If you’re thinking about starting your own business or already have a business in the first few years of trading the Help into Mentoring programme is definitely for you!
Available to those in the old Copeland District Council area we’re delivering a great programme of support which includes 20hrs of one to one mentoring support delivered by our hand-picked team of five mentors.
Support also includes:
- Personalised client journey
- Access to a four day business start-up course covering topics including business planning, sales & pricing, marketing & social media, record-keeping, cashflow forecasting, profit & loss, sustainability, business bank accounts
- Free webinars covering relevant topics
- A network of peer support from like-minded individuals
- Free online resources
- Signposting to other business support programmes and available funding
- A year’s free membership of Cumbria Chamber of Commerce for those who start trading and provide evidence
We also run a range of free training courses:
Creative Digital Tools for Crafting your Ideas into Actions
Date: Tuesday 4th February 2025
Time: 1pm to 4pm
Venue: Online
How to manage inventory, track costs and price your product
Date: Thursday 13th February 2025
Time: 9.30am to 12.30pm
Venue: Online
To find out more about the programme, meet the mentors and read more about the training courses click here
If you’re a more established business outside of Copeland we also run a six month’s mentoring programme. Charged at £895 +VAT businesses based in the Westmorland & Furness Council area can apply for £500 towards costs. We’ve achieved some great results so far and still have capacity to support more businesses. You can find out more here Mentoring Programme – Cumbria Growth Hub