Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
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.
A new wave of professionals are turning their hobbies and passions into careers, according to research. In this piece, we speak to some of those who made a success of it.
Business Ideas & Planning
Business Ideas & Planning
In this piece, we examine the raw potential in the earliest of early-stage companies.
Business Ideas & Planning
From tea in an aerosol can to a horse photography company, these ideas have come slightly out of leftfield, and are all the better for it. In this piece, we pay tribute to odd businesses.
Advice
There have been financial crises all across Europe in the last few years and many with European investments may be tempted to call time on them and take the easy way out: Brexit them
Setting up a company
Emily Coltman gives a brief run-through of the extra information you now need to know if you are setting up a limited company in today's climate.
Setting up a company
Here's how one company, Wizzle, is challenging the big guns in the car buying space.
Advice
If you are planning a trip to Qatar, it’s good to know the different laws in the country in order to have a peaceful and pleasant stay.
News
Rather than saving into a pension, 630,000 self-employed people in the UK view their business as their financial lifeline, research finds.
Advice
If you are planning a trip to Qatar, it’s good to know the different laws in the country in order to have a peaceful and pleasant stay.
News
Rather than saving into a pension, 630,000 self-employed people in the UK view their business as their financial lifeline, research finds.
Business Ideas & Planning
In this piece, in association with the Federation of Small Businesses, we look at the journey of four tech entrepreneurs, from raw tech talent to owner of a flourishing company.
Advice
Here, we look at seven of the best investing tips that small business owners should know:
Advice
Here, we look at how dual citizenship can be a handy thing to have for business owners.
Startup Funding and Grants
In this piece, we look at the ways in which parents can benefit from injecting cash into their offspring's business.
Business Technology
To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis
Investing in a franchise
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.
Partner content
Read here for 16 tried and tested tips and tricks to improve potential cash flow problems