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Where female entrepreneurs can get a business loan

One of the greatest challenges for female entrepreneurs is securing finance. Boost your company's growth with these business loans

Business Loans

Buying and selling a company

Buying a business rather than starting up – is this a better route?

In partnership with BusinessesForSale.com, we explore whether buying a business an existing business is better than starting your own

Business Loans

Where female entrepreneurs can get a business loan

One of the greatest challenges for female entrepreneurs is securing finance. Boost your company's growth with these business loans

Buying and selling a company

Buying a business rather than starting up – is this a better route?

In partnership with BusinessesForSale.com, we explore whether buying a business an existing business is better than starting your own

News

One in five small businesses fell into their overdrafts last year

A worrying number of small businesses rely on their overdraft to manage their cash flow as late payments and uncertainty bite

International Business

Doing business abroad: The top 3 countries for international expansion

This year may be the right time to expand your small business – here are three countries to keep on your radar.

Tax

Chancellor Rishi Sunak may scrap business rates in favour of a land tax

Chancellor to announce review of business rates in budget, mulls scrapping them in favour of landlords paying tax on land value

Business management

What small business needs from new chancellor Rishi Sunak

Caroline Plumb OBE, serial entrepreneur and founder of cash flow management app Fluidly, reacts to the Cabinet reshuffle bombshell and asks, ‘Now what?'

News

Insights for small businesses on how to navigate uncertainty post Brexit

Volatile currencies, tariffs and customs checks are just some of the uncertainties if the EU and UK cannot agree a trade deal

Small Business Banking

Barclays launches largest ever loan cashback scheme for SMEs

The cashback scheme for term loans is part of a much larger fund launched by Barclays to help SMEs through and beyond Brexit.

Business Loans

Secured vs unsecured business loans

Adam Parker explains the difference between loan types to help you decide which one is best for your small business.

Accounting

Microbusinesses spent 10 weeks handling financial admin in 2019

Financial admin is time-consuming for micro firms – and it's not helped by late payments. Here's how to protect your business against them.

Podcasts

Tim Campbell: ‘Only two of us knew what The Apprentice was!’

In this podcast episode Anna Jordan meets Tim Campbell, an entrepreneur and the first winner of The Apprentice back in 2005

News

Labour to stop rollout of Making Tax Digital to all small businesses if it wins

Labour publishes 20 Pledges to Business bringing together all its reforms to help small businesses, including creation of Business Development Agency

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

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.