Enterprise Club - Inspiring Enterprise

The Business Planning Guide

This guide will give you a better understanding of what is required, and why. It provides everything you need to produce a professional and dynamic business plan. Even if you access only half the information, you would have more that enough information to produce a business plan.

The following sections can be found in this guide:

• What is a business plan?
• Getting started
• A detailed guide
• Worksheets, templates and links

Click here to access The University of Northampton Enterprise Club Guide to Business Planning.

Business Mentors

As a member of The University of Northampton Enterprise Club, you are able to access the help and support of a fully accredited Business Mentor. A mentor will meet with you on a regular basis to provide support and a confidential sounding board for many issues.

The mentoring scheme is designed to provide individual start up businesses with support and guidance to help them function and continue to develop and sustain their business idea/ venture. A designated mentor acts in a supporting capacity and comments objectively and empathetically to help improve performance.

Below are just some of the mentors available to help you. If you are interested in being part of the mentoring programme please contact Jessica Nicholls at jessica.nicholls@northampton.ac.uk.

Please click on the links below to view the 'Business Mentors' profiles:
Paul Bedwell Benjamin Lloyd Henry Ray Bradbury Robert Nixon	Janet Flowers Maureen Luke Melissa Ritchie Val Cox	Sharon French Carolyn Svahn Phillip Thornton

Business Advisers

Members of the Enterprise Club are able to access help and guidance from our qualified business advisers. Our business advisers are able to help with all aspects of small business including finance, marketing, business planning.

If you wish to make an appointment with a business adviser, please contact Jessica Nicholls at jessica.nicholls@northampton.ac.uk.

Please click on the links below to view the 'Business Advisers' profiles:
Jill Hope	Peter Anstee	Tino La Torre

Ask the Expert

The East Midlands Incubation Network (EMIN) have just launched a new service called 'Ask the Expert'. These sessions are scheduled for every other Wednesday between 10 am and 12 pm when one of their experts will be on-line at www.emincubation.co.uk to answer any questions during this time.

In order to access this service members need to be registered on the EMIN website and be logged on. For further information please visit www.emincubation.co.uk.

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