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What is Enterprise Coaching?

Enterprise coaching is like sports coaching, in that it is designed to help you develop and be the best you can be in your field. Coaching is something you should find challenging yet encouraging and should strengthen confidence to ‘go for it’.

Though confidential 1-to-1 discussions you can grow a business idea into business reality, find the confidence to overcome any challenges that hold things back, explore a new way approaching things and maybe find new clients and contacts on the way.

The coaching service is totally free of charge as our experienced Bradford Trident Enterprise Coaches are fully funded.

Meet Our Enterprise Coaches

Get to know our enterprise coaches and how they can help you build your business.

Satnam Singh

My name is Satnam Singh and I’ve been a BD5 resident for over forty years and still work in the area as a graphic designer for Red Dezign Ltd. I have more than twenty years of experience running my own business in Bradford and throughout the country.

As one of the new business enterprise coaches for Bradford Trident, I hope I can meet with existing and potential entrepreneurs to explore their ideas, passion and the resources available to them. Also, I can assist to create suitable business goals and plans and help to overcome any barriers they might face whilst set up or running their business.

Satnam generally works Monday to Wednesday – Email: Satnam@bradfordtrident.co.uk

Bolu Fagborun

I’m Bolu Fagborun. I’m an ex-professional sportsman (rugby), I own “Fagborun Ltd” which provides coaching, consultancy and community-based provisions. My company also has business investments ranging from a gardening company to a foreign crop farm.

I believe this area of Bradford has unlimited and untapped potential and am looking forward to working with the ambitious and resilient people who want to take control of their futures. I lived in BD5 during my school days, so it’s always great to be able to return and give something back.

Bolu generally works Tuesday and Wednesday – Email: Bolu@bradfordtrident.co.uk

Starting your own business can be an immensely fulfilling journey. The process of launching a business varies depending on your background and situation, but generally includes these steps:

Thoroughly researching and refining your business concept.
Networking with other entrepreneurs in your field.
Gaining a clear understanding of the requirements and commitments involved.

Wherever you are in your entrepreneurial journey you are welcome to book a discussion with our enterprise coaching programme, Build Your Business.

Our Services

Expert-Led Mentoring– Receive personalised support and coaching from business experts to develop a business model tailored to your needs.

Networking– Events and opportunities to meet other entrepreneurs.

Signposting– Help finding additional support from other organisations.

Diagnostics & Development Plan -A diagnostic of your business and help with validating and testing your ideas and markets.

Business Ideas

Wondering what a profitable, low-cost business to start in 2024 could be? Check out this list of business ideas and you might begin earning income within the next year…

Small & Medium Enterprise Facts

Over 20% of businesses fail in their first year and 60% within five years; so how do you give the people you help the best chance of succeeding?
Statistics prove that business success increases by 40% with external advice.
Almost 6 million SMEs were operating in the UK in 2020.
In 2020, UK small businesses had a total income of £1.6 trillion.
From 2000 to 2020, the business population increased by 72%.
15% of all UK SMEs are professional, scientific, and technical companies.
In the UK, London has the most private sector businesses.
20% of small businesses fail in their first year.
It is estimated that there are over 400 million SMEs worldwide.
In 2020, micro-sized businesses employed over 4 million people.
In 2020, small businesses made a turnover of £1.6 trillion.
SMEs accounted for 61% of employment in 2020.
In 2020, 4.6 million small businesses had no employees.
From 2000 to 2020, the UK business population increased by 72%.
MEs spend anywhere from £9,000 to £10,000 per month on Google advertising.
64% of SME owners turn to social media for business advice.
From 2000 to 2020, the UK business population increased by 72%.
In the last two years, the number of private sector businesses grew by 1.9%.
Since 2000, the number of SMEs in the UK has increased by 73%.
In 2020, 32.27% of small businesses were owned by women.
The most female-dominated small business category is hair and beauty.

Forming a Community Interest Company

Register as a CIC ‘limited by shares’ if your CIC is more like a business. The owners will each hold shares, just as they would in a regular profit-making business. Each can have a number of shares, thereby defining the degree of control or ownership each holds. Each shareholder has as many votes as they have claims. They may also receive dividends.

Register as a CIC ‘limited by Guarantee’ if your CIC looks more like a charity. The directors can also be called trustees and will each commit to a cash guarantee to be paid if the company fails. The contract is usually set at just £1 each. Each trustee has one vote. Decisions by the committee of trustees/directors are made on a one-person-one-vote basis. No dividend can be paid. This format is more acceptable to most funding bodies.

Our Contact Details

Email: info@investinbradford.com, or call 01274 437727.

Build your business

What is Enterprise Coaching?