We build operational businesses. Start the Launch Plan — £295 — with an idea, a skill, an interest, or none.
Launch profile assessment
Your launch profile
Idea, skill, interest — or none. Three short steps, then we build the business with you.
- 1Starting point
- 2Income ambition
- 3Timeframe
Your starting point
Income ambition
Complete step 1 to continue.
Launch timeframe
Complete step 2 to continue.
No polished pitch needed · No payment until you choose to book
We develop or strengthen an opportunity around your background, then build the business if the direction holds: brand, website, journey and payments, typically 4–6 weeks after direction is approved.
The aim is a credible route to additional income and more control—not a promise that a business will replace salary on a timetable. Income figures remain ambitions, not forecasts.
Starting a business after redundancy in the UK is a time-and-runway problem, not a generic career-change essay. You may have statutory redundancy pay, a notice period, a finite number of months before the next salary must exist, and a Jobcentre or HR process that treats self-employment as a box to tick. Urgency is real. A rushed logo and a vague consultancy are not a plan. The useful move is to turn experience into a specific offer a buyer may pay for, then build only if that offer holds — while you still have a clock you can see. The Launch Plan is £295. If you continue within 14 days, the operational build is £2,495 with that fee credited. Typical delivery is four to six weeks after approval. Extra income is the aim.
Redundancy is different from choosing a career change while employed. You may not have the luxury of a two-year side project. You also should not spend the statutory pot on a shopfront for an untested idea because the role has ended. We develop or strengthen an opportunity around your background, on UK terms, billed in GBP. We are not outplacement, a franchise, or a benefits adviser. Check what you must tell Universal Credit or any scheme you are on. Formation and tax remain yours. Founder-led throughout.
Do not rush a weak idea because the role has ended
Urgency is real. A generic consultancy logo is not a plan. We use your experience, find or strengthen the offer, then we build.
No idea is expected. We still build.
Many people in this position have capability, not a concept. That is a starting point. Begin your launch profile.
Redundancy runway in the UK — time, statutory pay, and what not to spend it on
Statutory redundancy pay is not seed capital for a lifestyle brand. It is a buffer. Count months, not vibes. If you have twelve weeks of notice plus a lump sum that covers four months of essentials, that is a design constraint. An idea that needs a year of unpaid finding-yourself will not fit. We scope an extra-income vehicle you can launch inside a realistic window — typically four to six weeks to build after you approve — not a five-year vision board. The Opportunity Decision Brief should respect the clock.
Notice periods, garden leave and settlement agreements can restrict what you sell and to whom. Read them. We will flag obvious conflicts; legal advice stays with you. Starting a business after redundancy does not mean taking the old employer’s clients on day one. That is how people turn a redundancy into a dispute. The offer has to be yours. Jobcentre conversations are administrative. They are not a substitute for a buyer.
After redundancy: do not rush a weak UK idea because the role has ended
The emotional pressure to ‘be doing something’ is intense. Recruiters, family, and your own identity all push for motion. Motion is not a customer. We would rather you use two weeks of the Launch Plan to stop a bad idea than six months of DIY branding to soothe the gap. A generic ‘I am available for consulting’ site is what everyone in your cohort will launch. Buyers ignore it. Specificity is the advantage your career still has.
If the honest next step is another employed role plus a small extra-income offer, say so. Redundancy does not obligate you to become a founder. It obligates you to be commercially honest about runway. We will not flatter a business you will abandon the week a good job appears — unless that is an explicit, scoped side vehicle. You still own the decision. Salary replacement on a timetable is not the product. A commercially honest gate is.
Using UK redundancy as a start date, not as a personality reboot
You are not a new person because HR issued a letter. The asset is the experience you already have. We map that into a buyer, a problem and a package, then we build brand, website, journey and payments if the case holds. Joshua works with you. You operate after go-live. We are not your first employee. Warm contacts from the old role may help if you are allowed to use them. They are not a strategy. The site still has to work for a stranger.
Jobcentre Plus and any work coach you see may ask about self-employment. That is an administrative conversation, not a commercial one. We do not complete those forms. We build the business. Keep your benefits and tax advice with people qualified to give it. Extra income from a post-redundancy business is a serious aim. It is not a guaranteed replacement for the salary that just ended. Count months of runway, not vibes. The brief should respect the clock you can see.
The post-redundancy UK build — and what we will not pretend
If you continue within 14 days, the £295 credits toward £2,495. Seven-day cooling-off before we meet. No lock-in. Typical build four to six weeks after approval. That can sit inside a notice period or immediately after, depending on your diary. We do not guarantee you will be fully booked by the time the statutory money thins. We do guarantee a commercially honest gate before you spend the rest of the pot on a brand.
If the case is weak, stop and job-hunt with a clearer head. You keep the brief. That is still a use of redundancy time. Paying for a filter beats paying for a website you will be embarrassed to show at interview. Income figures remain ambitions, not forecasts. Settlement agreements and garden leave can restrict who you sell to. Read them. After the post-redundancy UK build — and what we will not pretend, the artefact is the Opportunity Decision Brief: go, redirect or stop, with no lock-in to the £2,495 build.
Who this is for
- UK professionals considering business after redundancy or a role ending
- People who want a commercially grounded next step, not a panic launch
What you leave with
A runway-aware UK offer from the experience you already have — tested before you spend statutory pay on a brand — then a live extra-income vehicle if the case holds.
One-to-one with the founder. Start with an idea — or with none. Typically 4–6 weeks after direction is approved. Income goals are ambitions, not guarantees. We help you build a credible business ready to reach customers—not promise specific earnings.
Common questions
Should I start a business with my UK redundancy payment?
Only if a specific offer holds. Statutory pay is a buffer, not seed capital for a vague brand. The Launch Plan tests the case for £295 before you spend the rest. Extra income is not guaranteed. Benefits and tax advice stay with you.
How is this different from a career change while I still have a job?
Redundancy gives you a clock and often a lump sum. Career change while employed gives you a salary safety net. We design for runway and UK process, not for a two-year side project you can abandon slowly. Statutory pay is a buffer, not seed capital for a lifestyle brand you have not tested.
Can you replace my salary in four to six weeks?
No. Typical build time is four to six weeks after approval. That is the vehicle, not a payroll replacement. We do not promise a figure or a date when extra income matches the old role. Tax advice, formation and a promised pipeline are not included. Typical delivery is four to six weeks after you approve.
We build the operational business with you. Start with an idea — or with none. Business Opportunity & Launch Plan from £295. Change your mind within 7 days, before we meet — full refund, no lock-in.