Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Advice on how to start your own business, with guides to help you plan, develop and finance a start-up company, plus recommendations on registering the business, its legal structure and finding financial backing for growth. Whether you are just beginning or have already taken the first steps and want to keep everything on track, our expert articles will give you the knowledge to help lead you to success, whilst maintaining a good work-life balance.
Starting a business can initially seem daunting, but with good support and a strong idea you can quickly pass through the key stages of the setting-up process and be able to launch your company with a solid foundation.
Topics covered include: regulations and requirements for company owners, finding and selecting the professional services you may need (such as banking, insurance, accountancy etc.), legal structure options (self-employed person, sole trader, a partnership or a limited company), business planning, UK start up funding sources and finding your first customers.
Here, Dessy Ohanians, managing director of executive education at the London School of Business and Finance (LSBF), writes about five essential characteristics that entrepreneurs should have in order to be successful.
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In this piece, in association with Close Brothers Retail Finance, we look at how offering retail finance can help put SME retailers ahead of the curve.
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New research from MoneySuperMarket reveals the best cities across the UK for freelance and how current freelancers feel about self-employment.
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On International Women's Day, we assess the current state of female entrepreneurship and ask whether it is easier today to launch a business as a woman.
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Here, Eric Yuan, CEO and founder of Zoom Video Conferencing, gives us his secrets to growing your business quickly.
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The business market can be tricky to navigate if you don't know what you are doing. Here, we give six tips to help you decide when buying a business.
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A partnership between two businesses can often be mutually beneficial and boost revenues. We spoke to Georgina Richardson, COO of TrustedHousesitters about how business partnerships can help you.
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In this infographic, we explore a glossary of bemusing American definitions and translate them for UK business owners.
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A partnership between two businesses can often be mutually beneficial and boost revenues. We spoke to Georgina Richardson, COO of TrustedHousesitters about how business partnerships can help you.
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In this infographic, we explore a glossary of bemusing American definitions and translate them for UK business owners.
Startup Funding and Grants
What are the options available to those planning to open a recruitment business? Here, we find out.
Startup Funding and Grants
This article talks about the best occasions to get money loans from various sources whether online, bank or lending firm, to make the most out of it.
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Here, we look at how serial entrepreneur Henry Buckley looked to shake up what he saw as an underdeveloped sector.
Business Ideas & Planning
Choosing where to launch your start-up is a huge decision that can literally make or break your business. Here, we look at the top candidates.
Business Loans
Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.
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