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How to get from unemployed to self-employed
Information and advice on how to get started in business when you are unemployed and key questions to consider.
Assess your skills and resources for importing
Finances, personnel and other resources for importing.
Higher education funding
Financial considerations when getting involved in higher education
Finding a business idea when unemployed
Tips and resources to help you to find a successful business idea, concept, product or service to base your business on.
Apprenticeships: delivering work-based training and qualifications to employees
Apprenticeships help employers provide work-based training and qualifications to employees aged 16 and over.
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
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
Writing a business plan: 5 top tips
Five key steps that can help you to prepare a successful business plan when you're starting a business.
Exporting to Great Britain
What you need to know about exporting to Great Britain, and how you can get help targeting this market.
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
Start a sales forecasts
How to use last year's sales as a starting point for your forecast of next year's sales to help manage your business more effectively.
Start a business from home
Guidance and practical tips on starting a home-based business and local support to help establish your home business
Business plan: dos and don’ts
A list of things you must do when creating your business plan and things you don't want to do in order to avoid mistakes.
Biometric residence permits
Information on biometric residence permits for individuals from outside the European Economic Area
Penalties for employing illegal workers
Visits by immigration officers and the penalties you could face if you are found to have employed an illegal worker
Understanding social value in public procurement
What social value is in public sector procurement, how you demonstrate it in a tender submission and what resources are available to assist your business.
Keeping records of workers' documents
Records employers must make and keep to prove their workers are eligible to work in the UK
Financial considerations when exporting
Understand how exporting could affect your cashflow.
Challenges of exporting
Challenges of exporting include market research, export paperwork and financing.