
Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started!
Thu 14 Jan · 09:30
Wigan Library, Wigan Life Centre North
Venue events →
Ask AI: is it for me?
Similar events
View allAbout This Event
Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started! is a workshop set for 14 January 2027 at Wigan Library. It aims to provide essential skills for individuals looking to start or grow their own business. The session is free to attend.
Setting up your own business? Recently started? Got a brilliant idea? Get the skills and confidence you need to succeed.
Important note:
All attendees must have completed this Client Registration Form (https://buildabizapi.evolutive.co.uk/form/anonymousform/6a9aa6873b99b3b8dabd37e1?&redirecturl=) to be able to join the workshop. If you have not previously completed a Build A Business Registration Form, please complete after booking your place on Eventbrite.
To be eligible for this workshop, you must be a Greater Manchester resident or the owner of a Greater Manchester located business within the following GM authorities: Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, or Wigan.
Please arrive between 9:30-10:00am for networking and registration.
Workshop starts at 10:00am.
Power Up Your Business!
Join Wendy Breakell, entrepreneur and named one of the top 50 business advisors in the North West, for this workshop covering the practicalities of starting and growing your business.
This 3-hour workshops covers the essential ‘nuts and bolts’ of starting up and running a successful enterprise, including:
• Legal structures
• Business planning / Business Model Canvas
• E-commerce
• Cashflow, Finance and Tax
This workshop is part of a series. It is strongly recommended that you attend all FIVE core workshops, which include:
Know Your Customer, Get Competitive
Intellectual Property, Protect Your Assets
Marketing: The Essentials
Funding Your Business Idea
Plus meet our team and book in for individual 1:1 support.
PLEASE NOTE: The Build A Business programme of funded workshops have limited places. Failure to attend on two separate occasions without prior cancellation will result in you being barred from attending future workshops. This is due to the cost of setting up each workshop and making preparations based on the number of sign-ups. This includes Know Your Customer; IP - Protect Your Assets; Business Basics; Marketing: The Essentials; and Funding Your Business Idea.
For more information go to: www.buildabusinessgm.org (http://www.buildabusinessgm.org/)
There may be filming and photography taking place at the event to be used by Wigan Council, Build A Business, and their partners to promote activities in publications, presentations, advertisements, press articles, informational material, social media and the website.
If you do not want your image to be used, please make the Enterprise Officer aware upon arrival at the event.
Description supplied by the event organiser.
Staying overnight?
Hotels within walking distance of Wigan Library, Wigan Life Centre North.
Ad · Stay22 affiliate link
Similar Events in Wigan
View all →
Thu, 5 Nov 2026
Inclusive Work Placements: Unlocking Potential Through Opportunity
Centre for Advanced Technical Studies Wigan & Leigh College
Free Entry

Thu, 5 Nov 2026
Civic Sessions: HR & Payroll Essentials for Small Businesses
Civic by Capital&Centric
Free Entry

Mon, 9 Nov 2026
The 10-2 Trading Club - Plan B That Pays
The Bridge Hotel
Free Entry

Tue, 10 Nov 2026
Build A Business: Know Your Customers, Get Competitive
Wigan Library
Free Entry

Wed, 11 Nov 2026
Building Tomorrow’s Workforce: Partnering with Wigan & Leigh College
Wigan & Leigh College CATS Campus
Free Entry

Fri, 13 Nov 2026
Friday Club - Networking in Wigan
Feast At The Mills
Free Entry
More at Wigan Library, Wigan Life Centre North
View all →Frequently asked questions
Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started! takes place on Thursday, 14 January 2027 at 09:30.
Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started! is held at Wigan Library, Wigan Life Centre North in Wigan (The Wiend, Wigan, WN1 1NH).
Entry to Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started! is free.
Yes — hotels within walking distance of Wigan Library, Wigan Life Centre North can be compared using the accommodation search further down this page.
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.
Editorial summaryAbout this event
Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started! is a workshop set for 14 January 2027 at Wigan Library. It aims to provide essential skills for individuals looking to start or grow their own business. The session is free to attend.
This summary was automatically generated from event data sourced from official ticketing providers.
Setting up your own business? Recently started? Got a brilliant idea? Get the skills and confidence you need to succeed.
Important note:
All attendees must have completed this Client Registration Form (https://buildabizapi.evolutive.co.uk/form/anonymousform/6a9aa6873b99b3b8dabd37e1?&redirecturl=) to be able to join the workshop. If you have not previously completed a Build A Business Registration Form, please complete after booking your place on Eventbrite.
To be eligible for this workshop, you must be a Greater Manchester resident or the owner of a Greater Manchester located business within the following GM authorities: Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, or Wigan.
Please arrive between 9:30-10:00am for networking and registration.
Workshop starts at 10:00am.
Power Up Your Business!
Join Wendy Breakell, entrepreneur and named one of the top 50 business advisors in the North West, for this workshop covering the practicalities of starting and growing your business.
This 3-hour workshops covers the essential ‘nuts and bolts’ of starting up and running a successful enterprise, including:
• Legal structures
• Business planning / Business Model Canvas
• E-commerce
• Cashflow, Finance and Tax
This workshop is part of a series. It is strongly recommended that you attend all FIVE core workshops, which include:
Know Your Customer, Get Competitive
Intellectual Property, Protect Your Assets
Marketing: The Essentials
Funding Your Business Idea
Plus meet our team and book in for individual 1:1 support.
PLEASE NOTE: The Build A Business programme of funded workshops have limited places. Failure to attend on two separate occasions without prior cancellation will result in you being barred from attending future workshops. This is due to the cost of setting up each workshop and making preparations based on the number of sign-ups. This includes Know Your Customer; IP - Protect Your Assets; Business Basics; Marketing: The Essentials; and Funding Your Business Idea.
For more information go to: www.buildabusinessgm.org (http://www.buildabusinessgm.org/)
There may be filming and photography taking place at the event to be used by Wigan Council, Build A Business, and their partners to promote activities in publications, presentations, advertisements, press articles, informational material, social media and the website.
If you do not want your image to be used, please make the Enterprise Officer aware upon arrival at the event.
Description supplied by the event organiser.
StayStaying overnight?
Hotels within walking distance of Wigan Library, Wigan Life Centre North. Searching near The Wiend, Wigan, WN1 1NH; check-in Thursday, 14 January 2027.
Ad · Stay22 affiliate link
WhereWigan Library, Wigan Life Centre North
The Wiend, Wigan, WN1 1NH
Before you goFrequently asked questions
When is Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started!?
Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started! takes place on Thursday, 14 January 2027 at 09:30.
Where is Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started! taking place?
Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started! is held at Wigan Library, Wigan Life Centre North in Wigan (The Wiend, Wigan, WN1 1NH).
How much are tickets for Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started!?
Entry to Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started! is free.
Is there anywhere to stay near Build A Business: Business Basics - Getting Started!?
Yes — hotels within walking distance of Wigan Library, Wigan Life Centre North can be compared using the accommodation search further down this page.
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.
Price
Free Entry
Date
Time
Venue
The Wiend, Wigan, WN1 1NH
Secure checkout on Eventbrite — opens in a new tab
Ask AI: is it for me?
EventsList lists 225,000+ events across the UK. Tickets are sold by the venue or its authorised sellers, never by us.
Same venueMore at Wigan Library, Wigan Life Centre North
All at this venueNot this one?Similar events in Wigan
View allMore things to do in Wigan
- Build A Business: YouTube Made Simple For Small BusinessesWednesday, 20 January 2027
- Wigan borough - Domestic abuse champions trainingMonday, 8 February 2027
- Build A Business: Coffee Morning & NetworkingWednesday, 9 December 2026
- Build A Business: Intellectual Property - Protect Your AssetsWednesday, 24 February 2027
- Build A Business: Marketing - The EssentialsTuesday, 24 November 2026
- Wigan Business ExpoThursday, 11 March 2027
- Network coffee&catch up with the girls clubThursday, 19 November 2026
- The Messy Middle: Navigating the Reality of Running Your Own BusinessWednesday, 18 November 2026
- Sound Her Out - Networking EventTuesday, 17 November 2026
- Waterbrush and ink for beginners.Saturday, 14 November 2026
- Free Business Support. Every Wednesday @ Civic.Wednesday, 28 October 2026








