
Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started
Tue 8 Sept · 10:00
Altrincham Library
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The 'Build a Business' workshop focuses on foundational business aspects at Altrincham Library in Manchester. The session addresses the basics of getting a new business started. This event is free to attend.
Business Basics - Getting Started!
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 the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
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
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Frequently asked questions
Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started takes place on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 at 10:00.
Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started is held at Altrincham Library in Manchester (2 Pott Street, Altrincham, WA14 1AH).
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 focuses on foundational business aspects at Altrincham Library in Manchester. The session addresses the basics of getting a new business started. This event is free to attend.
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Business Basics - Getting Started!
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 the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
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
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 Tuesday, 8 September 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 Altrincham Library in Manchester (2 Pott Street, Altrincham, WA14 1AH).
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 Altrincham Library
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Until Tuesday, 8 September 2026
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