reaction - a centre hub for information, inspiration and ideas for enterprise activity in the North East.
grow your ideas

Turn your seed of an idea into a thriving business!

Explore what enterprise means for you. reaction offers workshops which give you the opportunity to stimulate and develop your enterprise knowledge and skills and grow your ideas.

These events are informative and fun with the emphasis on learning by doing. They are grounded in exploring real products and services successfully developed by people often with little more than an idea and the motivation to ‘make it happen’ Grow Your Ideas workshops cover: how enterprising are you?; plugging the gaps; goal setting; ideas generation; converting an idea into an opportunity; making the most of change; being creative; gathering resources; networking, and making sense of the environment.

All Grow Your Ideas workshops include sessions with real life entrepreneurs such as Susan Edwards and Chris O’Brien

To find out if there are any current Grow Your Ideas workshops in your area get in touch.

So you’ve found the right idea for your business?

Just because you’ve got a great idea, you owe it to yourself to maximise your chance of success by making sure the nuts and bolts of your business are in place.

This course of six half day sessions will increase your ability to deal with the procedures and obstacles you encounter when running your own business. You will meet real life entrepreneurs who are out there doing it already and know what it takes to run a business.

By using a variety of methods such as practical exercises and info sessions,reaction will equip you with the necessary tools to take care of your business. You’ll learn more about planning, managing and promoting your venture.

We know that topics such as finance, tax and the law can be daunting for a new business, but our user-friendly resources help you make sense of what you will need.

We offer follow on support for you after the course, to take you wherever you want to go.

If you’re serious about starting a business, then reaction’s Nuts and Bolts will help you put it together. To find out more information on the Nuts and Bolts workshops get in touch.

Hear what  Justine Lester and Roachie Mc Mahon have to say about starting up.

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