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What higher education is
Types of higher education qualifications that are available to your employees
Shares and shareholders
Working out shares, issuing shares and setting prescribed particulars for shareholders of your limited company
Memorandum and articles of association
You must have a memorandum and articles of association in order to register a limited company in the UK
Register for Corporation Tax
How to register for Corporation Tax including information you need to provide and how to get a Unique Taxpayer Reference
Set up as a sole trader
Sole traders must register with HM Revenue and Customs and follow certain rules on running and naming their business
Naming your business as a sole trader
What you can and cannot name your company as a sole trader, including words you need permission to use
Break-even analysis when exporting
Use a break-even analysis to determine how many products you must sell and at what price in order to make a profit.
Set up a business partnership
How to set up a limited partnership, choose a business name, appoint partners and register with Companies House
Naming your business partnership
What you can and cannot name your business partnership in the UK, including words you need permission to use
Setting up a business partnership
The steps you need to follow to create and set up a business partnership and details of how responsibility is shared
Set up a limited company
How to incorporate and register a limited company and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and more
Name your limited company
What you can and cannot name your company in the UK, including specific words you need permission to use
Company addresses
What types of addresses can be used as your registered company address including your home address or a PO Box
Appoint directors and a company secretary
Rules for appointing a company director and a company secretary and an overview of their legal responsibilities
How to build and manage an effective team
How building successful teams and effectively managing teamwork can benefit your business
Advantages of effective teamwork
Teamwork can bring many benefits to your business helping you to solve problems, generate new ideas and pursue opportunities
What can cause a team to be ineffective?
Reasons why teams may fail to work and achieve their business goals
Steps to building an effective team in the workplace
Factors you should consider when building teams to successfully achieve business goals
Team management tips
How to effectively manage your teams and encourage harmonious teamwork
Checklist: set up as a sole trader
A checklist of things you must do, and organisations you must make contact with, to set yourself up as a sole trader