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Abby Hardoon
Accounting
Give credit only where it’s due
Accounting
Guide to pre-trading expenditure
Finding and selling to customers
Setting up a mail order business
Business management
Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
News
SMEs are lagging behind their bigger brethren when it comes to knowledge of the Competition Act and how it could benefit them, according to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
News
Already known for helping young people, The Prince's Trust has this year launched the Women Working campaign to help disadvantaged young women turn their lives around, including helping them starting their own businesses.
News
A survey by employment law specialists ELAS shows that more than four-fifths of owner/managers would never utter Sir Alan Sugar's dramatic catchphrase, 'you're fired'.
Accounting
More than two-fifths of small businesses are offering credit to new customers without checking their creditworthiness, leaving themselves open to bad debts.
Accounting
If you have expenses in respect of your self-employment in the seven years before you commenced trading, you may be able to claim these items against your profits.
News
Transport woes are costing small businesses an extraordinary £755 million in profits and lost productivity, according to recent research.
Tax
Determining whether a partnership exists, particularly in respect of VAT, can sometimes be a difficult task.
Finding and selling to customers
If you are looking to set up a mail order business, there are several issues you need to be aware of, such as legislation that applies to distance selling, delivery of goods and returns and data protection.
News
February is scam awareness month, a campaign launched by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to raise the public consciousness on the issues of fraud and con artists.
Business management
The Government recently announced the launch of an online portal to enable businesses to easily view and bid for contracts advertised by Government buyers at both local and national levels.
Accounting
One of our readers has posed the following question related to PAYE when working a full time job and also a 'side gig' job.
Legal advice
If you are looking to set up a business in partnership with friends, then it's imperative to get professional advice and draw up a shareholders agreement, says Nigel Lander, specialist finance adviser at Business Link for London.