Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Accounting
Here, we break down a number of tactics business owners can use to extract profit from their business with one eye on tax-efficiency at all times.
Accounting
What happens if your business partner wants to exit your business? Toby Cotton outlines three ways to buy out your fellow director
Accounting
Paying yourself in dividends is a good way to reduce your tax bill, says Toby Cotton of Kreston Reeves. But there is a procedure you need to follow
Business Loans
Insolvency Service given power to investigate company directors who deliberately wind up firms to avoid repaying emergency Covid-19 debt
Government Grants
Business groups and experts write to chancellor with workable scheme to help 800,000 company directors excluded from government Covid-19 support
News
Paul Scully, the small business minister, is trying to help small business owner-directors who fall through the cracks of current coronavirus government bailout schemes
News
Choosing your job title very much depends on your own personal view, and on how comfortable you feel being referred to by a certain title.
Advice
Here, Alastair McKee, managing director of One 77 Mortgages, explains how company directors can secure a higher mortgage through highlighting net profits.
News
The true extent of UK Limited company directors lack of key business knowledge and their business fears have been revealed for the first time.
Financing
Here, Louise Kingston from Livingbridge highlights why hiring a Finance Director can be beneficial to your business.
News
There are more first-time business owners in the UK than ever, research finds.
Legal advice
I want to hire a friend as director to help me in my business for no salary. He is working for another company. How can we can do it so his obligations (Tax, NI, SSP) and benefits (pensions) as an employee at his current job will not change?
Finding and selling to customers
Digital ad campaigns aren't just for big businesses. Here's why you should be considering it...
Partner content
Hospitality businesses have faced a number of challenges in the last couple of years. Find out what funding and support is available.
Financing
Here we explore six types of business funding that can help your UK tech company expand and reach its goals.
Business Loans
Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.