Starting Your Business
It doesn't have to be daunting!Your new business starts right here. Register your company, get advice, a website, your marketing and more from Lobster and others.
Resources for starting your business
We have collected links to help you get your business started, find funding and support.
Articles & Advice
Looking for some helpful advice on starting your new venture. We have a library of articles that can help.
Recommended Companies
Review our list of companies that we can highly recommend.
Business Start-Up Resources
Over the years, we’ve helped many business start-up and grow, often from just an dream, taking it to a full reality with the business owner.
We love working in the exciting arena of start-ups when budgets are tight, the pressure is on and the dreams are huge.
Here we present resources to help you get started, find the help and information you need and the services that will make your idea a reality.
On the right of this page we present a number of links to external resources. Here you can register your business via one of our partners, register a domain name and even find investment for your new business.
Below we have collected a directory of businesses we’ve worked with over the years and can highly recommend.
Company Registrations (from £34.99+VAT)
Our company formation system offers an all inclusive, easy to use, cost effective solution to forming a limited company in the UK.
Register your domain
Make sure you nab the domain name you want for your website before someone else does!
Looking for investment?
Get connected to angel investors in the U.K. who are ready and waiting to meet you.
Welsh Government Support
We’re lucky in Wales to have a fantastic source of support, help, finance and more from the local Government
Support group
We have a popular support group for people just starting out in business. You’re welcome to join us.
Need a website and marketing?
Since 2004 we have been helping start up businesses to get established online with their website, social media, advertising, branding, business cards and much more…
Recent posts with tips on starting your business
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9 Sales and marketing points for Start-ups
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Some Of Our Favourite UK Business Blogs
Business blogs can be an invaluable source of sound advice given from the perspective of a fellow business person. Quite often these blogs are coming from an angle of giving opinions and experiences of mistakes made and lessons learned. Sometimes they can be offering...
9 Tell-tale Signs It’s Time To Get A Virtual Assistant
Think you can’t afford to employ a virtual assistant? It may be time to think again. With hourly rates varying between £15 and £25, a VA is a cost-effective way of getting vital support for your business. Here are nine tell-tale signs you desperately need that...
How Using Social Media Focus Groups Can Help Your Company Grow
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How Would The Digital Tax Revolution Affect You?
There could soon be a digital revolution in the way small businesses deal with tax. Last year, the Cameron government announced plans to introduce compulsory quarterly tax updates for businesses, being phased in between 2018 and 2020. Wherever humanly possible, those...
Recommended companies
The following are companies that we have worked with over the years and can recommend to anyone starting a new business venture.
If you can’t find the service you need here then feel free to drop us a line at [email protected] and we’ll be able to point you to someone we recommend.
Accountants
Green & Co Accountants
01633 871122
www.greenandco.com
Accountants Plus
The Enterprise Centre, Llwynypia Road, Tonypandy, CF40 2ET
01443 437495
www.accountantsplus.co.uk
I.T Support
QuickSmart I.T.
Cardiff Bay Business Centre, 201 Titan House, Lewis Road, Cardiff, CF24 5BS
0330 330 9069
www.quicksmart-it.com
Branding and graphic design
Touchline Design Limited
96 Cardiff Road, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2DT
07932 753 668
www.touchlinedesign.com
Washington Design Consultants Limited
Avon House, 19 Stanwell Road, Penarth CF64 2EZ
029 2071 1911
www.washdesign.co.uk
Creative Services Limited
Derlwyn, Ynyshir Road Porth, RCT, CF39 0DY
029 2115 0013
creative-services.ltd.uk
Business launch
Indaba Corporate Events
96 Cardiff Road, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2DT
07507 349076 / 07974 095607
indabacorporateevents.co.uk
Business Insurance
Motts Insurance Brokers
Times house, Plassey street, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan CF64 1ET
029 2070 0635
www.mottsinsurance.com
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