London, UK ( Worldpressrelease ) July 16, 2009 - What are the secrets to starting a business? How do you get your first customers? The answers to these questions and plenty of other common business questions are on Start Up Donut, a new free business management and marketing resource that’s been developed especially for start ups.

Published by BHP Information Solutions and building on the incredible success of Marketing Donut, a site that provides free marketing advice to SMEs, Start Up Donut has been developed specifically for new entrepreneurs.

Start Up Donut is a free resource that is packed with quality information from credible experts in a wide range of subject areas. The site also offers toolkits and has a great range of video and audio resources, including interviews with some of the biggest names in business. Content is regularly updated with new material and covers all of the key areas where start ups need expert help.

“Starting up a business can be a lonely time. You are suddenly expected to be expert in all sorts of business areas. We know how that feels and have built the site to give people support through those crucial early months and years. Start Up Donut takes away the complexity by providing practical and easy-to-follow information that’s relevant for real business situations,” says Mick Dickinson of Start Up Donut.

“Our research shows that many start ups are unclear of a number of the key issues that they need to understand when setting up a new business. We have developed Start Up Donut to take these headaches away.”

“Once start ups can understand the issues that they are facing, they can then begin to get the confidence that they need to start running their new business.”

The eagerly awaited launch of Start Up Donut will be on 29 July. Anyone that is in the process of setting up a new business, or that needs extra help with running their start up, should make sure that they put the date in their diary.

Further information:

* Visit http://startupdonutblog.co.uk

Contact details:
Mick Dickinson
BHP Information Solutions
tel: 0117 904 2224
[email protected]

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