How to become an olderpreneur: Starting and sustaining a small business

For many over 50s the idea of starting and running a business is a very attractive prospect. Yet few have had any experience of doing so and the risks involved can be huge.

Information on the practicalities isn’t difficult to come by and our one-day weekend workshop will provide you with plenty of signposts to where to find out more about such aspects as tax, employment law, VAT, etc.

Our past experience as Enterprise Agency start-up advisors and small business owners, combined with the feedback we receive through in my prime, shows that what’s needed is some practical down-to-earth advice on the pluses and pitfalls of starting a small business in later life, and the key issues to be aware of.

Running a small business is exciting, fulfilling and can be deeply rewarding on many different levels. However it is constantly challenging.

As well as dealing with starting up, we also spend time on the thorny issue of how to sustain your business once the initial excitement has receded and maybe your motivation and customer levels have dipped. This inevitability is something you need to be aware of from the start so you can plan for it and take steps to get back on course.

Whether or not you are in business already or still just thinking about it, you’ll go away from our workshop with a renewed sense of clarity, motivation and a great deal more practical, down-to-earth knowledge than you had before you came.