Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
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.
Optimism abounds amongst the higher echelons of the equity crowd investment world. Here are four reasons why the future of crowd investment is looking particularly bright as we head into 2017.
Alternative finance
Crowdfunding for Business
People aged 18-34 are four times more likely than over-55s to have money invested in a peer to peer platform.
Alternative finance
It is important to ensure that you take out the type of property finance that best suits you and your needs, as we reveal in this piece.
Business Loans
Here, we look at the unsecured guarantor loan market in the UK, which consists of around 15 lenders in total.
Accounting
Here are some top tips to keeping your small business finances in the best possible shape this year.
Accounting
Mark Woolley discusses why poor financial management is putting even the brightest businesses at risk.
Accounting
FreeAgent is urging businesses to complete their tax self assessment quickly to avoid hefty fines from HMRC.
Tax
Nearly half of the UK's self-employed are currently rushing to submit their tax returns before the Jan 31st deadline.
Accounting
FreeAgent is urging businesses to complete their tax self assessment quickly to avoid hefty fines from HMRC.
Tax
Nearly half of the UK's self-employed are currently rushing to submit their tax returns before the Jan 31st deadline.
Accounting
Ian Watkinson looks at whether 2017 could be the year we finally take a tougher stance on late payment culprits.
Accounting
The Chartered Institute of Taxation is urging taxpayers to complete their online Self-Assessment returns in good time ahead of the January 31 deadline or risk a £100 fine.
Tax
In this piece, Mike Parkes simplifies the process of completing your tax return online.
Alternative finance
Joel Hughes discusses some key factors to consider when running a successful crowdfunding campaign.
Business Technology
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
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
Read here for 16 tried and tested tips and tricks to improve potential cash flow problems