A free interactive guide from CraftBook

A Guide to Building Your Own Business

Starting or running a business in the UK can feel like a hundred decisions arriving at once. This free to use business guide lays out the journey as a simple map: eight stages, honest guidance at each one and links to official sources of information. Go at your own pace. Progress is saved on your device. You can finish with a personalised business action plan.

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  • Free to use, no sign-up or login required
  • Works on desktop and mobile devices
  • Built around UK specific information

Quick start

  1. Tell the guide where you are just an idea, getting set up, up and running, or looking to grow. The map starts you in the right place.
  2. Follow the map. Open each stage to see what matters, what you can safely skip, and where to go next.
  3. Mark stages done as you go and collect a stamp in your business passport for each one you complete.
  4. Use the built-in tools readiness checklists and quick decision helpers and tap “Jargon buster” whenever a term is unfamiliar.
  5. Finish with your action plan. Print it, download it, or email it to yourself so your next steps are always to hand.

This planner is general guidance, not legal, tax or financial advice. Check official sources for information.

Ready when you are to start your journey