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Start a business from home
Guidance and practical tips on starting a home-based business and local support to help establish your home business
Support for entrepreneurs on low incomes
Support available for people on low incomes who set up a business, including business advice and financial support.
Starting a business when unemployed
Information and advice on starting a business when unemployed and the support available to help you get started.
Start-up support for female entrepreneurs
A guide specifically for women entrepreneurs with information and support developed to help women in business
Starting a business: advice for people with a disability
Information and advice about starting a business for disabled people and the specialist advice and support available
Get help to develop a business plan through your local council
How your local council provides one-to-one support from expert advisers to help you to develop your business plan
Prepare a financial plan for your start-up business
How to draw up a robust business financial plan to help to project and control budgets, cashflow, sales and overheads
Write a business plan: step-by-step
A guide on the essential role that creating and using a business plan plays in starting your new business.
Advice and support for young entrepreneurs
A list of support organisations, funding and advice available to young entrepreneurs
Ten steps to a successful start-up
Thinking of starting a business but don’t know where to begin? Follow our ten step guide to a successful start-up
Business support in Northern Ireland
Business support, advice and professional services available for new businesses and those expanding in Northern Ireland
Set up a charity
Key steps to setting up a charity, including choosing the right charity structure, finding trustees and registering your charity.
Assessments and requirements when merging businesses
How anti-competitive mergers are investigated by the Competition & Markets Authority and the UK government.
When are mergers investigated?
Who investigates mergers and why certain mergers are investigated.
Notifying authorities of a merger
When to notify the CMA and the UK government of your merger.
Merger assessment and decisions
What the CMA will take into account when deciding whether to refer a merger, and the decisions it can make.
Staffing issues during a merger or acquisition
Keep all staff informed and assess issues that may affect them when considering a merger or acquisition.
Merger and acquisition deals - a checklist
A checklist of procedures for mergers and acquisitions and the importance of getting professional advice.
Legal aspects of mergers and acquisitions
The legal aspects of mergers and acquisitions.
Financing your business: the options (video)
Tutorial on common ways to raise business finance, such as bank finance, equity finance and accessing government grants.