Event

Practical, small-group support to help you start your business with clarity and confidence.

Antrim Enterprise Agency delivers its Build My Start Up Clinics to support early-stage entrepreneurs and individuals across Northern Ireland who are preparing to start a business.

The programme offers a fresh, practical approach to early enterprise support, with small-group clinics designed to help participants build clarity, confidence and a realistic Action Plan before progressing to Go Succeed or formal business planning.

The clinics are ideal for anyone with a business idea, side hustle or early-stage concept who still has questions around business structures, pricing, viability, legalities, tax, insurance and marketing — areas that commonly cause uncertainty for new founders.

By providing straightforward, jargon-free advice in a supportive setting, the clinics help bridge the gap between initial ideas and formal business support.

What You’ll Learn

Each clinic covers practical early-stage essentials, including:

• Different types of businesses
• Registering and naming your business
• How to get started legally and safely
• Understanding viability
• Pricing and business costs
• Cashflow, finance and tax
• Marketing fundamentals
• Keeping business records
• Insurance and compliance
• How to build a simple actionable plan

• Anyone thinking about starting a business in 2026
• People preparing for programmes such as Go Succeed, AEA Programmes
• Individuals seeking clarity, direction or confidence
• Side-hustlers wanting to formalise their idea

We are delighted that Hopper and Co + NFU Mutual Crumlin have partnered with us to expand the reach across Northern Ireland. 

Feedback from previous attendees:

“The session was so useful and helped me understand what is actually involved in starting up a business. thank you once again and looking forward to working with you on my journey.”