Business Start Up Workshop (Day 2 of 3) - Presented via Teams

Date and Time

Wednesday Nov 18, 2026
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM GMT

Location

Online via Teams

We will email you the Teams access codes prior to the workshop.

Fees/Admission

No charge for any participant registered onto the Launchpad project or any member. All businesses welcome.

Website

http://www.doncaster-chamber.co.uk

Contact Information

Business Support Team 01302 640100
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Description

Unlock your entrepreneurial potential with our comprehensive Business Start-Up Course! Are you ready to turn your innovative ideas into a successful venture? Whether your goal is to establish a side hustle for supplementary income or to evolve your passion into a fully-fledged business, our course is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to launch and grow a thriving business.

Our skilled facilitator will guide you through the entire process - from developing your idea, crafting a solid business plan, marketing, to all the other things you need to consider when running a business. Don't miss this opportunity to jumpstart your entrepreneurial journey.

About The Trainer:
Mark Smith is CEO of Make Your Mark UK which helps businesses and charities to be better by offering training, coaching and consultancy. Mark has many years of experience working with entrepreneurs and business start-ups, sharing his experience and expertise and asking critical questions to help new business owners to think commercially and to become confidence in their industry.

This workshop will cover:

Mindset to succeed
Identifying your products or services
Business Planning
Your ideal customers and target audience
Ways of generating business
Marketing
Overcoming objections
Risks and insurance
Finance options, bookkeeping, tax and national insurance
Critical thinking

And more!!

What's In It For Me?
This interactive course is designed to build your confidence, knowledge and skills to help you work on your own business, whether you are starting from scratch or have been trading for a couple of years and want to improve how you are running and approaching your business.

What others have said about this course:
"This course has been excellent and very informative"
"I enjoyed the training very much. Mark was very knowledgeable. He put the course over very professionally and was not one bit boring!",
"This has been a very useful three days, great teaching and opportunity to share. Thank you, it has consolidated my prior learning and filled the gaps".