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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.

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Advice

Important things to look for when starting a new job

When you finally find a new job it can be a scary process to begin with. We look at some tips to help you when starting a new job.

Advice

Four ways safe medical storage soothes subject access requests

Employee medical data and records is an important asset for businesses to protect as GDPR comes into effect next year.

Advice

Starting your own essay writing business from home

If you have ever thought about setting up an essay writing business at home, here are some tips to get you started.

Advice

Selling houses the ‘new way’ is revolutionising the old

There are many reasons why you may need to sell your house quickly, and estate agencies often just can’t keep up.

Business Ideas & Planning

Proptech: How the estate agent business model is shifting

Gemma Young, CEO and co-founder of Settled discusses how an alternative to traditional business models is key, and how she aims to shake up the estate agent model.

Startup Funding and Grants

The business of self-funding

Here, Jake Madders, co-founder and director of Hyve, discusses how you can go about self-funding your own business.

Advice

Making the most of your office lunch hour

Heading to the gym, doing your online grocery shop or spending time volunteering are just some of the thing you can do during your lunch hour.

Startup Funding and Grants

The business of self-funding

Here, Jake Madders, co-founder and director of Hyve, discusses how you can go about self-funding your own business.

Advice

Making the most of your office lunch hour

Heading to the gym, doing your online grocery shop or spending time volunteering are just some of the thing you can do during your lunch hour.

Advice

Benefits of a mortgage broker for small businesses

When you start a business, you need to take a lot of things into consideration. Here is why getting a mortgage broker can help small businesses.

Startup Funding and Grants

Be flexible with funding if you want to see your business boom

Flexibility with funding sources is the key to securing long-term success in business, says Louis-James Davis, founder of VST Enterprises.

Advice

How your business can thrive in a university city

If you are looking to start a business in a university city, you need to know how to sell to students, here are some top tips to get you started.

Investing in a franchise

The true cost of running a franchise

Many small businesses look to grow as soon as possible, but what is the next step? Here, we take a look at the true cost of setting up a franchise.

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