Essential Business Guides
For more than twenty years, Essential Business has produced books, workbooks and training courses to help other business owners, advisors and educators with the practicalities and realities of running a business. MENTA are now the proud publishers of the Essential Business!
Taking care of business. We care about business, we care about the people who run their own businesses, and we care about educating people about the right and wrong ways of doing business.
The Essential Start-Up Guide – A 24-page resource packed with everything you need to kickstart your new business. It covers key topics such as choosing the right legal structure, registering your business, securing start-up funding, setting your pricing, planning for success, and more—helping you build strong foundations from day one.
Thinking of Starting a Business – Created to help you consider what makes a successful business start up. It shows you the importance of having a clear vision and values and explains what skills you need. It also prompts you to think about what sort of business matches your personal circumstances and lifestyles.
Planning and Starting a Business – Designed to guide you, step by step, through the sometimes overwhelming process of starting a business. The integrated worksheets help you understand how market research and marketing activity, sales forecasting and financial planning fit together to create a business plan you can feel confident about putting into practice.
Our Other Programmes
Start-Up Support
Whether you’re at the “lightbulb moment” stage or ready to start building your vision, we’re here to guide you every step of the way.
DEEP - Digital Enterprise Engagement Programme
The DEEP initiative focuses on bridging the digital divide for individuals and micro-businesses across Freeport East.
