Thinking of starting a small business?
Or do you currently own a small business? Need advice and support?
Jersey Business Venture can help!
Jersey Business Venture are located at 33 Gloucester St, St Helier.
At JBV we offer FREE, INDEPENDENT and CONFIDENTIAL advice on all aspects of business.
- Evaluating your ideas
- Business plans and cash-flow forecasts
- Finance and available grants
- Marketing strategies
- Statutory requirements
- Training analysis, options, grants and free workshops
Setting up a new business can seem like a minefield - where do you start, what do you need to do? JBV have a full business start up pack available which will answer many of these initial questions.
We welcome you to call in to have a chat about your ideas when we can run through the pack with you and discuss any other specific areas to consider; relevant to your particular business. We then enourage you to carry out a financial evaluation with us to assess whether the business proposition is viable before going ahead.
There are lots of different areas that you will need to look at which JBV can explain for you. Here are some of them...
- Licensing yourself to trade under the Regulation of Undertakings Law
- Registering your business name
- Appointing an accountant
- Looking at Income Tax implications
- Paying Social Security contributions
- Drawing up terms of employment and employee contracts
- Guidance on commercial leases or running a business from home
- Insuring for employer liability and other areas
- Checking health and safety requirements
- Opening a business bank account
- Drawing up a partnership agreement
Depending on the type of business you are in, you may need other specific licences, and so you need to check requirements of the Parish Hall, Public Health, Tourism, Social Security, Planning Office, Employment Agencies, Data Protection and Fire Services.
