
Posted on Monday 27th February 2023
L-R: Cllr Victoria Wilson with Tara Spandrzyk, Staffordshire Library Supervisor
Persons intrigued in turning out to be self-employed or starting their very own small business can now get data and assistance from their community library.
Just about every library has its own Staffordshire Start-up Hub in which readers can access self-employment assets like publications, reality sheets, small business system templates and data.
For the duration of March, additional fall-in information sessions will also be held at chosen Libraries. Self-work coaches from Company Organization Assistance (BES) will be on hand to supply one particular-to-one assistance and communicate as a result of people’s tips. No appointment is necessary.
Victoria Wilson, Cabinet Member for Tradition and Communities at Staffordshire County Council said:

“Our new Start out-Up Hubs are a terrific way for folks fascinated in turning out to be self-used to find out extra and how to take that 1st move.

“Our libraries provide a committed room, allocated for commence-up marketing elements, leaflets, small business relevant examining textbooks and details actuality sheets. And, for our get started-up classes operating in March, we have teamed up with Enterprise Company Assistance who will be in a position to provide data and signpost people to other sources of info and organizations.

“We have a potent record for start off-up survival in the county, which is greater than the nationwide typical and it is great to see libraries participating in their section in this. It is genuinely encouraging that Staffordshire is giving the right ecosystem for start off-up firms to develop and prosper and vitally, to work effectively as a result of the tricky first couple of decades.”

Start out-up Hub classes are getting held at the under libraries from 10:30am – 12:30.
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- Cannock Library – Tuesday 7th March
- Burton Library – Wednesday 8th March
- Stafford Library – Monday 13th March
- Leek Library – Wednesday 15th March
- Lichfield Library – Tuesday 21st March
- Perton Library – Thursday 30th March
- Newcastle Library – Tuesday 28th March







According to lately revealed information from the Workplace for Countrywide Data, Staffordshire’s three-year company survival price in 2021 stood at 61.9 per cent, which was better than the British isles survival rate of 57.6 for each cent.
Further more details about the hubs and classes are readily available at
https://www.staffordshire.gov.british isles/Libraries/whatson/Start out-Up-Hubs.aspx or ask at your nearby library.
