Start your brilliant business now

The West Oxfordshire and Cherwell Business SPARK programmes are fully funded support designed to help you to start your own successful business or create a profitable side hustle. You must live in West Oxfordshire or Cherwell District Council areas to engage with this support.

You can access over 10 hours of support delivered through a range of online events and 1:1 support activities.

Start-up businesses are the lifeblood of a local thriving economy, so we are creating more opportunities for residents to get started right, to secure their first customers and to grow.

Whether you're a seasoned professional looking to transition into entrepreneurship or a budding visionary seeking guidance, this workshop is tailor-made to equip you with the fundamental first steps and strategies required to transform your passion into a thriving business venture.

During this power-packed session, you will create your first draft of a one page business plan, making sure you know what to do to get started.

Don't miss this unique opportunity to gain the knowledge and inspiration you need to launch your dream business!

Register for our "Start Your Brilliant Business Now" event and take the first step towards making your entrepreneurial dreams a reality.

Your speaker

Ant Parsons (OxLEP Business and ALP Synergy Ltd)

Ant designs and facilitates a wide range of business support programmes for small businesses. He is a business and environmental innovator, who uses his creative leadership to help organisations think differently about problems and opportunities. Ant has a passion for supporting sustainable business growth in Oxfordshire and an indepth knowledge of the business support community.

Minimal Financial Assistance (MFA) scheme

The Growth Hub programme operates a Minimal Financial Assistance (MFA) scheme. All SMEs which receive support under this programme are being aided under the UK Subsidy Control Act (2022) and The Subsidy Control (Gross Cash Amount and Gross Cash Equivalent) Regulations (2022 No. 1186).

MFA allows a beneficiary to receive up to £315,000 of Subsidy over a three-fiscal year period (i.e. the current and previous two fiscal years). The value of MFA given is the gross cash amount or the gross cash equivalent of the subsidy. The MFA value of this webinar is MFA allows a beneficiary to receive up to £315,000 of Subsidy over a three-fiscal year period (i.e. the current and previous two fiscal years). The value of MFA given is the gross cash amount or the gross cash equivalent of the subsidy. The MFA value of this support is £1085.10 per workshop. Please note this only applies to registered companies / sole traders.

At the end of each financial year, we are required to tell you the total amount of support you have received from OxLEP. By signing up to the event you are consenting to us holding your data in line with our Privacy Policy - OxLEP Business to allow us to do this. We will only send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting if you opt in to marketing.

Event Details:

📅 Date: Saturday 8 February 2025, 9:30am – 12:30pm

📍 Location: Holiday Inn, Peartree Roundabout, Oxford

🔗 Register here: Start your Brilliant Business Now