PeoplePlus: Self-employment support

People’s lifestyles are changing. Self-employment is flexible around health or childcare needs and with the job market shifting towards consultants, contractors and gig-economy workers, PeoplePlus wants to support this change.

On average, its expert teams help to create one new business every 13 minutes of the working day. Join more than 100,000 people it has helped to set up and grow a business.

Support offered

PeoplePlus offers tailored advice, guidance and support to bring your start-up to life and help it flourish. From hairdressers to architects and coffee shops to gyms, the opportunities are endless.

Support is offered in areas such as:

• Research
• Planning
• Legal matters
• Finance
• Sales
• Marketing
• Taxes
• Social media

Whether you’re thinking of going freelance or setting up a new company with employees, PeoplePlus' expert advisors are on hand to keep you on the right track. And it’s all totally free, as long as you meet the eligibility criteria. It can also support other training and employability providers to enhance their enterprise service.

Eligibility requirements

PeoplePlus offers support in Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Warrington, the West Midlands, the South West, the South East Midlands and Scotland.