News release
July 2008

Want to start your own business – but don’t have an idea?

Two of the barriers to starting a business can be finding a good idea and having confidence to take the first step.  Now Business Link Yorkshire has launched its new series of free workshops, one of which is on developing good business ideas – and they are inviting aspiring entrepreneurs to attend these with a friend or supporter to give them confidence.

Business Link is also encouraging accountants, lawyers, business advisers, friends and community workers to take the initiative and offer to take people to the workshops.

Jules O’Dor, Director of Enterprise Services at Business Link Yorkshire, said:  “We all know people who’ve been talking for ages about wanting to run their own business but don’t know what they might do. 

“These Business Ideas workshops help you see what skills you have that the market might need, identify trends that could make good business opportunities and carry out market research that could help you find good ideas.”

Mr O’Dor adds that there are also hundreds of other workshops for businesses at every stage of their development.  “Our new programme has topics from business planning to employing people, making sales and keeping customers to financial skills. They are all free and running in locations that should be convenient to everyone in Yorkshire and Humber.”

For more information or to register a place, call 0845 6 048 048 or go to www.businesslinkyorkshire.co.uk/events

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For further information contact:
John Shepherd Business Link Yorkshire            01226 735200
Carol Arthur, Northern Lights PR                       01423 562400