Journeys
Step-by-step business journeys
Follow our guided journeys to help you through major business milestones and changes.
Start a business 4
Planning and launching a new business venture
Start a creative business
Launch a creative business - freelance designer, photographer, writer, videographer, production company, or studio
Start journey →Set up a broadcasting business
Learning path for new broadcasters — television, radio, community radio, on-demand programme services and transmission providers. Work out which rules apply, put a safe broadcasting operation and your employment duties in place, get your Ofcom licences and meet the Broadcasting Code and PECR duties, and verify everything with a compliance checklist.
Start journey →Set up a creative arts and entertainment business
Learning path for new creative arts and entertainment businesses — theatre companies, live music venues, dance companies, arts centres and touring productions. Work out which rules apply, put your workplace safety and licensing foundations in place, and verify everything with a compliance checklist.
Start journey →Set up a cultural activities organisation
Learning path for new cultural activities organisations — libraries, archives, museums, galleries, historic sites, botanical gardens, zoos and nature reserves. Work out which rules apply, put your safe-premises and employment foundations in place (plus zoo and dangerous-wild-animal licensing if you keep animals), and verify everything with a compliance checklist.
Start journey →Grow my business 1
Expanding operations, reaching new customers, and scaling up
Growing your creative business
Scale your creative business - protect IP, expand internationally, license your work, build a team, and explore franchise opportunities
Start journey →General journeys 1
Journeys that span multiple business goals.
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