Accounting

HMRC’s new digital VAT rules – 6 steps for submitting tax returns correctly

This handy checklist will give you the lowdown on how to comply with HMRC’s rollout of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT.

Small Business Insurance

What happens when a small business owner dies?

The sudden death or critical illness of a founder can have unwelcome consequences for a small business. Your SME could pass into the hand’s of an unwelcome family member or even be sold to a rival. Shareholder Protection Insurance allows you to plan your succession as you want.

Advice

Where to get support when starting a new business

There’s no need to go it alone – here are four places where you can get the support you need when starting up a new business

Small Business Insurance

Can you afford not to offer business medical cover to your staff?

Private health insurance is the number one insurance benefit employees want. Given the race for talent and working days lost through illness, can you afford not to offer business medical cover?

Marketing

Business cards and first impressions

A business card is not only a physical reminder of a meeting but also the first step in building an effective client relationship.

Business Loans

Merchant cash advance – the funding option that’s made for retailers

A merchant cash advance is an easy way for retailers to borrow against a percentage of what they take on payment cards. Repayments are pegged to sales you make via credit card.

Productivity Zone

Why boosting productivity means innovating small business technology

Experts agree that Britain faces a productivity challenge. Keeping on top of IT will be increasingly important as we move into the age of the attention economy.

Getting Online

Nominations open to join UK Domain Leaders programme

Entrepreneurs who have made the most of their online business offering can enter the UK Domain Leaders programme – we show you how.

Business management

Learn the essentials of cash flow management and maximising revenue

Master these two pillars of running a small business with webinars from SAP Concur. Here's what you need to know and how to register.

Getting Online

Building and designing your perfect website

In partnership with the UK Domain, we give you some handy tips to help you design and build a website for your small business.

News

OUTofOffice: win tickets to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019!

We're pairing with GoDaddy to give away tickets to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Here's how you can win.

Getting Online

How can you get your website on Google?

In partnership with the UK Domain, we tell you how to get visibility for your website on Google.