Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
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.
Since Brexit, the number of business grants offered by local authorities - many of them funded by the European Union - have dried up. We list council business grants still available for your small business
Government Grants
Accounting
Self-employed paid £22bn in income tax in January – the biggest-ever figure since records began in 1999 and one-third higher since last year
Financing
Here we explore six types of business funding that can help your UK tech company expand and reach its goals.
Accounting
Tens of thousands of small businesses deliberately stay small to avoid charging VAT, which means you have to hike prices if you wander over the £85,000 threshold
Accounting
Treasury set to announce two-year delay to rolling out its Making Tax Digital system to the self-employed and microbusinesses earning over £10,000 from April 2024 to 2026
Accounting
What’s the difference between bookkeeping and accounting? Do you even need to do bookkeeping as a sole trader? Kate Gloudemans answers your questions
Accounting
50% discount for retail and hospitality business rates ends in March, just as inflation sends what companies have to pay soaring
Accounting
Metric accountants offers its top 6 tips when it comes to accounting for start-ups
Accounting
50% discount for retail and hospitality business rates ends in March, just as inflation sends what companies have to pay soaring
Accounting
Metric accountants offers its top 6 tips when it comes to accounting for start-ups
Accounting
The team at Airwallex explain what virtual cards are along with six ways that they can benefit your small business
Accounting
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng made a shock announcement in the mini-Budget last Friday. The Government will repeal off-payroll working legislation from April 2023. Here’s what it means for freelance contractors
Accounting
If you have a lot of customers Stateside, you'll want them to be able to pay in US dollars. We look at the best payment systems for USD.
Alternative finance
Cashflow - or lack of it - is one of the things that keeps entrepreneurs up at night. The first thing to do is understand what money is coming in and going out, says Simon Draper
Partner content
Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade
Partner content
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
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
Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.