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Starting your own business

Organisations that provide advice on starting your own business

  • Business Gateway Highland and Business Gateway Moray provide expert local business advice and practical help on starting and running your own business
  • Careers Transition Partnership (CTP) website provides advice on starting your own business
  • Create - Centre for Enterprise and Innovation at Inverness College, University of Highlands & Islands (UHI)
  • New Enterprise Allowance supports you to start up or develop a business. Jobcentre Plus work coaches can help you find out if you're eligible
  • Recruit 4 Spouses - support to start up a business or find a job
  • RFEA (the Forces Employment Charity) - support for self-employment for service-leavers, veterans and famiiies
  • Unsung Heroes - University of Wolverhampton Business start-up programme for dependents of Armed Forces community
  • X-Forces runs a variety of training courses, either standard or configured to particular beneficiary needs. All of our courses are supported by strategic partners to ensure that delivery is free of charge to the beneficiary