Start‑Up Course
No idea yet? No problem.
Searching for a start up course Wales beginners can actually keep up with? The Start‑Up Course is a fun, fast‑moving introduction for anyone thinking about starting their own business, even if you haven’t landed on what that business is yet.
Who is this programme for?
This course is for anyone with an itch to start something of their own, whether you already have a rough idea or you’re starting from a blank page. It’s especially suited to people who want to test the water before committing to something bigger.
How is the programme structured?
It runs for 4 weeks, two days a week, during the day. It’s hands‑on and sociable, built to get you moving quickly rather than stuck in theory.
What will this programme cover?
You’ll explore possible directions and uncover your own strengths. From there, you’ll start building the confidence to turn a passion into something real, with practical tools you can use straight away, not just on paper.
Why it works
You don’t need to have it all figured out to start, you just need the right first step. This start up course gets you moving fast, with the confidence and clarity to know your idea is worth pursuing. Best of all, you’re backed by a group of people starting from exactly the same place as you.
Ready to find out what’s next?
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We’re rolling out new cohorts across Wales soon.
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Funding & partnerships
Some of our Start-up courses are funded by local councils, businesses and schools, helping us bring the programme to more areas across Wales. If you’re an organisation interested in running a course with us in your area, find out how to partner with us.
Hear from past cohorts
Zoë Gable
It was exciting to be in a room filled with people like me, all of us with a passion to be entrepreneurs and a desire to help each other and the world.
I hope I can look back in a few years and come across some of these businesses that I was there to witness at the very beginning
Tracy Kinsella-Evans
Fantastic course content, inspirational, engaging, and relatable speakers, who have practical experience to draw from, as business owners themselves.
Welsh ICE is a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive community and everyone associated with the organisation wants to do all they can to help you succeed. Met wonderful, like-minded people on the course, all with different business ideas and at various stages of their journey.
I would highly recommend this course to anyone with a business idea or those at the initial stages of their business journey, as it will give you the fundamentals and transferable knowledge and tools to help build a successful business.
LJ Jan
It was so much more than I expected. It really helped me clarify so many things: who my client is, how to communicate with them, all the business-related ‘back of house’ things. I feel like this course really helped for all the scattered things to come together. I feel I know what I need to do now. It also helped me overcome some blocks that were preventing me from moving forward with some things, especially in relations to marketing. The whole programme is very comprehensive.
The whole community is brilliant. Everyone’s really dedicated, knowledgeable and are genuinely rooting for you. Another thing I really loved was that it isn’t the ‘traditional’ suited, booted and uptight kind of people but very down-to-earth, easy going and approachable. I felt like I fit right in.
Cathy Groves
The 5-9 club is an absolutely fantastic course for people starting a new business. Each of the 8 weeks different speakers come in to talk about different topic areas. They provide exactly what you need to know and how to go about it, everything was so relevant and useful. You get the recording and slides each week, so you can go back through it at a later date. The speakers and Welsh ICE staff are fab, as were the location and environment.
I cannot recommend this highly enough. I was a bit gutted as I couldn’t get to do my pitch, and attend the night out at the end due to being on holidays, so may attend again!
