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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.

How can retailers beat the competition? Finding the tools to improve the odds

In this piece, in association with Close Brothers Retail Finance, we look at how offering retail finance can help put SME retailers ahead of the curve.

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Freelance: Britain’s best places to become your own boss

New research from MoneySuperMarket reveals the best cities across the UK for freelance and how current freelancers feel about self-employment.

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International Women’s Day: Is starting a business as a woman easier than ever?

On International Women's Day, we assess the current state of female entrepreneurship and ask whether it is easier today to launch a business as a woman.

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Happiness and the secrets of growing your business fast

Here, Eric Yuan, CEO and founder of Zoom Video Conferencing, gives us his secrets to growing your business quickly.

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Six top tips for buying a new business

The business market can be tricky to navigate if you don't know what you are doing. Here, we give six tips to help you decide when buying a business.

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Building a relationship: Can a partnership benefit your business?

A partnership between two businesses can often be mutually beneficial and boost revenues. We spoke to Georgina Richardson, COO of TrustedHousesitters about how business partnerships can help you.

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Translating American idioms for UK business owners

In this infographic, we explore a glossary of bemusing American definitions and translate them for UK business owners.

Startup Funding and Grants

How can you finance a recruitment start-up?

What are the options available to those planning to open a recruitment business? Here, we find out.

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Translating American idioms for UK business owners

In this infographic, we explore a glossary of bemusing American definitions and translate them for UK business owners.

Startup Funding and Grants

How can you finance a recruitment start-up?

What are the options available to those planning to open a recruitment business? Here, we find out.

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How one entrepreneur built a free-to-enter lottery site

Here, we look at how serial entrepreneur Henry Buckley looked to shake up what he saw as an underdeveloped sector.

Business Ideas & Planning

Top ten places to launch your start-up

Choosing where to launch your start-up is a huge decision that can literally make or break your business. Here, we look at the top candidates.

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Five steps to a thriving business

If you’re wondering how you begin to expand your business, think about some of these ideas to help get you started.

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Business ownership and how management teams can impact growth

How are management teams impacting growth, and where does the responsibility lie – with them or the owners? Here, Darren Holdway of Haines Watts discusses the matter.

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Future-proof your business communications set-up

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