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How to Start a Business in Kilgetty

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How to Start a Business in Kilgetty

Starting a business in Kilgetty

If you are thinking about starting a business in Kilgetty or would like to grow your existing business, we would love to help you.

Start Your Own Business in Kilgetty contains resources and the information that will help give your venture the best chance of success. It also highlights organisations who offer friendly advice and the services that you are likely to need as a new startup or local business owner.

Grants | Networking groups | Business advice | Mentoring | Co-working spaces

Starting a business in Kilgetty

Free Startup Resources

Getting it right from the start can help to prevent problems later.

To help you with this we have created a vast selection of resources and they are all completely free!

Starting a Business in in Kilgetty

Business advice and support

"Two heads are better than one."

Whether you have been trading for some time, are new to the market or are just thinking about starting a business of your own, it has been proven that your chances of success are considerably improved if you seek support from an experienced business advisor or mentor. You can find out more about both options at Business Advice in Kilgetty and Business Mentors in Kilgetty.

Funding and grants

Running out of money is one the most common reasons why businesses fail. This risk of this happening to can be avoided (or minimised) by careful planning and cashflow forecasting. If you need additional funds to start or keep your business going, you can learn more about your options and download our free funding factsheet at: Kilgetty Business Grants and Business Funding

Business networking

Does the idea of business networking fill you with delight or dread? Either way, it can be beneficial for both your business and you as an entrepreneur. See Business Networking in Kilgetty for details of local groups and our free Networking Factsheet.

Business premises

Working from home is appealing to many new business owners but not practical for many others. Even if you are running a business by yourself, you might like to consider the option of 'hot desking' or co-working in one of the many flexi-workspaces that have emerged in recent years. Find out more at: Kilgetty Co-Working and Business Premises.

Finding new customers

Paying customers are the lifeblood of any business. Knowing how to find, satisfy and retain them is vitally important and best achieved with the help of experts in the field.

Accountancy, tax and law

While starting a new business is very exciting, this should not disguide the fact that there are some very important legal responsibilities that must be considered. See: Bookkeeping, Accountancy, Financial Planning and Law

FREE startup workshops

If you are thinking about starting a business, our FREE three-hour ONLINE workshop is definitely for you!

Open to everyone, our sole aim is to increase your chances of success. We do that by explaining:

The reality of running a business; the most common pitfalls and how to avoid them; which legal status is likely to be most suitable; funding, grants and managing your money; business planning and cashflow forecasting; finding and keeping customers.

Free startup guide

Start Your Own Business in Pembrokeshire

Download the 2024 edition of our Free Start Your Own Business guide

An interactive step-by-step guide which also includes all of the most important subjects covered in an easy-to-read way with links to useful online articles and relevant contacts.

The idea of starting your own business can be incredibly exciting and who can blame you for being tempted?

However, the sad truth is that far too many new enterprises fail in the early stages. Our aim is to make sure that you don’t become one of them.

This guide explains the key start-up subjects in simple English.

There is also plenty of help available in the area and much of it is free - please do make the most of it.

Read more about what our Free guide contains and how you can download it.
Starting a business in Kilgetty

Key Contacts in Kilgetty

'You don't know what you don't know' is a phrase that is so applicable to starting a new business.

Kilgetty is a great place for start-ups but your chances of success are dramatically improved if you make the most of the support that is available locally. Click on logos to visit their websites.

Advice

Pembrokeshire County Council Business Advice and Support
Pembrokeshire is home to many small and medium sized enterprises. As a county we have a diverse range of businesses ranging from our traditional sectors of tourism and agriculture to energy and engineering businesses plus creative, media and manufacturing businesses.The Council's business support team works to provide a high standard of advice and support to businesses, individuals and other organisations. It aims to foster a successful enterprising and entrepreneurial culture within the Pembrokeshire economy. Targeted support is provided for specific business sectors to assist the development of viable projects and the creation of employment. Email pstp@pembrokeshire.gov.uk for more information.
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Law

Robertson IP
Experts in Intellectual Property. Helping you protect your ideas with patents, trademarks or design rights for affordable, transparent fees. Patent searching Is your invention new? Put our proven worldwide patent search expertise to the test to find out! Patent drafting Writing a patent application requires legal and technical expertise, and we have both! Patent fixing Have you had a report from the Patent Office and don't know how to respond? We do! Register a trademark Do you have a brand or slogan you want to protect? We can help you keep your identity unique! Register a design Have you designed something beautiful? We can help you protect your creativity! Contact us for a free 30 minute consultation.
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Law

Greenaway Scott Law
Greenaway Scott is a new style law firm designed for businesses. We provide clients with legal advice and support in the areas of Corporate Law, Commercial Contracts, Intellectual Property, Employment and Commercial Property. The delivery of our service is innovative and designed to suit the needs of our clients working in fast paced business environments. We aim to become a valued part of your team for the life of your business and can work with you according to your needs. Please contact any member of our team directly for a no obligation conversation about your business. We look forward to speaking to you. Milford Haven office: The Guardhouse, The Royal Dockyard, Pembroke Port, Pembrokeshire, SA72 6JD
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Advice

Pembrokeshire College
Pembrokeshire College runs a new accredited short course called Starting Your Own Business. This 10 week evening course is designed to equip budding and existing business owners with the knowledge and skills to develop their ideas. Rachael Hughes from St Florence, had already developed a tried and tested business idea, however, to grow her business she needed to attract a more corporate customer. The gap in her knowledge of how to target this group has now been fulfilled by the content of this new course.
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Advice

Bridge Innovation Centre
The Bridge Innovation Centre is Pembrokeshires premier location for stimulating innovation in businesses. We provide an impressive environment for innovation and business growth, affording opportunities for knowledge sharing, collaboration and networking, supported by onsite business advice services and access to high quality academic technical support. The Bridge Innovation Centre represents all that is positive for business, innovation and enterprise in Pembrokeshire. Bridge Innovation Centre, Pembrokeshire Science and Technology Park, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire SA72 6UN
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Advice

Business Wales - Start Up and Business Planning
Whether you've always wanted to start your own business or your circumstances require you to consider self-employment, we are here to help. The information on practical support available from these pages will help you on your journey. Take the first steps into self-employment. We help aspiring business owners overcome the challenges they face on their journey to starting a business.
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Start-up articles

100's of free startup articles

We have created a collection of 100s of startup articles to help anyone with whatever stage they are on with their business journey. Hundreds of thousands of people have gone before you and we can learn from what they got right and avoid the things that have been proved not to work so well.

You can see the full list of 'articles' at: How to start a business