Bring your business idea to life

Have you ever daydreamed about your business while sipping on your morning coffee?

Do you have a passion or hobby that you believe can generate an income?

Do you long to escape employment and begin your own business?

The HIVE is a new supportive business hub helping North Lanarkshire women get started and grow in business. Based at One Wellwynd, Airdrie, the centre has been designed to help encourage and support more women realise their dream of being a business owner.

 The HIVE provides a mix of:

• free on-site business advice and support
• free events and networking opportunities
• desks
• offices/meeting rooms 
• treatment rooms

Working with Inspirent, we provide a modern, welcoming space to meet the needs of the female business owners that will emerge within it. There is quiet space for concentration, open space making conversations and collaboration possible, and treatment space fitted out to allow pop-up beauty and health and wellbeing businesses to operate discreetly.

Events

We run regular events and sessions each month:

• Funding Fridays: at the end of each week, we discuss the availability of grant funding to support your business.
• Meet The Advisor: come along and have a chat with our Business Gateway colleagues for business advice - our next session is on Thursday 12 December.
• Meet Our Life and Business Coach - come and meet Lorraine Maginnis, a business growth partner from Inspirent, who will work one-to-one with you helping you overcome any barriers to success - on the first Wednesday of each month.
• Meet Our Business Mentor - come and meet Elaine Kerr, a business growth partner from Inspirent, who can provide advice to navigate the complexities of starting and growing your business - available every second Monday.
• Close your 2024 in a buzz of success - join us on Wednesday 11 December for our last event of 2024 to celebrate your business achievements in 2024 and network with other like-minded women.

You will also be able to connect with others and build your support network.

Our events and use of the space must be booked in advance online. You can register and book your space online here: