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Finding your route to market (video)
A video guide to various sales channels you can use to reach your customers
Tax help and support for landlords
Help and support from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for landlords
Identifying business opportunities through market research - Forest Feast (video)
Ann Woods, Forest Feast, explains what market research databases and techniques they use to help identify new business opportunities.
Get started with VAT
What Value Added Tax is, how it works, different VAT rates and who needs to register
VAT returns
How to submit your VAT return, signing into your online VAT account and VAT fuel scale charges
Overseas businesses and UK VAT
VAT rules and how to register if you are an overseas business selling goods in the UK
VAT notices, notes and information sheets
Access the VAT notices, notes and information sheets
Creating a successful e-commerce website - Old Mill Saddlery (video)
Accountants and tax advisers - HMRC services and content
Quick links to useful services and content from HMRC for tax agents and accountants
Register for Aggregates Levy
Check when Aggregates Levy applies and how to register for it
Record-keeping for Self Assessment
The business records you must keep for Self Assessment tax returns
Capital Gains Tax helpsheets
List of HM Revenue & Customs helpsheets for Capital Gains Tax.
Growing export sales through our online shop - Christies Direct (video)
Paying VAT
How to pay your VAT bill
Understanding the local market
Guides on the local business support available for entrepreneurs and networking opportunities to increase your profile and sales
Sales and marketing
Information guides on all aspects of business sales of products and services to marketing, both online and via traditional methods
Selling overseas
Preparing to export. Exporting - an overview. Entering overseas markets. Intellectual property protection overseas. Ethical trading. Manage the risks of exporting. CE marking.
Financing growth
Explore different options for financing growth in your business - from bank finance and equity to grants and crowdfunding
How to grow your business
Guidance to help you explore the different ways of growing your business, such as franchising or buying another business, increasing your sales and market share, achieving efficiencies to boost profits or using IP to grow
Leading staff through growth
Guidance to help you manage change, including change of your organisational structure, recruit staff and directors, and lead and motivate your staff