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How to Start a Business in Sutton

Free start-up resources and useful local contacts.

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How to Start a Business in Sutton

Starting a business in Sutton

If you are thinking about starting a business in Sutton or would like to grow your existing business, we would love to help you.

Start Your Own Business in Sutton contains resources and the information that will help give your venture the best chance of success. It also highlights organisations who offer friendly advice and the services that you are likely to need as a new startup or local business owner.

Grants | Networking groups | Business advice | Mentoring | Co-working spaces

Starting a business in Sutton

Free Startup Resources

Getting it right from the start can help to prevent problems later.

To help you with this we have created a vast selection of resources and they are all completely free!

Starting a Business in in Sutton

Business advice and support

"Two heads are better than one."

Whether you have been trading for some time, are new to the market or are just thinking about starting a business of your own, it has been proven that your chances of success are considerably improved if you seek support from an experienced business advisor or mentor. You can find out more about both options at Business Advice in Sutton and Business Mentors in Sutton.

Funding and grants

Running out of money is one the most common reasons why businesses fail. This risk of this happening to can be avoided (or minimised) by careful planning and cashflow forecasting. If you need additional funds to start or keep your business going, you can learn more about your options and download our free funding factsheet at: Sutton Business Grants and Business Funding

Business networking

Does the idea of business networking fill you with delight or dread? Either way, it can be beneficial for both your business and you as an entrepreneur. See Business Networking in Sutton for details of local groups and our free Networking Factsheet.

Business premises

Working from home is appealing to many new business owners but not practical for many others. Even if you are running a business by yourself, you might like to consider the option of 'hot desking' or co-working in one of the many flexi-workspaces that have emerged in recent years. Find out more at: Sutton Co-Working and Business Premises.

Finding new customers

Paying customers are the lifeblood of any business. Knowing how to find, satisfy and retain them is vitally important and best achieved with the help of experts in the field.

Accountancy, tax and law

While starting a new business is very exciting, this should not disguide the fact that there are some very important legal responsibilities that must be considered. See: Bookkeeping, Accountancy, Financial Planning and Law

FREE startup workshops

If you are thinking about starting a business, our FREE three-hour ONLINE workshop is definitely for you!

Open to everyone, our sole aim is to increase your chances of success. We do that by explaining:

The reality of running a business; the most common pitfalls and how to avoid them; which legal status is likely to be most suitable; funding, grants and managing your money; business planning and cashflow forecasting; finding and keeping customers.

Free startup guide

Start Your Own Business in 2021

Download the 2024 edition of our Free Start Your Own Business guide

An interactive step-by-step guide which also includes all of the most important subjects covered in an easy-to-read way with links to useful online articles and relevant contacts.

The idea of starting your own business can be incredibly exciting and who can blame you for being tempted?

However, the sad truth is that far too many new enterprises fail in the early stages. Our aim is to make sure that you don’t become one of them.

This guide explains the key start-up subjects in simple English.

There is also plenty of help available in the area and much of it is free - please do make the most of it.

Read more about what our Free guide contains and how you can download it.
Starting a business in Sutton

Key Contacts in Sutton

'You don't know what you don't know' is a phrase that is so applicable to starting a new business.

Sutton is a great place for start-ups but your chances of success are dramatically improved if you make the most of the support that is available locally. Click on logos to visit their websites.

Web design

WESH UK
WESH UK are a 5* Website and I.T Support company covering the whole of the UK and Europe only. We cater especially to new business startups and startups who need an I.T department at their disposal inclusive in the cost of their website hosting and domain names.
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Opportunities

National Driving Centre
The only government approved DVSA test centre in London, providing LGV/HGV driver training, PCV bus driver training, paramedic ambulance driver training, minibus driver training and HIAB lorry loader training. You can test where you train because we have our own extensive fleet of vehicles and our own test centre. Our courses are all-inclusive with no extra costs. We have been providing commercial driver training courses for over 40 years, giving licences to thousands of new LGV/HGV and PCV drivers.
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Accountancy

LME Accountants
Based in Surrey, LME Accountants have a very well-established reputation for providing top quality accounting services. We are passionate about putting our clients at the heart of what we do. We believe that our experience can help your business achieve success, allowing us to grow together. We provide a wide range of accountancy, business and tax advisory services, budgeting and forecasting as well as business funding and cash flow projection. Our clients are individuals, sole traders, partnerships, limited companies and sub-contractors. We strive to be different. We are perfect for small businesses, so at LME Accountants we offer you: ?
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Networking

The Lonely Middle Club - From Startup Hive
Starting a business is exciting, and succeeding is rewarding, but what about the bit between? You know, that bit that’s full of self-doubt, endless repetition and feelings of being out of your comfort zone? We call it ‘The Lonely Middle’ and it’s one of the hardest parts of creating a successful business. We know, we’ve been there. So, we created The Lonely Middle Club to help you through it. Each month you get exclusive content to help give you the knowledge and inspiration to succeed. Plus, you get access to a private members-only Facebook group where you can get advice and network with small business owners who are going through similar challenges to you. If you want even more, you can download our 51 worksheets, guides, and journals all designed to do one thing, and one thing only… help you get through ‘The Lonely Middle’ and achieve your business goals. Visit our website today to join the club and benefit from our members price lock and full no questions asked money-back guarantee.
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Advice

Opportunity Sutton - Business Support and Advice
If you’re looking for support and advice to start up or grow your business there are lots of organisations that can help you both locally and nationally. Many offer free advice services online or over the phone and run workshops, seminars and networking opportunities.
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Networking

Successful Sutton
Bringing together more than 500 local businesses and organisations, Successful Sutton focuses on a programme of projects and services to support our town, it’s community and it’s businesses. Don’t forget to contact us for news about our latest events and all things Sutton!!
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Networking

Sutton Chamber of Commerce
Sutton Chamber of Commerce is an independent non-profit organisation that represents the interests of businesses trading in the London borough of Sutton. For almost 100 years Sutton Chamber has been bringing local businesses together through networking events and in turn encouraging a strong peer support network. Our other core focus is providing business support to our members through workshops, seminars and one-to-one consultations.
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Start-up articles

100's of free startup articles

We have created a collection of 100s of startup articles to help anyone with whatever stage they are on with their business journey. Hundreds of thousands of people have gone before you and we can learn from what they got right and avoid the things that have been proved not to work so well.

You can see the full list of 'articles' at: How to start a business