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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.

Making Tax Digital: What every small business needs to know

Mark Woolley discusses how the tax system is set to be transformed to fit the digital age and the challenges that a small business faces in moving to online software.

Accounting

Accounting

Why KPMG launched an accounting service just for small businesses

Here, we interview Bivek Sharma, head of KPMG Small Business Accounting, on why the firm introduced an offering tailored to the small business market.

Business Loans

Is debt funding more popular than equity post-Brexit?

How have factors such as business confidence and bad debt changed the way businesses access funding? In this article, we find out.

Accounting

Ten reasons why IR35 will never work for small businesses

Dave Chaplin believes that IR35 will continue to strangle the flexible workforce if we let it. He has come up with ten truths that justify killing off IR35.

Small Business Banking

British Small Business Awards: Finance Provider of the Year shortlist

The Finance Provider of the Year category at the British Small Business Awards has been announced, rewarding the mainstream finance institution best suited to SMEs.

Small Business Banking

Current Account Switch Service celebrates third anniversary

The UK’s Current Account Switch Service marks its third anniversary today (16 September) with the switching engine having successfully processed 3,240,640 switches since its launch in 2013.

Accounting

Working from home and tax relief for employees

What does the evolution of technology and flexible working mean for tax relief for employees? In this piece, we find out.

Business Loans

Can I get a business loan with bad credit?

Conrad Ford explores the options for business funding for those without a squeaky clean credit rating.

Accounting

Working from home and tax relief for employees

What does the evolution of technology and flexible working mean for tax relief for employees? In this piece, we find out.

Business Loans

Can I get a business loan with bad credit?

Conrad Ford explores the options for business funding for those without a squeaky clean credit rating.

Accounting

Five things to consider before accepting payments

Renée Frappier lists five points on payments that your small business might not have considered.

Tax

Tax relief: Avoid the two common pitfalls that can disqualify you

Lelsey Stalker looks at two recent tax tribunal cases that demonstrate how the tax aspects of a transaction can be overlooked, and the qualifying criteria for entrepreneurs’ relief can be inadvertently breached.

Accounting

Small businesses feel they’re getting a raw deal on tax

Seven in ten SME owners feel hard done by when it comes to tax, a study finds.

Accounting

Expenses fraud: Haven’t we heard it all before?

Here, Melanie Guy discusses the importance of an appropriate and up-to-date expense policy which your employees understand.

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

Partner content

How should I select my business broadband provider?

As with any supplier, it’s important to do your research and ask important questions before you select a broadband provider for your business. But what are the must-have things you should take into consideration?

Business Technology

Future-proof your business communications set-up

Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings

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.