Are you eligible for R&D tax relief?
Phil Blackburn, of the George Hay Partnership, member of the UK200Group, discusses why businesses should investigate whether they can claim a tax break.
Tax
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.
Phil Blackburn, of the George Hay Partnership, member of the UK200Group, discusses why businesses should investigate whether they can claim a tax break.
Tax
Accounting
Emily Coltman, chief accountant at Freeagent, gives her five top invoicing tips to help you collect your dues.
Tax
Neil Sevitt, head of SME at RSM Tenon, gives his advice on making tax affairs easier to handle.
Business Loans
The reluctance of the banks to lend is well documented, and entrepreneur James Benamor argues that looking for an alternative is now the order of the day.
Government Grants
Economics student Zahra Charaffdeen received £2,500 in business funding from Accelerator, a specialist business incubator in East London. She talks to SmallBusiness.co.uk about the achievement.
Government Grants
Kent-based indoor family entertainment centre Bumble Beez received an interest-free loan of £30,000 in November from the Regional Growth Fund and also received grant assistance from Kent council. SmallBusiness.co.uk talks to founder Sarah Cannon about her funding experience.
Accounting
The proportion of small business claims for late payment that include compensation has risen over the last two years, research finds.
Accounting
Accountant Emily Coltman of FreeAgent gives some pointers on seeing the bigger financial picture of your business.
Accounting
The proportion of small business claims for late payment that include compensation has risen over the last two years, research finds.
Accounting
Accountant Emily Coltman of FreeAgent gives some pointers on seeing the bigger financial picture of your business.
Accounting
Introduction to effective cash flow forecasting.
Accounting
Noel Goddard gives his top tips for small companies to get the most from international payments.
Small Business Banking
James King, founder of venture capital firm Find Invest Grow (FIG), discusses the role of banks should play and why it needs to be easier to withdraw money from investments.
Small Business Banking
Anil Stocker, founder of online invoice discounting platform MarketInvoice, discusses the threat posed by innovative internet-based finance providers to the banks.
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