Business Startup: advice
and support
The Wirralbiz programme
What is wirralbiz?
- wirralbiz is a programme for people who want to start and run their own business.
- the wirralbiz programme is available to all individuals resident within and/or wishing to start a new business in Wirral and who have no experience of running their own business.
- the wirralbiz programme is available to a wide range of qualifying businesses – see below for what is eligible and ineligible.
- wirralbiz is a FREE programme delivered at the new wirralbiz centre, Unit 2, Commerce Park, Campbeltown Road, Birkenhead CH41 9HP,
What is in the wirralbiz programme?
- Awareness sessions start the programme, telling you about the good and not so good things that are required to start and run your own business and are held regularly during the day or evening;
- Six informal development workshops, two per week over three weeks, day or evening then follow if you want to go on to start your own business and these take you through the things you need to help you prepare to set up and run your business;
- Intensive start up support through one-to-one counselling is also available to offer personal help before and after your new business has started operating;
- Mentoring/aftercare to help your new business and monitoring to assess performance of your new business is also available during the first three years of trading; and
- A discretionary grant of £500 may be available to qualifying businesses on start of trading.
What types of businesses are eligible for support from the wirralbiz programme?
- Almost all types of businesses designing, making and/or supplying products and services qualify for support from wirralbiz provided that they have not yet started to trade and this criteria is standard throughout Wirral.
- Businesses that have started to trade at some point within the previous three years can also join the wirralbiz programme for assistance with mentoring and aftercare support for a period not exceeding three years.
What types of businesses are ineligible for support from the wirralbiz programme?
- Pure retail businesses, defined as businesses not adding value to the goods or services that they provide:
- Businesses selling tickets and/or operating as a travel agency.
- Sandwich shops and takeaway food businesses
- Betting shops or any business providing facilities for gambling.
- Amusement arcades, centres or funfairs.
- Pubs, clubs, bars and wine bars.
- Businesses selling fuel for motor vehicles.
- Businesses operating as motor vehicle sales outlets with or without service support.
- Taxi businesses and/or individual taxi operators.
- Businesses operating as scrap yards or breakers of motor vehicles.
- Businesses providing facilities for body piercing, tattooing or similar activities.
- Businesses involving any pornographic activities.
- Businesses providing security services including mobile security
- Businesses involved with religious or political activities.
How do you find out more about the wirralbiz programme?
- For further information on how to join the wirralbiz programme and learn how to set up and run your own business, contact 0845 456 1796 or call into the wirralbiz centre, and ask for details.
wirralbiz centre
Unit 2 Commerce Park
Campbeltown Road
Birkenhead
CH41 9HP
t: 0845 456 1796
