The Journey

BizStartClub will Guide you

Getting Small Businesses Started

The BizStartClub Member’s Journey

Idea

The client’s dream and vision has taken form and now starts to take shape – Their BizStartClub membership accesses the combined knowledge and experience of the community, helping the idea to take structure.

Development

As the client develops their Idea into a business model and full business plan – Their BizStartClub community supports and starts to create the structure of the business model, funding sources and access to additional professional and consulting services.

Proposition

The business model & plan done and the plan to take the company/products/services to market; what’s offered, how it will make a revenue for the shareholders and what is the attraction for the investors.

Pre-start (get Company ready)

Leverage their community membership to attract suppliers, customers and talent.

Funding

Assistance in structuring funding rounds.

Start/Expand

  • Within their monthly subscription, members will receive advice on further improvement of the idea, development, preparing the proposition, pre-start essential tasks.
  • BizStartClub will assist with the quest for funding (including advice on applying for schemes such as SEIS and EIS) on a reward for success basis.
  • BizStartClub can provide consultancy at affordable rates for many aspects of the business once started either from local member “Supplier Partners” or others, typically often retired or semi-retired people with appropriate skillset and experience.

 

Development

Proposition

Pre-Start (Get Company ready)

What is involved

Define the Market

Marketing Strategy: Website build, Product Placement, Cost of Production

Timeline

Who will build and offer the service

Regulatory: Insurance, Public Liability and Indemnity, Financial Accounting (Taxation, Real time information and Reporting, Annual Returns, VAT, Legal (GDPR, Contracts, Terms and Conditions

Skills

What’s needed to build and offer the service

Company Formation, Directors’ Service Agreements, Company Articles of Association, Shareholders’ Agreements

Cost of Materials

Sales Process

Management Policy Documents: Recruitment, Equality, Expenses, Regular Agenda items for management meetings

Training

Marketing Process

Clarity on Objectives and Vision

Knowledge

Financial Accounting

 

Who’s involved

Regulatory Procedures