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Starting a Business

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 to jump on foodie trends without losing your brand identity

Here are a few key points to consider when choosing which trends to adopt, which to ignore and how best to implement your campaigns.

Business Ideas & Planning

Advice

An SME guide to renewable electricity

According to research three quarters of British small businesses want to be more committed to renewable energy.

Advice

Starting up a business in Brexit Britain

Here, Gregor Kleinknecht, partner in the business services department at Hunters Solicitors, tells us how to start a business in Brexit Britain.

Advice

Lessons learned from the Uber CEO crisis

Here, Jennifer Janson is author of The Reputation Playbook and chairman of Six Degrees, tells us what lessons can be learned from the Uber CEO crisis.

Advice

Start-ups shrug off uncertainty to forecast strong growth

Research finds almost 90 per cent of start-ups are expecting sales growth next year – a quarter anticipate an increase in sales of more than 25 per cent.

Advice

Don’t just set up, step up – growing your business to success

Here, Simon Burckhardt of Vonage UK and founder of the Home Business 100 and the Step Ups, advises us on growing a business.

Advice

Overcoming difficulties: How to improve your revenue growth

UK SMEs and larger businesses face many difficulties, so Love Energy savings have put together top tips from business leaders to help them.

Setting up a company

Should you run your buy-to-let properties through a limited company?

Here, Jonathan Amponsah, founder and CEO of The Tax Guys guides us on if it is worth running your buy-to-let through your company.

Advice

Overcoming difficulties: How to improve your revenue growth

UK SMEs and larger businesses face many difficulties, so Love Energy savings have put together top tips from business leaders to help them.

Setting up a company

Should you run your buy-to-let properties through a limited company?

Here, Jonathan Amponsah, founder and CEO of The Tax Guys guides us on if it is worth running your buy-to-let through your company.

Advice

How to find a job on your smartphone

With the ubiquity of technology in our society, there are many ways to find a job, here is a guide on how to use your smartphone to find one.

Setting up a company

Best countries for opening an LLC

Here we look at how you can set up a Limited Liability Company (LLC) in Hong Kong, Ireland, the Netherlands and Spain.

Advice

The quiet opportunity: Top tips to maximise on downtime

Dr Mark Winwood, AXA PPP healthcare, has shared his advice on how to view downtime as a golden opportunity to think – and do – something different to benefit yourself and your business.

Advice

Five rules for launching a disruptive business

Guy Myles from independent financial adviser Flying Colours outlines his five rules for building a brilliantly disruptive business.

Partner content

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

Partner content

How should I select my business broadband provider?

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

Future-proof your business communications set-up

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

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.