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Financing

The financing channel looks at the different small business funding options available to start-up companies and established SME businesses looking to grow. Read a wealth of guides and tips to help manage your accounts and cash flow better, views on the future of business banking and where to source alternative finance.

Fintech innovators now key to banks’ survival

New report shows 56 per cent more payments will flow via fintech companies than banks by 2020.

Financing

Financing

Cash flow is king – and automated payments are the answer

Here, Helen Hannah, commercial director at First Capital Cashflow, explains how businesses can manage cash flow effectively.

Accounting

Why are so many businesses missing their staging date?

Here, Garry Crackle at Opt dispels some of the pre-conceived myths many businesses might believe about auto-enrolment.

Tax

Act now to prepare for new HMRC digital tax system

HMRC's digital tax initiative will compel SMEs and self-employed to keep digital records filed quarterly.

Small Business Banking

The rise of the hand-me-down bank

More than half of consumers copy their family members when deciding where to bank, study finds.

Accounting

Why late payments are an epidemic for small businesses

Here, Gary Turner, UK managing director and co-founder of Xero, tells us why small businesses are more affected by late payments than large businesses.

Accounting

Coping with late payments as a small business

If your customers have payment terms you need to manage cash flow carefully, and a late payment can throw things off. Here are a few ways you can cope.

Government Grants

How a grant was influential in marketing a new skincare product

Here Terence Chung discusses how he achieved a grant from the Shell LiveWIRE programme for his cosmetics start-up FRUU.

Accounting

Coping with late payments as a small business

If your customers have payment terms you need to manage cash flow carefully, and a late payment can throw things off. Here are a few ways you can cope.

Government Grants

How a grant was influential in marketing a new skincare product

Here Terence Chung discusses how he achieved a grant from the Shell LiveWIRE programme for his cosmetics start-up FRUU.

Accounting

Appeal process needs clarifying ahead of IR35 changes in the public sector

Businesses are calling for more clarification when it comes to the government's new IR35 tax changes for the public sector.

Tax

Government must be cautious when considering self-employed tax changes

The government is being urged to seriously consider the impact that tax changes could have on the self employed in this years Spring Budget.

Accounting

Businesses must act now to prepare for gender pay reporting

Getting gender pay reporting right can require a significant amount of effort and consideration, says Helen Hughes.

Accounting

How the perception of accounting is changing

Here, Richard Stonier, partner at Tally Accounts, outlines some of the key benefits of cloud-based accountancy.

Business Technology

Why you should upgrade your tech now rather than later

To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis

Investing in a franchise

Should I buy a franchise or go solo?

Starting a new business is an exciting venture. But – especially in well-established industry sectors – a key question is whether it would be better to buy a franchise or go solo.

Partner content

16 ways to improve your business cash flow

Read here for 16 tried and tested tips and tricks to improve potential cash flow problems

Business management

How to create good cashflow habits

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