
Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started
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The Build a Business workshop series will bring a new session on business basics to Eccles Library in Bolton on 9th October 2026. The session will be led by Wendy Breakell. The event is free to attend.
Build a Business is back with our new workshop on the nuts and bolts of getting started!
Join Wendy Breakell, entrepreneur and named one of the top 50 business advisors in the North West, for this three hour workshop covering the practicalities of starting and growing your business.
This workshop covers the essential ‘nuts and bolts’ of starting up and running a successful enterprise, including:
• Legal structures - self employed, limited company etc.
• Business planning & Business Model Canvas
• Start up Business models
• Costs, Cashflow, Finance and Tax
• Pricing
And more...….
PLEASE NOTE:
This workshop is part of our Build A Business in GM Libraries programme, funded by Greater Manchester Combined Authorities. To be eligible to attend this workshop you must either:
Own a small business (including sole traders and microbusinesses) OR
You are thinking of starting a business or have a business idea you want to develop.
You or your business also needs to have a postcode within one of the following Greater Manchester authorities:
Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Manchester, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford or Wigan.
Find out more at buildabusinessgm.org
If you are attending a Build a Business workshop for the first time you will be required to complete a short Build a Business registration form in advance of the session or on the day. If you require any more information please contact Susan.Smith@scll.co.uk
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Frequently asked questions
Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started takes place on Friday, 9 October 2026 at 10:00.
Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started is held at Eccles Library in Bolton (28 Barton Lane, Salford, M30 0TU).
Entry to Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started is free.
Tickets for Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started can be booked via Eventbrite using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.
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Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started
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The Build a Business workshop series will bring a new session on business basics to Eccles Library in Bolton on 9th October 2026. The session will be led by Wendy Breakell. The event is free to attend.
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Organiser’s full description
Build a Business is back with our new workshop on the nuts and bolts of getting started!
Join Wendy Breakell, entrepreneur and named one of the top 50 business advisors in the North West, for this three hour workshop covering the practicalities of starting and growing your business.
This workshop covers the essential ‘nuts and bolts’ of starting up and running a successful enterprise, including:
• Legal structures - self employed, limited company etc.
• Business planning & Business Model Canvas
• Start up Business models
• Costs, Cashflow, Finance and Tax
• Pricing
And more...….
PLEASE NOTE:
This workshop is part of our Build A Business in GM Libraries programme, funded by Greater Manchester Combined Authorities. To be eligible to attend this workshop you must either:
Own a small business (including sole traders and microbusinesses) OR
You are thinking of starting a business or have a business idea you want to develop.
You or your business also needs to have a postcode within one of the following Greater Manchester authorities:
Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Manchester, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford or Wigan.
Find out more at buildabusinessgm.org
If you are attending a Build a Business workshop for the first time you will be required to complete a short Build a Business registration form in advance of the session or on the day. If you require any more information please contact Susan.Smith@scll.co.uk
Description supplied by the event organiser.
❓ Frequently asked questions
When is Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started?
Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started takes place on Friday, 9 October 2026 at 10:00.
Where is Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started taking place?
Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started is held at Eccles Library in Bolton (28 Barton Lane, Salford, M30 0TU).
How much are tickets for Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started?
Entry to Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started is free.
How do I get tickets for Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started?
Tickets for Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started can be booked via Eventbrite using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.
🏨 Staying overnight?
Hotels within walking distance of Eccles Library
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