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Learn how to start a carpentry business with our step-by-step guide. Discover more about the skills you might need, business structures, and funding options.

Discover how to become a locksmith and start your own business. Find out about training, tools, funding ideas, business structures, and marketing tips.

Turn your fashion dreams into reality with our guide on how to start a clothing business, including researching, manufacturing, and marketing ideas.

Find out how to become a plasterer and set up your own plastering business with our helpful guide.

Discover how to open a restaurant. Our in-depth guide covers everything from location, premises, equipment, payments, and staffing.

Losing your job might be the opportunity you've been waiting for to start your own business. Discover top tips for starting a business after redundancy.

Discover how to successfully open and run a corner shop. Learn about market research, legal requirements, funding options, and marketing strategies.

Become your own boss and help the UK reach its sustainability goals by starting a heat pump installation business.

Learn new business insights from our 2024/25 SUL ambassadors. We talk to George Greer from Project Harmless about this inspiring sustainable business.

Discover how to open a shop and start a retail store business with our handy guide – from market research and finding a location to sourcing funding.

Discover new business insights from our 2024/25 SUL ambassadors. Meet TJ Bouchada, owner of Moody Cow Nails, and get inspired by her entrepreneurial journey.

Start your own import-export business with the help of our handy guide. Learn about the benefits and the different types to the licences you need.

A car wash business could be a satisfying enterprise for budding entrepreneurs. Read our guide to find out how to start one.

Find out how to become an electrician and start a self-employed business with our handy guide.

Find out how to become a plumber and start a self-employed business with our handy guide, including possible routes into plumbing.

Want to launch your own start-up in 2025, but not sure what kind of business to choose? Get inspired with our guide to the best business to launch.

Being your own boss in the construction industry can be lucrative and satisfying. Read our guide to learn more about how to start a construction company.

Looking to start a mobile business, but not sure what’s possible or where to start? Discover some of the best mobile business ideas to inspire you.