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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 find funding for your small business

Here is an exhaustive list of all the small business funding options you should pursue for your company's growth.

Startup Funding and Grants

Investing in a franchise

Investing in a franchise: Taking on a greeting card operation

Former BP forecourt manager Gayan Weerakkody discusses how he uprooted his family to take on the arm of a successful greetings card franchise.

Advice

How Forex trading with Xtrade can help you bring in extra profit

Here are some approaches to Forex trading with Xtrade that may improve your odds of taking a profit.

Setting up a company

A guide to starting your own electrician business

With the right qualifications and tools electricians can make a successful living. Here are some pointers to starting up in the industry.

Advice

Three benefits to investing in commercial landscaping

Here's why dabbling in a little business landscaping could be worth pursuing for you and your small business.

Advice

How to lower the costs of owning your own plane

Being able to travel wherever they want is often the main attraction for budding pilots. Here's what to know when buying a small plane.

Setting up a company

Leader of the Year: Bee Naturals interview

Paul Vagg, owner of Bee Naturals, won the Leader of the Year at the British Small Business Awards, tells us what winning the award means to him.

Startup Funding and Grants

How to raise finance if you sell on Amazon

Amazon is an important channel for many retailers, but companies selling on the platform can have a tough time raising money. Here, we give some advice.

Setting up a company

Leader of the Year: Bee Naturals interview

Paul Vagg, owner of Bee Naturals, won the Leader of the Year at the British Small Business Awards, tells us what winning the award means to him.

Startup Funding and Grants

How to raise finance if you sell on Amazon

Amazon is an important channel for many retailers, but companies selling on the platform can have a tough time raising money. Here, we give some advice.

Setting up a company

Ten important steps to take when setting up a new business

Jonathan Finn looks at the steps you need to take to make sure that when you set up a new business it has the best chance of flying.

Startup Funding and Grants

The top financial concerns for small business owners today

An international study examined factors small business owners believe would improve their working capital efficiency, resolve cash flow problems and business relationships with customers.

Sole trader

Small businesses need more support to employ rather than contract

Adam Tavener discusses the challenges brought up by the post-recession self employment rush and suggests what can be done to improve prospects for the cohort.

Business Ideas & Planning

Why being forewarned is being forearmed when starting a business

Here, Eduardo Martinez argues that entrepreneurs must not ignore the rising costs of starting a business if they want to be a success.

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Investing in a franchise

Should I buy a franchise or go solo?

Starting a new business is an exciting venture. But – especially in well-established industry sectors – a key question is whether it would be better to buy a franchise or go solo.

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