Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Articles, guides and advice on Accounting for UK small businesses. Topics covered include: accounting software, choosing accountancy services, preparing accounts, tax efficiency, financial regulations for SMEs and related subjects.
Accounting
Crunch, the Brighton-based digital accountancy platform, plans to add freelance accountants to its new self-employed bookkeeper service
Accounting
Freelancers have become increasingly important to even the smallest of businesses, says ETZ Payments CEO Nick Woodward. Here are 5 easy wins to ensure freelancers are paid
Accounting
Use this template to build your own profit and loss account as a small business owner.
Accounting
I need to set up tax, PAYE and NI for my limited company in the UK. Can I achieve this without an accountant?
Accounting
As manufacturing businesses create goods, they have extras to factor in when it comes to accounting. Angela Ashworth of Purple Lime explains more.
Accounting
We explore what you need to know about doing business in foreign currencies.
Accounting
Emily Coltman of FreeAgent discusses capital assets and gives her top tips for dealing with them in your business accounts.
Accounting
It's vitally important to have a good grasp of what cash is coming in and going out of your business. Here, Emily Coltman gives some top tips on managing your forecasts.
Accounting
When issued to a supplier for provision of goods or services, purchase orders are legally binding. This guide explains how they can help small businesses track orders and receive payment for work done.
Legal advice
In this piece, Richard Oury argues for the importance of SME clients demanding that their professional advisers take a more holistic view of their business challenges.
Accounting
An estimated 90 per cent of UK high street retailers have yet to capture all their accountancy data and are potentially living beyond their means.
Accounting
Seven in ten contractors are most stressed out by their financial accounts, with nearly three quarters doing all their own accounting.
Partner content
Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade
Partner content
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?
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Analogue phone systems are increasingly being replaced by smarter broadband based networks – here’s why you should consider switching
Partner content
David Malan, sales director of DocuWare for the UK and Ireland, explains how the platform can streamline your document management