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Why join Smarter Britain?

Smarter Britain is about inspiring the next generation of British entrepreneurs and supporting them to create new businesses. It provides a one stop solution to the challenges of access to advice, mentoring and funding in a structured and simple form not normally available. It makes starting a business simple. No jargon, no assumed knowledge, no barriers, or paywall. It connects prospective investors with their ideal opportunities. Our goal is to support 1000 new businesses within 1000 days from launch.

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Get tailored advice from our network of proven mentors. Get the business support you need to start and grow.

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Get exclusive access to networking events and workshops to give you inspiration to grow your business.

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Get support and advice from business owners and entrepreneurs in your area and sector.

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Keep track of your investment opportunities and business journey.

"The one-stop shop for advice, support, coaching, and finance."

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  • Investors

  • Access exclusive investment opportunities

    Weekly investment digest

    Powerful filtering system

    Broad industry and business size selection

    Easily compare investment opportunities

  • Entrepreneurs

  • Access expert advice and resources

    Interact with vetted and verified mentors

    Exclusive events and workshops

    Network of suppliers, investors, and mentors

    Powerful business templates, CV builder, and more

  • Mentors

  • Access a wide network of entrepreneurs

    A range of sectors and business sizes available

    Powerful task assignment and scheduling platform

    Mentorship dashboard to track your network

    Help new entrepreneurs start their life journey

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  • Simple subscription service

    Multiple service listings across various areas

    Powerful task assignment and scheduling platform

    Advertise to a large network of entrepreneurs

    Curated featured and promoted opportunities

    Opportunity to sponsor Smarter Britain events

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The UK Business Community

Entrepreneurs are critical to the positive economic development of the UK economy. Over 80% of all employees in the UK, nearly 30 million people, are employed in small or medium sized companies. Each of these companies was started by an entrepreneur who wished to build their own business. Despite a challenging market, and a global pandemic, over 1 million new businesses were started in 2020/2021. This represents the highest rate of growth on record. For the UK economy to continue to grow it is key that new entrepreneurs are encouraged and supported to follow their ambitions.

This is the reason that we have created Smarter Britain. The objective is to inspire the next generation of British entrepreneurs and support them to create new businesses. This one stop solution for access to advice, mentoring and funding in a structured and simple form makes starting a business simple – no jargon, no assumed knowledge, no barriers.

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  • Entrepreneurs are key to building the UK economy

  • 2020 – 2021 saw 810,316 business incorporations, a 21% YoY increase

  • This increase is the highest rate of growth on record

  • The UK business community comprises of 7 million S+SME Companies and 28 million employees

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John Brian – Brian’s Boots

I registered with Companies House on 20 February 2020. I wanted the founding date to be memorable, but of course, no- one had any idea how memorable 2020 was going to be! I’d had the idea for a while. I was a teacher for 8 years. Like most teachers, I was really passionate and it was my vocation in life. Unfortunately, though, I got glandular fever, which then became an autoimmune illness. Every time I fell ill, my body would shut down.

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Kevin Gaskell

Fri Sep 15 2023

Creating a Business

Every new business venture begins with that light bulb moment – an idea. What do you do with it? How do you follow it up? How can you incorporate that idea into a business that means something to you?

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Kevin Gaskell

Fri Sep 15 2023

Selling

It is important to remember that selling is not the same as marketing. Marketing is about creating an image and desire for your product or service. It should show that you understand who your customers are likely to be and why they should want to buy from you. Selling is about delivering the product and getting customers to pay for it.

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Kevin Gaskell

Fri Sep 15 2023

Funding

Every new business needs some funding when getting started. How much you need will depend on the type of business you are starting. Some companies can thrive from £250 and other may need £250,000. Depending on how much you need will determine the sources you go to for money.

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Kevin Gaskell

Fri Sep 15 2023

Social Media

Vlogging has become a popular way of using media. To put it simply, its blogging through video usually showing you go about every-day activities. However, you can film as you please, this could be interviews with other people in a business like yours or even question and answer videos about your business.