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How to Start a Business in Orpington

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How to Start a Business in Orpington

Starting a business in Orpington

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

Start Your Own Business in Orpington 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.

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Starting a business in Orpington

Local help for startups

There is plenty of help for startups in Orpington but where can it be found?

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We are happy to promote anyone who is prepared to offer friendly, honest, relevant support to local start-ups and existing businesses.

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Free Startup Guide

Start Your Own Business in 2021

Download the 2026 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 Orpington

Key Contacts in Orpington

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

Orpington 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

Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)
Hi, I'm your local membership advisor for the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Most businesses do not grasp the depth of offering from the FSB, however it is indeed a very powerful ally for your business. As a member you get the following services and there are no additional charges. Some of these offering are immensely powerful during this difficult period especially the HR Protection, Legal documentation and Tax & VAT Helpline. FSB Member Services: Employment Protection and documentation, Legal Protection, guidance, advice and tribunal cover The Legal Hub with approx. 1200 documents to download: Tax Investigation, Protection, Insurance Services, where you should save on your outlays, Debt Recovery, and Business Banking. There are many additional services to support and save your business money and membership is 100% tax deductible, as its a business expense.
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Marketing

News Shopper
The News Shopper newspaper was founded over 50 years ago and is still the most read news brand in the area. Covering quality local news in Bromley, Bexley, Greenwich, Lewisham, Dartford and surround areas with a market leading newspaper plus a vast and ever growing online and social media audience. We offer a wide range of targeted marketing solutions to suit all budgets and expert advice. Contact Jennie McPherson to arrange a meeting to discuss your business marketing needs - jennie.mcpherson@london.newsquest.co.uk
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Accountancy

PDS Accountancy Ltd
Fixed price chartered accountants, tax advisors, business start-up and contractorfreelancer specialist. Registered auditor and also with an HR and employment specialism.
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Print

YouLovePrint
With extensive in-house production facilities and years of industry experience, the team are able to fulfil an array of commercial print requirements including but not restricted to books and magazines, leaflets and flyers, business cards and postcards and wall and desk calendars. All products come with a choice of sizes, paper types, orientations, binds and finishings.
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Accountancy

Simon & Co Accountancy Ltd
If you are not an Accountant, then starting a new venture is a very daunting task. Apart from having to implement a system to monitor business transactions, regulatory requirements have to be met. The best way (based on feedback from clients) we can help you, if you are considering a Start-up venture, is to give you the confidence and freedom to go out and generate revenue without having to worry about administration issues. That’s what you will pay us to do.
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Advice

Bromley Business e-Bulletin
We publish a regular free email bulletin for businesses based in the borough. The e-bulletin - which is sent out every two months - helps businesses stay on top of what is going on for business in the borough. It includes the latest news on business support, and is packed with information about events, training courses, workshopsseminars, business awards and other really useful business support initiatives.
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Advice

Bromley Business Start Up
Seeking advice at an early stage will start your new business off on the best footing. Whether you are developing your business plan, looking for business premises or marketing your products and services, help is at hand. For advice, business-skills training and ongoing business support you can contact the business support information team CapitalB at Bromley College.
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Networking

BNI Keane (Bromley)
Our Chapter Passed 366,734 GBP in the past 12 months! BNI members, on average, increase their business 20% the first year. Our chapter is a dynamic, committed group of business people who know how to refer business to each other.
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Networking

Life in Bromley - Networking
A useyul list of networking groups who meet in the Bromley and Beckenham areas.
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Property

Kingfisher House Business Centre
At Kingfisher House Business Centre, we can offer you flexible office space based in Bromley, Kent. We are moments away from Bromley South Station and have an on-site car park, making us the practical solution for businesses in and around the area. If you need a place where you can base your business, come and take a look around Kingfisher House. We have a variety of serviced offices, hot desking facilities, meeting room facilities and virtual business services available to you.
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Property

TMS House
At Orpingtons most established Business Centre you will find private offices with personalised telephone answering. Our receptionists will look after you and your customers in our spacious reception in the professional manner you would expect. We have 40 offices in various sizes from one person operations up to a ten person office. With 247 access and fully inclusive fixed prices our Business Centre is sure to help your business grow. If it’s a Virtual Office that you are looking for then we can help there as well offering either a post collection service or a telephone answering service. We offer a discounted price if you combine the two.
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Property

Devonshire House Business Centre
Devonshire House Business Centre offers newly refurbished serviced offices within the London Borough of Bromley. Situated just one minute away from Bromley South train station, 16 minutes from London Victoria, and 25 minutes from Kings Cross St Pancras, the business centre is well served by public transport.
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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