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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.

Equity crowdfunding: The 12 things small businesses need to know

Equity crowdfunding is a method of alternative business finance that many businesses are pursuing today. Here are some top tips.

Crowdfunding for Business

Business Loans

Ways to help your employees who are struggling with their funds

When you consider how a study revealed that 47% of employees say that their personal problems have an impact on the way they perform at work, you can really begin to appreciate just how many of us carry significant problems on a day to day basis.

Accounting

Why it is costing UK companies to be in the dark about R&D

Just 1 per cent of eligible SMEs, according to HMRC, actually claim R&D tax relief. Many more should do so, argues Mark Tighe.

Accounting

Cash flow in business: Can your company afford to pay you?

Philip Ciniglio explores why creative ways of releasing cash is the trend in today's business landscape.

Alternative finance

Finding the suitable source of funding at different business growth phases

The only stage in the life cycle of your business that may not require funding is the idea generation stage. All other business growth stages require cash injections and the amount needed increases as your business grows.

Accounting

Bookkeeping tips for the gig economy

If you’re part of the gig economy, knowing how to tell if you’re employed or self-employed is the first step towards understanding which bookkeeping tasks you need to complete.

Government Grants

New business grant gives aspiring entrepreneurs the chance to grab a grand

The Formations Company Entrepreneur Award offers a chance to win a £1,000 grant and a free company formation.

Tax

Digital tax switch: How SMEs can ease the transition to digital taxation

The digital tax switch over is fast approaching and business owners need to be prepared for one of the biggest changes in the UK revenue and customs system in a generation.

Government Grants

New business grant gives aspiring entrepreneurs the chance to grab a grand

The Formations Company Entrepreneur Award offers a chance to win a £1,000 grant and a free company formation.

Tax

Digital tax switch: How SMEs can ease the transition to digital taxation

The digital tax switch over is fast approaching and business owners need to be prepared for one of the biggest changes in the UK revenue and customs system in a generation.

Accounting

How to supercharge your business cash flow

Here, we give a few alternatives that business owners can look at when it comes to tackling cash flow.

Tax

Self employed tax adviser: A career roadmap

There are still many benefits to becoming self-employed, even when it comes to more niche jobs such as tax advisory, as we learn in this piece.

Tax

Tax affairs and image rights – lessons to be learned from footballers

In light of recent news of tax fraud raids on Premier League football clubs, we look at what can be learned from their mistakes.

Business Loans

A brief history of online debt finance

How has the internet transformed business access to debt finance? And what does the future hold? Fleximize’s Peter Tuvey explores.

Business Loans

A guide to getting a small business loan

Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.

Partner content

What are the funding options for hospitality businesses?

Hospitality businesses have faced a number of challenges in the last couple of years. Find out what funding and support is available.

Employing & managing staff

The importance of vocational rehabilitation services for SMEs

In Aviva’s latest SME research*, 57 per cent of employers surveyed agreed that nowadays employees expect benefits to protect against loss of income or earnings. What do you offer your people?

Partner content

What are the benefits of business broadband?

Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade