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Free guide to valuing your business
Visit the Institute of Directors website to download your free 'Valuing your Business' guide.
Find a business broker
Want to sell your business? Lloyd Fredericks is an established business broker, helping owners to sell a business.
Value everything your business has to offer
This free guide from Small Business Journey will help you to reveal the true value of your business.
How to position your business for sale
This edition of Management Briefing, sees Deloitte consider how best to position your business for sale and the main stages and considerations of the sales process.
Planning your exit from your business
This guide from the ICAEW provides advice on how to plan your exit from your company, without losing the rewards you are entitled to.
Capital gains tax advice
CGT is a tax on capital 'gains'. If when you sell or give away an asset it has increased in value, you may be taxable on the profit. Get advice from Directgov.
Advice on selling up from BDO
Here is an A-Z of useful publications from BDO Stoy Hayward. You will find a guide to selling a business is included.
Guide to selling a business
Selling a business is not that dissimilar from selling your home. Good planning is key to a successful outcome. Click for a guide to selling a business from DaltonsBusiness.com
Other Small Business Finance Resources
Flexible working: the leaders' view
At the 2008 Work Wise UK Summit, BT Business asked a number of leaders for their views on flexible working.
The challenges of growth for small business
New business must be won by creating a good first impression with customers and procurement managers...
Creating a successful business plan
Setting out a plan for your business can seem like a daunting task, especially before you've even got it off the ground.
Top tips for startups
Every successful business has a few things they wish they'd known before they started...
How to be a start-up success
Marc Barber 07/08/2008
There are three common elements to a start-up successfully negotiating those tricky first few years: an honest appraisal of ability, market research, and finance. Have your say »
Inflation is King
Penny Proffit 19/06/2008
A look at inflation and why Mervyn King has had to put pen to paper... Have your say »
Basic building block of any Internet marketing campaign
Guest Blogger 07/07/2008
For almost all sectors of commerce today, the Internet, or more specifically the World Wide Web, is now a key tool for business. In the field of marketing in particular it has become crucial. (1 comments) Have your say »
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