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Setting up an innovation start-up
How to build an innovative start-up, develop a business plan for innovation and find the right finance and exit options for your business
Tax relief for buying or leasing assets
Information on the tax reliefs available when buying or leasing assets, and the rules for VAT.
Single European Payment Area
How the Single European Payment Area (SEPA) operates and how it can benefit business.
Starting a public limited company
How to set up a public limited company and decide if it is the right structure for your type of business.
Taking court action to collect debts
Taking court action to collect debts.
Taking non-court action to collect debts
There are a number of ways of collecting a debt without having to go to court.
Claiming debt recovery costs on debts and payments
Your legal right to claim debt recovery costs from customers who pay late.
Common approaches to innovation
What are the most common approaches to innovation, and how you can analyse the market, identify opportunities and find government support for innovation
Trade mark tips for beginners
12 things that small business owners need to know in order to protect and manage their valuable trade marks
Decide whether to lease or buy assets
The pros and cons of leasing and buying outright.
Starting a private company
How to decide whether a private limited company or a private unlimited company is the right structure for your startup.
Non-financial factors for investment appraisal
Taking into account the broader non-financial factors of a potential investment.
Borrow money for capital investment from pension schemes
How small self-administered pension schemes allow a business to borrow money with certain restrictions.
Calculating tax relief when acquiring an asset
How tax relief can work in different ways when borrowing or leasing to acquire an asset.
Commercial mortgages and lenders
How to find a mortgage or broker to suit your business situation.
7 key advantages of R&D for small business
Discover different ways to leverage research and development to improve products and services, and boost your business.
Advantages of innovation
Benefits of innovation in business can include efficiencies, growth and increased competitive advantage, as well as enhanced reputation
Strategy for research and development
How research and development should fit into your overall business plan
Business partnerships
What you need to consider before starting your new business as a partnership, and the different types of partnership.
Becoming a sole trader
An overview of the things you need to consider before starting in business on your own and some of the benefits.