Author Topic: Rural business (Read 2007 times)

shadygrovefarm · « **on:** February 17, 2015, 07:57:59 pm »

I'm just thinking about starting a new business which is quite a bit different from my current on line business but I'm struggling to find any information or advice on rural business,

A forum would be great, I find asking questions to those who've already done it a great way to learn, I've had a look round here but can't find anything about small rural businesses, can anyone point me in a direction of some good places to look?

I was a member of WiRE which was great when I lived in England as we had regular network meetings but I can't find anything like it Scotland & feeling a bit lost, does anyone know of any similar groups?

Thanks

mustangsally278 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 19, 2015, 10:06:53 am »

http://www.bgateway.com/ are very helpful, lots of free courses, help with business plans, market research, and allsorts. Hope that helps!

fiestyredhead331 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 25, 2015, 12:18:01 am »

hi,
we have a rural business in Scotland

really a lot of it is down to what kind of business you plan on starting

have dealt with business gateway previously and it wasn't a particularly positive experience for us but you may find it different, depending on who your advisor is.

anyway, good luck with your plans

shadygrovefarm · « **Reply #3 on:** March 05, 2015, 08:03:06 pm »

Thanks for replies

I've been in touch with business gateway and thought I'd let you know how I got on....
The advisor was lovely, very positive and encouraging, loved the idea and thought it'd work - however she couldn't give me any advice because she didn't know anything about planning rules or if I would need to get change of use on one of our buildings!

Although the encouragement & positivity was great, I came out feeling very confident until I realised I didn't go in there for a confidence boost!

Back to the drawing board.
I've done a bit of digging on google and found some info I'll just keep looking for now