Hints and Tips for More Business Sectors

Adding your own experience to this section

 

We have already produced several 'Hints and Tips' pages by interviewing businesses operating in popular sectors such as Gardening and Photography. But we need to cover many more sectors, in particular the following:

  • Beauty Therapy
  • Building and Construction Services
  • Cleaning Services
  • Computer Software and IT support
  • Craft Manufacturing
  • Design and Marketing Services
  • Electrical Services
  • Financial Services
  • Fitness and Sports Instruction
  • Medical Services
  • Music Services
  • Packaging
  • Painting and Decorating
  • Plumbing
  • Property Management
  • Taxis and Couriers
  • Telecommunications
  • Vehicle Repairs and Services
  • Vehicle Valeting
  • Web Development and Support
  • Window Cleaning

 

If you are a mentor, or have been, for a business in one of these sectors, or perhaps you have already established a business and know many of the pitfalls to avoid and shortcuts to take, then we'd like to pass on your experience to young people trying to start similar businesses.

'Hints and Tips' are short bullet points arranged into the following categories:

Finding customers

Keeping customers

Things you must do

Things you must not do

Things to be cautious about

Other tips

The one thing you must do....

Useful websites

To offer contributions, either complete 'Hints and Tips' for one of the above business sectors covering all the above headings, or just a single piece of advice, please email us here.

Business sector hints and tips

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  • These articles are part of a resource which has been developed by volunteers to help supported businesses and their mentors.

    They are offered for advice or guidance purposes and should not be viewed as a prescribed solution.

    If you would like to comment on them, suggest additions, or contribute new articles, please email us including the URL of any page you are commenting about.