Your first business bank loan
If your business plan and financial forecasts are sound, you may be feeling brave enough to approach a bank for funding.
Business Loans
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.
If your business plan and financial forecasts are sound, you may be feeling brave enough to approach a bank for funding.
Business Loans
Small Business Banking
Whether or not to open a Euro account depends on your individual circumstances. It may or may not be in your best interests.
Accounting
There are numerous ways in which company directors can pay themselves in a tax-effective manner. However, the most topical debate raging at the moment concerns the notion of taking a high proportion of your earnings as a dividend rather than via a salary.
Government Grants
There are millions of pounds in funding available for technology and communications companies in the UK from funding providers such as the Government and the European Union.
Accounting
The legal form of your business is an important decision to make. If you are setting up a business with others, you can choose between partnership, limited company, limited liability partnership or co-operative.
Government Grants
There are government grants available from both UK and EU organisations.
Accounting
With the European Directive on late payments coming into effect in less than three months, the Forum of Private Business is advising small businesses to revise their terms of trade now to reap the benefits.
Accounting
A free online service allows employers to complete Pay As You Earn (PAYE) forms and returns and send them to the Inland Revenue via the internet.
Accounting
With the European Directive on late payments coming into effect in less than three months, the Forum of Private Business is advising small businesses to revise their terms of trade now to reap the benefits.
Accounting
A free online service allows employers to complete Pay As You Earn (PAYE) forms and returns and send them to the Inland Revenue via the internet.
Alternative finance
The number of small- and medium-sized businesses using factoring to get quicker access to cash they are owed has risen noticeably over the past year, according to new research from the Factors & Discounters Association (FDA).
Accounting
The Better Payment Protection Campaign (BPPC), a joint public-private initiative, has provided a series of example letters to help small firms in their efforts to collect debts and get to grips with credit management.
Business Technology
Here's how Security Service Edge from Vodafone can help to protect your SME from ever-increasing cyber threats
Business Technology
Find out how creative agency, Myth Studio, used technology to grow their business and quadruple their staff count in 18 months
Partner content
Employment benefits specialist, Drewberry, explain why you should base your benefits around a Total Reward Strategy
Partner content
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