Help and opportunities for young people looking to start their own business.
Support for entrepreneurs
The Enterprise and Start-up Team can support you as you develop skills for business start-up, self-employment and innovation.Including:
networking opportunities
guest speaker events
skills and business start-up workshops
one-to-one business advice
Cwmpas
Cwmpas is a development agency working for positive change, in Wales and across the UK. A friendly team of advisers can offer expert help and support across a wide range of areas to help you get started with a Busines
Big Ideas Wales: Project Start-up
Project Start-up is a programme of free online workshops, advice and mentoring to give you the support you need to start your business.
Young Person's Start Up Grant
Big Ideas Wales want to help you overcome these challenges and will play a key part in delivering support for young people to become self-employed. This will help you learn about business, work with an adviser to prepare for self-employment and potentially access a financial grant to help you start up.
Natwest Business Builder
Dive straight in to digital and event-based learning, as well as a community of like-minded individuals, and move your business forward today.
Online community and support for entrepreneurs, start-ups & small businesses
Start out with the best possible support network, workshops, tools and resources. Join a community of entrepreneurs, freelancers and remote workers. Access the best possible support network, workshops, tools and resources.
BOSS - Business Online Support Service
BOSS is here to help you and your business develop through online learning. Digital courses created by Business Wales' subject experts to support you in successfully starting and running a business.
Find the business inside of you
Business Wales is the Welsh Government's fully-funded business support service which helps people to start, run and grow their own businesses.
Student Enterprise
USW Enterprise, part of USW Careers, supports students and graduates who are interested in developing their enterprise skills, freelancing, starting their own business or social enterprise and want to discuss, develop, test and launch their ideas.
Start Up Entrepreneurship Course In Business and Technology
The Alacrity entrepreneurship course combines graduate entrepreneurs with world-class mentors to create the next generation of technology companies
The Start-Up Loans Company
Starting a new business is challenging, particularly when you need to raise funds. Start Up Loans are available for people looking to start a business in Wales or businesses under 3 years old that need a little bit of financial investment as the business develop. Business in Focus is an Official Delivery Partner of the Start Up Loans scheme and can assist you with your loan application.
Win up to £5,000 for your business or start up idea!
Focus futures want to help your business reach a Green Goal! Win up to £5,000 for your business or start up idea!
Centre for Entrepreneurship
The Centre for Entrepreneurship and our staff are part of a resilient, active, and engaged community. Our mission is to empower you to recognise and develop opportunities to create value.