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Checklist before you sign a sales contract
The details you need to check before and after you sign the final contract in order to complete the sale of a business.
Negotiating the sales deal - buyer's perspective
The main points you need to consider when you are negotiating to buy a business.
Undergoing due diligence
Allowing your buyer to check the claims you have made, and completing the sale agreement.
Choosing and negotiating with a buyer for your business
Selecting the right buyer for your business, conducting negotiations and drawing up Heads of Terms.
Essential Skills: developing literacy, numeracy and ICT skills
Essential Skills is a training programme that assists employees aged 16 and over in the development of literacy, numeracy and ICT skills up to level 2.
Selling or closing a business
Having an exit strategy may be the best way to ensure a pain-free sale or liquidation.
Employers' responsibilities when selling a business
Information about your legal duties to inform and consult employees when transferring a business.
VAT when selling or closing a business
What you need to do if your business is VAT registered and you are closing or selling your business.
Difficulties paying HMRC
What you need to do if you have problems paying what you owe to HMRC when selling or closing a business.
Get your EU professional qualification recognised in the UK
How to get professional qualifications obtained in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein recognised in the UK.
International business travel: employment contracts and policies
Make sure your employment contracts and policies are correct before sending employees overseas.
International business travel: employer responsibilities
How employers can limit risk by meeting their legal obligations to staff travelling for business to a different country.
International business travel: bringing goods or cash on your journey
Restrictions and declarations that may be required when bringing goods and currency on business trips.
International business travel: advance research and planning
Get your research and planning right to ensure the business trip is a success.
International business travel: working hours and pay
Working hours and pay issues employers need to be aware of when asking staff to travel abroad on business.
International business travel: health and safety
Learn more about health and safety and limit your risks before you send employees overseas.
International business travel: expenses
Why keeping receipts for overseas expenditure is essential to claiming expenses for business travel.
Employment businesses - content of terms with work-seekers
Terms that should be agreed with those looking to seek work.
Taking on voluntary staff
The benefits and challenges of taking on voluntary workers.
When an employee resigns
Steps to take when an employee resigns, including carrying out an exit interview and dealing with difficult situations.