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Business Start-Up

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Starting your own Business in Hastings

Contact Ten Sixty Six Enterprise, the local enterprise agency, for advice and support on:

• advice on researching the market to test the viability of your idea
• one to one counselling
• preparing applications for finance
• advice on advertising and marketing to give your business exposure
• guidance on obtaining business premises that meet your needs
• advice on choosing a business name and on obtaining banking facilities
• advice on book keeping, tax and National Insurance contributions so your finances stay in order

You might also find the following information useful:

• Learn more about 1066 Enterprise's work to create new businesses in Hastings on our Hastings Enterprise Programme 2 page.
• Learn more about 1066 Enterprise's work to boost existing businesses in Hastings on our Enterprise Hastings page.

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Are you creative?

Hastings is fast becoming a hotbed of activity in film, TV and radio

For start up businesses in advertising, marketing, design, writing, publishing, film, TV, radio, software or internet, there are affordable office suites, desk spaces and support at the Creative Media Centre.  Located at 17 and 45 Robertson Street, Hastings, this new facility has some 13,500sq ft of flexible space.

You might also find the following information useful:

• Learn more about the film industry in Hastings on our sister site
• Find out about METEor, a scheme that will create a new Media Enterprise Centre for Hastings on our Projects We're Funding page.
• Find out more about our cultural sector development work in Hastings on our Projects We're Funding page.
• Find out more about cultural opportunities in Hastings on our cultural regeneration page.
• Find out more about the Jerwood Art Gallery in Hastings and how it will benefit the whole town on our Jerwood page.
• Get help and advice from our colleagues at the South East Media Network.

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Are you 18 - 30?

Are you aged 18 - 30, unemployed, have an idea for a business but cannot raise all the cash you need from anywhere else, the Princes Trust could help you get up and running with:

• a low interest loan of up to £4,000 for a sole trader, or up to £5,000 for a partnership
• a grant of up to £1,500 in special circumstances
• a test marketing grant of up to £250
• ongoing advice from a volunteer business mentor
• access to a wide range of products and services including a free Legal Helpline.

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Support from Sussex Enterprise

Sussex Enterprise are here to help start up businesses and existing ones which wish to develop.

Some 81% of businesses in Sussex were started by individuals and employ fewer than ten people.  The majority of these were started by people like you; already employed in the business community, or with a business idea they were convinced would be a success.  Working with Sussex Enterprise could improve your chances of survival in the early stages - visit: www.sussexenterprise.co.uk for further information.

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Finding start up funding

A number of grants are detailed on our Business Support pages.  In addition you might find the following useful:

• www.eastsussex.gov.uk - funding advice from East Sussex County Council
• www.dti.gov.uk - the official site of the Department of Trade and Industry
• www.defra.gov.uk - funding from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• www.berr.gov.uk - the official site of the Small Business Service, an agency of the Department of Trade and Industry
• www.startups.co.uk - valuable advice for aspiring entrepreneurs
• www.businesslink.gov.uk - practical advice for businesses from this government agency

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Contact Information

We can also help you find a specific grant or loan.

Please contact us for further advice or information on Business Start-Up.

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