
Build a Business: Business Basics - Getting Started
Sat 26 Sept · 10:15
Ashton Library and Information Service
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The Build a Business workshop, focusing on business basics and getting started, is scheduled for 26 September 2026. It will be held at the Ashton Library and Information Service in Manchester starting at 10:15. Admission to the event is free.
Build a Business is back with our new workshop on the nuts and bolts of getting started!
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.......
To join this workshop you or your business needs to have a postcode within one of the ten GM authorities: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Manchester, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford or Wigan.
You also need to be:
The owner of a business
OR
An aspiring entrepreneur with a business idea you want to develop.
For more information about the project go to:
www.buildabusinessgm.org
Build a Business in GM Libraries is part funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and managed by Manchester City Council.
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Build a Business: Business Basics - Getting Started takes place on Saturday, 26 September 2026 at 10:15.
Build a Business: Business Basics - Getting Started is held at Ashton Library and Information Service in Manchester (Market Place, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6BH).
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.

Build a Business: Business Basics - Getting Started
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The Build a Business workshop, focusing on business basics and getting started, is scheduled for 26 September 2026. It will be held at the Ashton Library and Information Service in Manchester starting at 10:15. Admission to the event is free.
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Build a Business is back with our new workshop on the nuts and bolts of getting started!
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.......
To join this workshop you or your business needs to have a postcode within one of the ten GM authorities: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Manchester, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford or Wigan.
You also need to be:
The owner of a business
OR
An aspiring entrepreneur with a business idea you want to develop.
For more information about the project go to:
www.buildabusinessgm.org
Build a Business in GM Libraries is part funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and managed by Manchester City Council.
Description supplied by the event organiser.
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Ashton Library and Information ServiceMarket Place, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6BH
St Peter's, Manchester
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When is Build a Business: Business Basics - Getting Started?
Build a Business: Business Basics - Getting Started takes place on Saturday, 26 September 2026 at 10:15.
Where is Build a Business: Business Basics - Getting Started taking place?
Build a Business: Business Basics - Getting Started is held at Ashton Library and Information Service in Manchester (Market Place, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6BH).
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.
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