The essential guide to starting a business in Bristol
If you're looking into starting a business in Bristol, this guide may help to answer some of the questions rattling around your mind
Setting up a company
If you're looking into starting a business in Bristol, this guide may help to answer some of the questions rattling around your mind
Setting up a company
Alternative finance
Tax-based startup funding raised through the Government’s SEIS and EIS schemes is amplified if you work with a tech startup specialist, argues Alistair Marsden.
Setting up a company
If you're looking into starting a business in Bristol, this guide may help to answer some of the questions rattling around your mind
Alternative finance
Tax-based startup funding raised through the Government’s SEIS and EIS schemes is amplified if you work with a tech startup specialist, argues Alistair Marsden.
Setting up a company
Is Birmingham the right place for starting your business? We explore the city's key lifestyle indicators and speak to firms who set up there.
Small Business Insurance
The sudden death or critical illness of a founder can have unwelcome consequences for a small business. Your SME could pass into the hand’s of an unwelcome family member or even be sold to a rival. Shareholder Protection Insurance allows you to plan your succession as you want.
Employing & managing staff
Share options are a great way to recruit employees in a start-up. Here are things you should know, says George de Stacpoole
Setting up a company
Only 3pc of SMEs go into business because they want to be 'next big thing', says business lender Iwoca
Productivity Zone
Experts agree that Britain faces a productivity challenge. Keeping on top of IT will be increasingly important as we move into the age of the attention economy.
Financing
A new initiative aims to create an inclusive and supportive investment community, teaching and advising investors how to help the businesses they invest in.
Advice
We're travelling over to the Emerald Isle to find out what it's like to launch a business in Northern Ireland's capital, Belfast.
Alternative finance
Philip Belamant explains the difference between loans and equity, and why specialist lenders who forward fund specific costs such as ad spend provide an alternative.
Accounting
Sarah Turner, CEO and co-founder of Angel Academe, talks to us about issues affecting women founders and potential investors
Tax
Failed innovations can still reward a business’s bottom line, providing extra capital which can be reinvested through the research and development (R&D) and Patent Box tax credits. Mark Tighe explains.
Employing & managing staff
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
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