Legal advice

Getting to grips with the minefield that is age discrimination is a perennial problem for small sized businesses, but owners ignore these issues at their peril.

Small Business Insurance

SmallBusiness.co.uk provides some points to help you if you need to make an insurance claim

Small Business Banking

Here, we explore the questions that you as a business should be asking in order to assess your bank

Sole trader

I have set up my own business after the birth of my daughter. It was impossible, due to an inflexible employer, to continue in employment. I would like to know if there are any childcare voucher schemes available to self-employed parents similar to those offered to employed parents?

Accounting

What's the standard policy for mobile phones expenses? Can you claim back anything from the tax man for business mobile phone usage?

Blog

Bertie Stephens, founder of online shopping service Flubit, talks about his experience with two pitches for investment and what investors expect.