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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.

How a small business received grant help

Alan White, development director at Aberdeen-based mobile learning company Skills@Work, explains how his small business applied for and received grants.

Government Grants

Accounting

Is my business ready for an HMRC visit?

Emily Coltman, chief accountant at FreeAgent, provides advice on staying on the right side of the taxman when it comes to compliance checks.

Accounting

Preparing for cash flow crises – How to keep your business thriving

John Hoskin gives advice to small businesses on preparing for cash flow crises.

Accounting

A small business perspective on insolvency

Here, we present the solutions available to directors facing insolvency.

Accounting

Get up to speed with the NIC employment allowance

Emily Coltman of FreeAgent highlights some key points surrounding the £2,000 employment allowance, which will be made available to many UK businesses from 6th April.

Accounting

Could LLPs be a dying breed?

Phil Mitchell explores the changes to partnerships required by changing legislation.

Tax

Missed the self-assessment deadline? You can still file your tax return

Emily Coltman of Freeagent gives advice on what to do if you have missed the January 31 deadline.

Alternative finance

Collaboration between banks and alternative lenders

In this blog, Adam Tavener explores how the banks and alternative lenders could work together to up funding to SMEs.

Tax

Missed the self-assessment deadline? You can still file your tax return

Emily Coltman of Freeagent gives advice on what to do if you have missed the January 31 deadline.

Alternative finance

Collaboration between banks and alternative lenders

In this blog, Adam Tavener explores how the banks and alternative lenders could work together to up funding to SMEs.

Tax

Five self-assessment tax return tips to follow

Bobby Chadha, resident accounting expert at Intuit, gives his top five tips for small businesses preparing to fill in their self-assessment tax return.

Accounting

Get your books ready now to avoid a stressful self-assessment

FreeAgent's Emily Coltman gives her top tips on what you can be doing right now to make self-assessment as painless as possible.

Government Grants

Getting a business grant: How five SMEs received assistance

SmallBusiness.co.uk speaks to five companies that got financial assistance and asks how they went about securing it.

Accounting

An SME guide to invoicing

Here, SmallBusiness.co.uk gives some pointers on keeping the cash flowing in with efficient and timely invoicing.

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

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