The Business Start Up Consortium

Welcome to the Business Start-Up website. This website is designed to inform partners on the work carried out by the Business Start-Up Consortium across the Northwest region in Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Greater Merseyside, and Cheshire/Warrington.

Who are the Consortium?

The Consortium is made up of 7 organisations with an excellent track record in providing support and advice.

Map

Hover over the map to view a list of consortium members available in that area.

Consortium News

Regional Activity

Work started in earnest in August 2007 and by the end of March 2008, the Consortium had supported more than 1,000 people to start up in business.

	March '08	To date
Business Start-ups	1,065	3,171
Post Start-ups		1,277

Success Stories

Business Start Up is a new initiative operated by A4e on behalf of the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) aimed at encouraging business start ups and advising fledging businesses within hard to reach groups and areas in the Northwest.