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Starting a Business? How can we Help?

There is currently support available to individuals in the North East looking to start their own business.  

First the bad news:

This is not a cash grant.

Fortunately there is loads of good news:

With a 5 Star rating on the North East England Service Provider Register, Du is able to offer a customisable prestart package that can take you right through to your first day of trading - and beyond. 

Within the prestart package we can offer:

1.  Finding Cash

There is Cash that can be spent on certain things, depending on your location, business idea and personal circumstance.
We can help you find it!
 

2.  Honing your Business Idea

You have an idea - it may be a good idea.  We can help make it an excellent, stand-out idea.

3.  Financial Forecasting

If there was any justice in the world, everyone would buy your product.  In business, life isn't always fair, so we create Optimistic, Pessimistic and Realistic Scenarios to ensure your business is viable throughout years 1 and 2.

4.  Becoming a Company

If you operate as a Sole Trader and are successful there is nothing to stop your competitor registering your business name as their company - This is not good.
Through our Legal Partners we can incorporate a Dormant Company until you choose to bring it to life. 

5.  Corporate Identity

We have a team of graphic designers who can work with you to produce a "Look" that sums up the identity you want to project to the market that can be used as a Logo, Web Layout and on your stationery.

6. Mentoring

Maybe your friends and family don't want to hear about this great idea any more - or maybe you don't want to share your worries with your nearest and dearest.  We can be a voice of encouragement or realism - or if you prefer, we can just sit and listen.

7.  IT and Telecoms Setup

Desktop or Laptop; Domain Names, e-Mail Accounts; Call Answering . . .
We can offer advice - but more than that we can actually help set your IT and Telecoms systems in place.

8.  Office Setup

How would you fancy someone coming in and getting your new office organised from the off?
Filing and “Procedures” aren’t usually high on a new business priority list. But without a good system in place things can quickly get out of control.

Why Du?

Well, we have been there, done it - and are still here, still doing it.
We don’t offer Fact Sheets - We offer Lived Experience.

Unique Offering
Du is a Service Design company. 
We look to give you a distinct competitive advantage by making your service more Desirable to existing and potential customers. 

Social Purpose
Du is a Social Enterprise.
We are particularly keen to develop the social and non-financial values of your business.
We are not “Not for Profit”. 
Du is about “More than Profit”

What Now?

Well, let's meet!  Call 0845 4501251 or drop us an email.

 
"Excellent, Spot on!"

Martin Hinton, "The Car Man"