Self Employment

Thinking About Starting Your Own Business?

Glasgow North Regeneration Agency provides FREE, impartial advice to assist you in becoming Self-Employed.

What Type Of Support Is Available?

Our business start-up team is able to offer advice and support to assist with the various processes involved in setting up a new business. Our Business Advisers can help you with everything from putting together your business plan to helping you source funding. Our services are available to anyone wishing to set up a business although the level of support we can offer is dependent upon whether you reside within the area we cover or if you are intending to operate your business within our area.

We suggest that clients begin by attending a business start-up workshop which will introduce all the processes involved in starting up a business. The workshop’s aim is to help you establish which areas of business you would like assistance with. Following the workshop, we can offer you an appointment with a Business Adviser on a one-to-one basis so you can discuss your business idea in more detail and progress from there.

The introductory workshop has information on:

  • How to raise finance for your business
  • Drafting your business plan
  • Where to find your premises
  • Dealing with Tax, PAYE, Business Insurance & National Insurance
  • Market Research
  • Marketing
  • Financial Analysis
  • Property Advice
  • Technology
  • Hiring and Firing
  • Health and Safety

Following this awareness session, you can make an appointment with a Business Adviser who will work with you to get your business up and running. These individual counselling sessions will provide the platform to air any problems, talk through options, and discuss any opportunities.

Your Adviser will help with the preparation of the Business Plan and offer help with areas such as assessing grants and other funding and finding suitable premises.

Glasgow North Regeneration Agency has strong links with Scottish Enterprise, Glasgow City Council, Business Gateway, The Prince’s Scottish Youth Business Trust and many other agencies. Any funding assistance required from these sources can be accessed through Glasgow North Regeneration Agency.

The first step in the business start-up cycle is to attend a workshop. You can click the link to the left for a note of workshop dates and times.