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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.

VAT is changing, but do businesses know how to react?

James Fredlund reveals how affected businesses should proceed in accordance with new VAT rules.

Tax

Alternative finance

Purchasing power: bitcoin vs credit cards

Bitcoin is the most popular decentralised virtual currency in the world, with its distribution controlled by a complex algorithmic process devised at its inception.

Accounting

Keeping your cash flow in a healthy condition

Here, we look at how to engage with customers to ensure payment terms are stuck to.

Accounting

Get your books in order now and avoid another self-assessment nightmare

Emily Coltman gives her top tips for getting your books in order now, so you can avoid a self-assessment headache next year.

Alternative finance

What the alternative finance sector must learn from the banks

Paul Mildenstein discusses the key principles to which alternative financiers should adhere in order to safeguard the future of the sector.

Government Grants

Receiving grant funding as a social business

Ben Atkinson-Willes received a £5,000 grant from Kingston University and & £100,000 in match funding from UnLtd for his business Active Minds. He talks about starting his company and how he got hold of the funds.

Tax

Self-assessment tax returns causing stress at home for business owners

Tax returns are probably the bane of your professional existence, and they're not so great for your personal life either, a study shows.

Accounting

Managing your books and keeping control of your accounts as a small company

Here, in association with Bibby Financial Services, we look at why it's important to have a plan for bookkeeping and accounts right from the start of your business.

Tax

Self-assessment tax returns causing stress at home for business owners

Tax returns are probably the bane of your professional existence, and they're not so great for your personal life either, a study shows.

Accounting

Managing your books and keeping control of your accounts as a small company

Here, in association with Bibby Financial Services, we look at why it's important to have a plan for bookkeeping and accounts right from the start of your business.

Accounting

Five new year accounting resolutions for your small business

Emily Coltman gives her top tips for accounts-related resolutions for small company owners to consider for the new year.

Accounting

Key dates to ensure no nasty surprises from the taxman

Here, Nathan Evans helps with the important dates that small business owners must know to keep on top of their tax.

Accounting

EU VAT changes affecting digital content and e-service sellers

Simon Horton discusses what you need to know as a small business owner in regards to new EU VAT legislation.

Alternative finance

Invoice finance and how it can help small and growing companies

In the wake of the FSB's concern over small companies being subjected to poor payment practices, we look at three businesses that were aided by invoice finance.

Partner content

Benefits of switching to the right business bank account

In case you were in any doubt, here are five key benefits of switching your business bank account – and how to make the switch.

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?