GatewayWorks®

Who It’s For

Programme

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GatewayWorks®

Who It’s For

Programme

Apply

Start working for yourself - without the guesswork

If you already have a skill or trade but don’t know how to turn it into a proper business, this 8-week programme gives you the structure to start.

If you already have a skill or trade but don’t know how to turn it into a proper business, this 8-week programme gives you the structure to start.

✔ Learn what to charge
✔ Get your first customers
✔ Set up properly (without tax confusion)

✔ Learn what to charge
✔ Get your first customers
✔ Set up properly (without tax confusion)

No business experience needed

No business experience needed

Start working for yourself - without the guesswork

Apply for May Cohort

Only 12 places available | Local programme launching in Northamptonshire

Only 12 places available | Local programme launching in Northamptonshire

You don’t lack skill. You lack structure.

You don’t lack skill. You lack structure.


Most people don’t start working for themselves because they are unsure about:

• what to charge
• how to get customers
• how to deal with tax and HMRC
• where to even begin

So they stay:

• working for someone else
• doing side jobs occasionally
• or putting it off completely

This programme gives you a clear, practical path forward.

This programme IS for you if:

This programme IS for you if:

This programme IS for you if:

✔ you already have a practical skill or trade
✔ you are working for someone else or doing side jobs
✔ you’ve been thinking about going independent for a while
✔ you feel stuck or unsure how to start properly

✔ you already have a practical skill or trade
✔ you are working for someone else or doing side jobs
✔ you’ve been thinking about going independent for a while
✔ you feel stuck or unsure how to start properly

This is NOT for:

This is NOT for:

✖ complete beginners with no practical skill
✖ people looking for quick money or passive income
✖ people not ready to take action

People who joined Gateway Works say

People who joined Gateway Works say

People who joined Gateway Works say

"Clear, practical and exactly what I needed to get started."

Hilary B.
Small business owner

"Clear, practical and exactly what I needed to get started."

Hilary B.
Small business owner

"Finally a programme that shows you how to actually get customers."

Claire OS.
Owner at Crough Wood

"Finally a programme that shows you how to actually get customers."

Claire OS.
Owner at Crough Wood

"Helped me turn my trade skills into a real business."


Stuart T.
Self-Employed Electrician

"Helped me turn my trade skills into a real business."


Stuart T.
Self-Employed Electrician

"Straightforward advice that makes working for yourself achievable."


Mark M.
Self-Employed Builder

"Straightforward advice that makes working for yourself achievable."


Mark M.
Self-Employed Builder

Where you are now → Where you could be

Where you are now → Where you could be

Before Gateway Works

Before Gateway Works

  • Unsure how to start working for yourself

  • No clarity on pricing or positioning

  • Paperwork and setup feel overwhelming

  • Income feels unpredictable

  • Working hard but not moving forward

After Gateway Works

After Gateway Works

  • A registered and structured business

  • Clear pricing and service offer

  • Confidence handling admin and setup

  • First customers and income pathway

  • A practical weekly plan to grow

The 8-Week Journey

The 8-Week Journey

The 8-Week Journey

This is not theory. This is practical.

Over 8 weeks you will learn:
• how to price your work properly

Each week covers a focused topic: foundations, pricing, tax, finding clients, setup, marketing, smooth operations, and building support.

Practical steps.

Practical steps.

Practical steps.

• how to get consistent local customers
• how to set yourself up (without confusion)

It’s hands-on. Each session delivers direct guidance and a task, so you move forward, not just learn theory.

How to manage taxes

• how to handle money, tax and basic admin
• how to run your work like a real business

Small group accountability and direct feedback to keep you moving and motivated.

• how to handle money, tax and basic admin
• how to run your work like a real business

What you’ll leave with.

Personal roadmap, service focus, understanding of your legal setup, have pricing confidence and clear understanding of taxes, marketing basics.

Personal roadmap, service focus, understanding of your legal setup, have pricing confidence and clear understanding of taxes, marketing basics.

Personal roadmap, service focus, understanding of your legal setup, have pricing confidence and clear understanding of taxes, marketing basics.

Ongoing confidence.

The confidence to take action, a 90 day action plan and peer support for your unique business.

WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT

Small group. Real support. No fluff.

• maximum 12 people
• local, in-person sessions
• practical guidance every week
• focused on getting you started - not overwhelming you.

No jargon. No theory-heavy content. Just clear steps.

Investment.

Full Price: £1,295.

Full Price: £1,295

Full Price: £1,295.

Founding Cohort Rate.

£895 for Spring 2026 group.

£895 for Spring 2026 group.

£895 for Spring 2026 group.

About us

Built by experienced operators

Led by experienced founders and finance professionals who have built and scaled real businesses.

We believe in practical advice, accountability, and building real, long-term confidence, without jargon or hype.

Connect with us

Worked with

Career Transition UK

Career Transition UK

Local Startups Association

Local Startups Association

Skills Connect

Skills Connect

Ready to apply?

Ready to apply?

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Secure your place in the next cohort. Applications close soon.

Secure your place in the next cohort. Applications close soon.

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May Cohort limited to 12 participants

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