Protect essential money and keep using the routes that match your immediate needs: job applications, temporary or freelance work, benefit checks and support from relevant public services. Review how self-employment could affect benefits or reporting obligations with the appropriate service. If you can safely explore a business, choose an offer based on a result customers value rather than presenting your employment history as the product.
The Business Opportunity & Launch Plan costs £295 for a profile review, 75-minute one-to-one session and written Opportunity Decision Brief. It can develop an opportunity from your skills or compare up to two existing ideas. Continue within 14 days and the payment is credited towards the £1,895 total Business Build & Launch, usually 4–6 weeks after approval. We build the agreed commercial foundations, but do not advise on benefits, guarantee customers or replace employment income.
Keep the job search and business decision separate
You can apply for roles while testing an offer. Use different messages for each audience: employers need evidence of fit for a role, while customers need a defined result and price. If your financial buffer is limited, predictable employment should remain the priority while the business case is uncertain.
Start with the lowest practical commitment
Use existing skills, avoid premises, stock and unnecessary advertising, and choose a package that one person can deliver. Speak to likely buyers before making a larger investment. Redundancy pay or savings should not be used if doing so would threaten housing, food or other essentials.
We develop the idea, the strategy and the website. Begin with a Launch Plan — £295 — from an idea, a skill, an interest, or none.
Launch profile assessment
Your launch profile
Three quick choices, then a 4–6 minute profile. Full refund if you cancel before the day of your session.
- 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 · Cancel before the day we meet — full refund
Choose the route the evidence supports
A credible customer response may justify continuing to a build. Weak demand may mean refining the offer, taking the next suitable role or pausing. You can cancel for a full refund before the day of the session and have no obligation to proceed further. A decision to prioritise employment can be the right outcome.
Who this is for
- People currently between jobs and considering self-employment
- Professionals able to keep essential savings protected
- People willing to continue applying while testing a business idea
What this means for you
A decision to test one affordable offer, continue the job search, or pause business spending until your position is stronger.
Common questions
Should I start a business instead of looking for a job?
Not by default. Continue seeking predictable income if you need it. Test a business only when the offer is credible, the cost is affordable and you can meet any benefit obligations.
Can I use redundancy money or savings?
Only use funds you can afford to commit after protecting essentials and a suitable buffer. Take financial and benefits advice for your circumstances before spending.
If you would like to begin, a short profile comes first. From there you can continue into the Business Opportunity & Launch Plan, or request a 20-minute Launch Fit Call.