List of small business associations and networking groups
Business associations and networks offer SME owners and entrepreneurs useful resources to help them grow their companies.
Advice
Advice on how to start your own business, with guides to help you plan, develop and finance a start-up company, plus recommendations on registering the business, its legal structure and finding financial backing for growth. Whether you are just beginning or have already taken the first steps and want to keep everything on track, our expert articles will give you the knowledge to help lead you to success, whilst maintaining a good work-life balance.
Starting a business can initially seem daunting, but with good support and a strong idea you can quickly pass through the key stages of the setting-up process and be able to launch your company with a solid foundation.
Topics covered include: regulations and requirements for company owners, finding and selecting the professional services you may need (such as banking, insurance, accountancy etc.), legal structure options (self-employed person, sole trader, a partnership or a limited company), business planning, UK start up funding sources and finding your first customers.
Business associations and networks offer SME owners and entrepreneurs useful resources to help them grow their companies.
Advice
Business Ideas & Planning
Being self-employed means, you are captain of your own ship. But there are key decisions to make before you quit full-time employment, unless you want your ship to run aground
Government Grants
We'll take you through what type of small business grant you should apply for, how to prepare and how to increase your chance of success.
Business Ideas & Planning
Our cars spend 96% of their time sitting on a driveway, so being a vehicle leasing host could bring in plenty of passive income.
Business Ideas & Planning
Anyone with even a passing interest in the UK’s culinary scene will know that most food trends rise and fall as fast as a soufflé. But third culture cuisine looks set to stay in 2024.
Business Ideas & Planning
From pet massage to supplements, holistic pet care offers a goldmine of opportunities for entrepreneurs with a fondness for furry friends...
Business Ideas & Planning
An AI consultant can advise on what AI platforms and tools are out there, which is a service that's highly in-demand in 2024
Business Ideas & Planning
With sales in veg boxes increasing over the last four years, growing your own produce could be one way to reap a profit in 2024
Business Ideas & Planning
An AI consultant can advise on what AI platforms and tools are out there, which is a service that's highly in-demand in 2024
Business Ideas & Planning
With sales in veg boxes increasing over the last four years, growing your own produce could be one way to reap a profit in 2024
Business Ideas & Planning
How are workers, organisations, and entrepreneurs using ChatGPT today? And, more pertinently, how can you use it to make money in 2024?
Business Ideas & Planning
Becoming a private chef is an especially good business idea if you live in a city and can easily reach clientele who have disposable income. Find out more now
Business Ideas & Planning
Childcare is an ongoing, costly challenge for parents. A nursery business can be a lifeline and, can come in many forms, offering a wide range of business opportunities
Business Ideas & Planning
The graphic design industry has grown by 18 per cent in the last five years and demand for graphic designers has ‘swelled’ from advertising agencies
Partner content
Read here for 16 tried and tested tips and tricks to improve potential cash flow problems
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?