Support for all businesses

Over the past 40 years, GCDA has helped hundreds of people turn their ideas into reality.   

  

With in-depth experience of running our own businesses, creating social enterprises and delivering training, we are uniquely placed to understand the issues and challenges facing many start-ups. 

 

This suite of training courses has been designed to help you draw up a business plan and get going. We cover; how to find the right business (or social enterprise) model, effective market research, access to finance, financial management, web design, PR and social media management. We also offer specialist training for food businesses looking at everything from food safety to menu analysis. ​  

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This suite of training has been designed to support start-up and new businesses through the following courses:

• Business Start-up Training  &  Launch your Food Business Add On- turning your dream into a reality

• Excel for Beginners & Preparing your accounts - ensuring your bookkeeping skills are up to scratch.

• Web Design - building the perfect website from scratch

• Making Social Media work - helping you get the most from social media

• Taking your product to market - making PR work for you

• Choosing the Right Legal Structure - Should you be a sole trader, partnership, limited company, CIC or charity?

• Community Development training- How to recognise and respond to community needs.​

 

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Training is usually delivered in person unless stated otherwise and is free to London residents. For further information, please contact Learning@gcda.org.uk or call 020 8269 4895