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Business Ideas & Planning

This section covers business start up ideas and business planning. The expert advice articles will help you learn how to write an effective business plan to help secure funding and there are guides to step you through the launch of a successful business.

The actual statistics of small business success

Here, we look at what common success rate stats mean and how they should be interpreted if you want to start your own company.

Business Ideas & Planning

Business Ideas & Planning

25 areas to look at when launching your own business 

Here we look at 25 of the key factors to consider before taking the plunge.

Business Ideas & Planning

The five things to do after creating a new product or artistic work

Here are some tips on getting the foundations of your business right, from a legal and marketing standpoint.

Business Ideas & Planning

What you should know before starting a business

Thinking of starting a business? Hayley Parsons gives a few pointers to consider before you leap into self-employment.

Business Ideas & Planning

The benefits of running a small hotel business

Boutique hotel owner Peter O’Sullivan explains some of the benefits of going it alone and starting a smaller, independent hotel.

Business Ideas & Planning

Navigating the formative stages of a business

Here, we interview two small companies about starting up, the challenges they faced and how they survived the first year.

Business Ideas & Planning

Advice from business founders for new start-ups 

Here, we talk to two entrepreneurs and reveal why you shouldn't dismiss starting your own business.

Business Ideas & Planning

Should you become an entrepreneur?

Draven McConville brings home the realities of turning that idea into a real-life business. Are you up to the task?

Business Ideas & Planning

Advice from business founders for new start-ups 

Here, we talk to two entrepreneurs and reveal why you shouldn't dismiss starting your own business.

Business Ideas & Planning

Should you become an entrepreneur?

Draven McConville brings home the realities of turning that idea into a real-life business. Are you up to the task?

Business Ideas & Planning

Key considerations for a start-up office 

What do you need from your first office? Here, we look at the considerations you need to make when looking.

Business Ideas & Planning

Everything you need to know about forming a limited company

Chris Weston provides a comprehensive guide to becoming a limited company.

Business Ideas & Planning

The basic requirements for setting up your business

This infographic offers step-by-step advice on starting a company.  

Business Ideas & Planning

Personal training: A blueprint for going it alone

In this guide, we shed some light on how to set up as a personal trainer.

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What are the funding options for hospitality businesses?

Hospitality businesses have faced a number of challenges in the last couple of years. Find out what funding and support is available.

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.

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?

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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