Starting Business in Northeast – QR Ventures is the ideal starting point QR Ventures encourages and facilitates use of free resources from government and private bodies to help businesses get started.

QR Ventures has a focused and "business specific approach" to ensure starting a business is as painless as possible –albeit very hard work.

QR Ventures has several team members who have created successful businesses for themselves and others –this experience in starting business is invaluable in understanding the pressures and strains, and most importantly the focus on winning.

QR Ventures has recently been awarded a contract by One Northeast to provide services to High Growth SMEs, is an Approved Supplier to Business Link and has run a number of workshops for Business Link and Chambers of Commerce.

Key Elements to Business Success

Commercial Proposition –uniqueness of the proposition

For many businesses this will relate to the Northeast itself, or an adjoining region to the Northeast, and the elements of the proposition –speed, price, quality, ease of contact/use. For example, local services –post office, hairdresser may be unique or limited competition and presenting products/services differently will be the uniqueness.

For some –there will be some intellectual property. These businesses are more likely to be regional, national or international.

The Strategy and the Business Plan -this roadmap will enable a business to monitor progress, modify approach when some things work to plan and some do not. What Do I Do about developing a plan or strategy –if you need help then call us and discuss.

The Team -the success of any business is the team of players contributing to that success; working in harmony to an agreed plan. Possibly in the early days the skills required are "multi-skilled and resourceful people" whilst later on more specialist expertise is required.

The Money -every plan needs some funding –getting the right funding on the right terms is key.

Working out the focus and priorities –whatever your requirements, it is always useful to be able to bounce ideas off an experienced professional –QR Ventures are here to help –we are only a call away and are used to providing practical support in an attractive financial package. You have nothing to lose by talking to us, and everything to gain. So to start a business in Northeast, do talk to us –we are confident our approach will be flexible, exceptional value for money and we would expect it to give you an excellent return on investment.