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Anyone know a good "Start your own business" course around Galway?

joeKel73 · 2010-09-16 15:58:37

I'm looking for a good solid "Start your own business course" around Galway. I've checked out a few but they're mainly all very waffley stuff about marketting and business plans. I'm looking for something relating to what forms need to be filed for registering as a business, what the tax people require etc. Thanks for any…

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16-09-2010 4:58pm

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I'm looking for a good solid "Start your own business course" around Galway. I've checked out a few but they're mainly all very waffley stuff about marketting and business plans.

I'm looking for something relating to what forms need to be filed for registering as a business, what the tax people require etc.

Thanks for any advice!

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#2 16-09-2010 4:59pm
Fuctifino

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What's the business Joe?

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#3 16-09-2010 5:02pm
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I want to set up a small web development company, aimed at small/medium-sized businesses around the city initially. I've been doing small jobs for clubs, societies, relatives for free for a good while but I'd like to keep it all above board if I'm to start charging and setting up properly.

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#4 16-09-2010 5:02pm
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I did the Fás SYOB course, while it did go into a fair bit of marketing/product placement/tax and stuff they were also pretty concise about the forms required and bodies you needed to register with...

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#5 16-09-2010 5:04pm
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spender.j wrote: »

forms required and bodies you needed to register with...

Ah OK, I've heard mixed reports about the FÁS course, many said it lacked these elements, I must give it a proper look now.

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#6 16-09-2010 5:13pm
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foto_joe, i did something similar, however never really advertised last year..

I can tell you a few things about what i would do, and what i did do to set up, and if you want someone to go in on it with you, i could do with the extra few bob... Maybe we should meet for pints at some stage

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#7 16-09-2010 5:19pm
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Did you check in Entrepreneurial forum?

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#8 16-09-2010 5:22pm
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The MOPS guide is pretty useful. Best of luck.

http://www.mop.ie/dynamic/files/A%20Guide%20to%20Doing%20Business%20in%20Ireland%202009.pdf

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#9 16-09-2010 5:27pm
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Fuctifino wrote: »

foto_joe, i did something similar, however never really advertised last year..

I can tell you a few things about what i would do, and what i did do to set up, and if you want someone to go in on it with you, i could do with the extra few bob... Maybe we should meet for pints at some stage

A few pints ehh,

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#10 16-09-2010 8:08pm
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foto joe wrote: »

I'm looking for a good solid "Start your own business course" around Galway. I've checked out a few but they're mainly all very waffley stuff about marketting and business plans.

I'm looking for something relating to what forms need to be filed for registering as a business, what the tax people require etc.

Thanks for any advice!

Did you talk with the County & City Enterprise Board down in Woodquay?

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#11 16-09-2010 9:04pm
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Same as above the galway enterprise center , a great help , the evening course is free .
Best of luck .:)

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#12 16-09-2010 10:08pm
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fyi, be aware that you'll be competing with folks from the Web Activate programme.

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#13 16-09-2010 11:54pm
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GTI are doing a "Start your own Business" Course.

http://www.gti.ie:5678/adulteducation/coursedetails.asp?tc=24&cc=201009-1840

http://www.gti.ie:5678/adulteducation/coursedetails.asp?tc=24&cc=201009-1846

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#14 17-09-2010 1:17pm
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The book 'Starting a business in Ireland' used to be good for practical details and decisions.

Not sure if it is kept up to date.

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#15 18-09-2010 3:20pm
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the Galway City partnership which is upstairs from lidl and Argos run business courses which are free for unemployed people. Ask for Oonagh Monaghan. 091 773466

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#16 19-09-2010 12:19am
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I'm pretty sure that GMIT business dept do one and it's free. Probably worth calling the business dept and finding out.

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