Start a business
From ideato income.
Everything a new business needs to be real and be found, done with you, one step at a time, in plain English.
from £3,500Depends on how much you already have. You get a fixed price after the first chat.
The path
Seven stamps. One person.
Stamp each line. That is the order we do it in, and by the last one you have a business people can find and pay.
0 of 7 stamped
- 01
Week 1 · Done for you
The name
We check it is free: at Companies House, as a web address, on Instagram and TikTok, and against registered trade marks.
- 02
Week 1 · Done with you
The company
We set up your limited company with you through Tide. Tide charges £14.99 for the registration and gives you a business bank account with it.
If a sole trader suits you better, we explain the difference plainly. Your accountant has the final word on tax.
- 03
Weeks 2 to 3 · Done for you
The brand
Your logo, colours and type, designed for you, with a one-page guide so everything you make looks like you.
- 04
Weeks 3 to 5 · Done for you
The website
A full new website: designed for you, fast, set up for Google, with the legal pages. Yours to keep.
- 05
Week 5 · Done for you
Found on Google
Your Google Business Profile, Search Console, Bing Places and Apple Business Connect, all set up and checked.
- 06
Week 5 · Done for you
Your socials
Instagram, TikTok and Facebook set up properly, with the same name, look and links everywhere.
- 07
Weeks 6 to 18 · Done for you
Your first customers
Your first ads set up and run for you (the ad budget itself is separate, paid by you straight to Google or Meta), and three months of the Grow plan: local search work, a new page each month, and honest review requests.
We are not accountants or solicitors. For tax and legal advice we will point you to someone who is.