From April through to September, over 30 free workshops are available to anyone who is thinking or running their own business.

These Business Link funded workshops cover 4 main aspects of business:

• Pre-Start Awareness – is starting your own business really for you?
• Sales & Marketing – step by step guidance to develop your own Marketing strategy
• Planning and Regulations – Business Planning, Sole Trader vs Limited Company, Tax and ‘Red Tape’
• Finance – Profit & Loss, Balance Sheets and Cash Flow forecasts

The workshops will be held either at the:

Vantage Point Centre, adjacent to South Devon College in Paignton or
South Hams District Council office, Follaton House in Totnes

For more information about times and location, please call:

Business Link Gateway on 0845 600 9966 or
Torbay Innovation Centre on 01803 540 500

Businesses can also take advantage of 1:1 consultations with a qualified Business Advisor, subject to Business Link's approval, who will discuss their business, address specific issues and broker in other experts where necessary.

For more information about either the training workshops or 1:1 advice, please call us on 01803 540 500.

Further details about our courses and workshops can be obtained by telephoning:

Adrian Sheen at Torbay Innovation Centres on 01803 540 500.