Events · Greater Manchester
Starting a Business Confidently: free workshop for Greater Manchester residents
A fully funded online workshop covering customers, funding, legal foundations, risk and basic finance when starting a business. It is for Greater Manchester residents aged 16 or over whose business has not made any sales, subject to the organiser’s eligibility check.1
- Location
- Greater Manchester
- Date
- 2 November 2026, 09:30 GMT
- Cost
- Free to attend
- For
- Greater Manchester residents aged 16 or over who have not made a business sale
About the event
The workshop covers finding and reaching your target customers, realistic funding routes, legal aspects of starting a business, reducing risk and a simpler approach to managing finance.
It is intended to help you decide how to take a business idea forward and understand the practical foundations needed at the start.
Who it is for
You must live in Greater Manchester, be at least 16 and either have a business idea or be starting a business that has not made any sales. You must also not have received pre-start support from GM Business Growth Hub during the previous two years.
Cost
The workshop is fully funded, with attendance subject to the eligibility conditions above.
Where it takes place
The workshop takes place online. The Growth Hub sends further attendance details after confirming your place.
What is happening and when
Monday 2 November 2026, 9.30am–12.30pm GMT. Choose this date when booking the recurring workshop.
How to book
Follow Register to the organiser’s Eventbrite page and select 2 November. The organiser checks eligibility before confirming attendance; making the booking does not itself confirm your place.
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- GM Business Growth Hub: full organiser programme, conditions and registration link What you will learn; Who can attend; When it takes place; How to attend; How to book; What it costs