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Financing

The financing channel looks at the different small business funding options available to start-up companies and established SME businesses looking to grow. Read a wealth of guides and tips to help manage your accounts and cash flow better, views on the future of business banking and where to source alternative finance.

Why it is costing UK companies to be in the dark about R&D

Just 1 per cent of eligible SMEs, according to HMRC, actually claim R&D tax relief. Many more should do so, argues Mark Tighe.

Accounting

Accounting

Cash flow in business: Can your company afford to pay you?

Philip Ciniglio explores why creative ways of releasing cash is the trend in today's business landscape.

Alternative finance

Finding the suitable source of funding at different business growth phases

The only stage in the life cycle of your business that may not require funding is the idea generation stage. All other business growth stages require cash injections and the amount needed increases as your business grows.

Accounting

Bookkeeping tips for the gig economy

If you’re part of the gig economy, knowing how to tell if you’re employed or self-employed is the first step towards understanding which bookkeeping tasks you need to complete.

Government Grants

New business grant gives aspiring entrepreneurs the chance to grab a grand

The Formations Company Entrepreneur Award offers a chance to win a £1,000 grant and a free company formation.

Tax

Digital tax switch: How SMEs can ease the transition to digital taxation

The digital tax switch over is fast approaching and business owners need to be prepared for one of the biggest changes in the UK revenue and customs system in a generation.

Accounting

How to supercharge your business cash flow

Here, we give a few alternatives that business owners can look at when it comes to tackling cash flow.

Tax

Self employed tax adviser: A career roadmap

There are still many benefits to becoming self-employed, even when it comes to more niche jobs such as tax advisory, as we learn in this piece.

Accounting

How to supercharge your business cash flow

Here, we give a few alternatives that business owners can look at when it comes to tackling cash flow.

Tax

Self employed tax adviser: A career roadmap

There are still many benefits to becoming self-employed, even when it comes to more niche jobs such as tax advisory, as we learn in this piece.

Tax

Tax affairs and image rights – lessons to be learned from footballers

In light of recent news of tax fraud raids on Premier League football clubs, we look at what can be learned from their mistakes.

Business Loans

A brief history of online debt finance

How has the internet transformed business access to debt finance? And what does the future hold? Fleximize’s Peter Tuvey explores.

Tax

Will you cry over the tax your nanny could cost?

The latest employment tax legislation can be unexpectedly complex when you take on a nanny, as Lesley Stalker explains here.

Accounting

Contractors urged to seek IR35 status to resolve public sector confusion

Organisations in the public sector must now ensure IR35 status rather than the contractor, as businesses are urged to get clued up on new changes.

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