Free Startup Tools

Accountancy: Free Cashflow Template and Instructions

Download our free cashflow forecast template together with the instructions required to help you create and update an accurate guide to your business finances.

Advice: Free Business Toolkit

Enterprise First is a not-for-profit enterprise agency dedicated to helping small businesses and they offer a free business toolkit containing a number of useful resources.

Advice: Basic Exporting Guide

Helpful tips and advice if you are thinking about exporting

Advice: A Basic Guide to Importing

Helpful tips and advice if you are thinking about importing. Full article and free downloadable factsheet (no registration required)

Insurance: Insurance For Startups - Free Factsheet

Make sure that you are aware of the different types of insurance that your business may require to comply with the law and to protect you from loss. Free Download. No registration required.

Marketing: Free One Page Marketing Plan

This free factsheet provides you with a great way of thinking about your target market and how to reach them. It asks you the key questions which will help you determine your marketing strategy.

Marketing: Free Marketing Plan Template

You could spend every penny of your income (and more) on marketing but knowing where to get the best results is a bit of an art. Our free guide has been created by an experienced marketeer to help you overcome that challenge. Download now free of charge and without registration.

Marketing: Public Relations (PR) Free Explanatory Factsheet

The art of Public Relations (PR) explained in simple English! If undertaken properly, PR can gain you FREE publicity so well worth taking the time to understand the subject in a little more detail. Free download.

Networking: FSB - 10 Top Tips for Amazing Networking

10 top tips put together by the FSB (Federation of Small Business). Easy to read and a downloadable PDF version is also available.

Networking: Networking For Startups Free Factsheet

Free guide to getting the most out of business networking. Written by a serial networker, these hints and tips will ensure that you can enter the room with confidence and safe in the knowledge that you know what you are doing (even if it is your first time).

Planning: Free Business Plan Template and Instructions

Designed to make the task of compiling a business plan as painless as possible. Download immediately. No registration required.

Planning: Free Survival Budget Planner

How much do you really need to pay your bills while your business takes shape? This free budget planner can be downloaded immediately and without registration

Startup: Free Business Startup Checklist

Our free 99 point checklist can be downloaded immediately and without registration.

Startup: Free Step-by-Step Guide to Starting a New Business

Download our free step-by-step guide immediately and without registration. It contains a useful overview of the main considerations and compliments our range of more in depth startup books.

Startup: Startup CD Contents

Several years ago, we created a CD based upon our popular start-up map. You can now download the entire contents and enjoy this interactive experience. Navigate your way through the map and learn about each stage of the start-up 'journey'.

Startup: Start Your Own Business Powerpoint Presentation

Something slightly different! This Powerpoint presentation is used for our startup workshops and compliments our business plan template.

Startup: Free Online Cost of StartUp Calculator

Starting a new business can be an expensive business, whether it’s a coffee shop or a construction company. But it's hard to say exactly what the price might be - so use our calculator to build your own costs to see how much it might set you back.