports the creation of new businesses
• fosters the delivery of enterprise education into the curriculum.

National help

• Shell Livewire - business start up information
• Prince's Trust - advice, support & financial assistance
• British Chambers of Commerce
• The British Franchise Association
• Business Link
• National Enterprise Network

Local help

• HIVE Nottingham Trent University
• First Enterprise Business Agency
• Nottinghamshire Business Venture
• Nottinghamshire Cooperative Development Agency - Telephone: + 44 (0)115 970 5700.