Build your business – with free workshops at Bury Library

Do you want to start up or grow your business? Sign up for a series of free workshops at Bury Library!

At these Build A Business sessions, you can learn about market research, business planning, Intellectual Property, marketing and much more.

The workshops are as follows:

• Know your market – Thursday 28 May (10am-1pm). Do you know who your customers really are? How much they will spend on your product or service? Why they choose one over another? Why would they choose you over a competitor? This workshop will give you the knowledge to research your customer and find sales through market research.
• Intellectual property –Thursday 4 June (10am-1pm). Intellectual Property can be worth cash to your business. Make sure your product, service, website, and brand are protected from would be copycats or do not infringe others’ rights.
• ^· Marketing – Thursday 11 June (10am-1pm). Join Rachel Craig and Karen Macwee from Ruche Marketing who’ll be delivering Build a Business’s all new marketing workshop on how to build an effective marketing strategy, plan marketing campaigns, build a brand through consistent marketing, creating effective social media content and more…
• Business Basics- Thursday 18 June (10am-1pm). Join Wendy Breakell, entrepreneur and named one of the top 50 business advisors in the North West; This workshop covers the essential ‘nuts and bolts’ of starting up and running a successful enterprise, including legal structures, costs, cashflow and more …

Links for booking are here: Build A Business in Bury Libraries workshops - Bury Council

In addition to the workshops, ongoing support is available from an Enterprise Officer, along with access to a £5 million collection of UK and global business databases (including market research and company and financial information), and support from the BIPC Manchester.

For more details, phone Claire on 0161 253 5846 or email c.h.stirrup@bury.gov.uk

Build a Business in GM Libraries is part funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and managed by Manchester City Council.

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Press release issued: 11 May 2026.