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Finance - find a case study
Case studies focusing how businesses have raised finance, managed financial accounts and overcome financial difficulties
Options for financing business growth (video)
In this video, business advisers explain the importance of getting the right finance for your business growth.
Make sure you have the cash to grow (video)
Guidance and useful tips on financial planning to help grow your business
Individual voluntary arrangements
Overview of individual voluntary arrangements, including advantages and disadvantages
Administration orders
Overview of administration orders, including the advantages and disadvantages of administration orders
Debt Relief Orders
How to apply and eligibility criteria for a debt relief order
Starting my business from home - Angels and Butterflies Jewellery Designs (video)
Debbie Todd, owner of Angels and Butterflies Jewellery Designs, discusses how she started her business from home
Types of stock
The four main types of stock - raw materials and components, work in progress, finished goods and consumables
How much stock should you keep?
Advantages and disadvantages of keeping either plenty of stock or very little
Stock control methods
How to control stock through reviews, minimum levels, using batch control and first in first out systems
Banking overseas and UK-based foreign currency accounts
Pros and cons of opening an overseas bank account or a UK-based foreign currency account to hedge your risks
Buying currency options
The pros and cons of buying currency options and how it might help your business hedge foreign exchange risks
Foreign currency transactions and bookkeeping
How making and receiving payments in foreign currencies can affect your accounts
Appoint advisers for successful flotation
The advisers you need for a flotation including corporate advisers, stockbrokers, corporate lawyers and accountants
Advantages and disadvantages of using a payment-processing company
Using payment-processing companies to handle online card transactions has advantages, but it is also worthwhile to consider the disadvantages.
Advantages and disadvantages of selling through online marketplaces
Using an online marketplace for your business has many advantages, but it is also worthwhile to consider the disadvantages.
Checklist: applying for an internet merchant account
The requirements you will need to satisfy when applying to a bank for an internet merchant account.
Identify finance options for your business (video)
In this video, business advisers explain how to identify finance options for your business.
Secure equity investment
How to secure private equity or business angel investment in your business.
Setting terms and conditions
How to set the terms of a contract between you and your customers.