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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
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
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
Checklist: set up a business partnership
A handy checklist of steps you must take when you are initially setting up your business partnership
Checklist: set up a limited company
A useful list of things you need to do to when setting up a limited company and organisations you need to contact
Set up sales a contract
How a sales contract is a vital element in business sales and how to create a contract that complies with customer protection regulations
Starting a business: ongoing training
Training will support the development of a business, understand the importance of ongoing training
M-commerce and mobile marketing benefits
Some of the benefits of mobile marketing and m-commerce
Identify areas for improvement in your business
Get ready to tender for contracts by improving your business, identify areas for improvement and take action
Implement changes to improve your business
Making the right changes to your business to improve prospects when competing for contracts and preparing to tender