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Use your home as a workplace
Tax implications, financial and legal issues, security, and setting up your work area if you plan to work from home.
Buying commercial property: using a surveyor
A surveyor can help you negotiate insurance and contracts and give you advice on any alterations that may be required.
Buying commercial property: using a solicitor
A solicitor can offer valuable legal advice and support to negotiate a suitable deal when purchasing business property.
Business expenses
Legitimate business expenses for accounting purposes and how to apportion expenses partly for business purposes.
Retail start-up support
How to find the right financial and advisory support to start your retail business in Northern Ireland
Research overseas customers' and markets' creditworthiness
Political, economic, currency exchange and banking issues to consider
Business angels
How business angels can fund investment in young and growing businesses.
Start your business checklist
You’re ready to take the plunge to get your business going. Use our guides and tools to help you through the phase of getting your business established - from finding and managing money to choosing premises and hiring staff.
Best practice when playing gigs
Simple tips on how to prepare for your gigs and play memorable live shows.
How to find a venue for your gig
How to find and book the right venue for your live show.
How to approach gig promoters
Understand how gig promoters work and what they expect from you as a band or an artist.
Claim loan interest against tax
If you deduct loan interest from your profits you can reduce your business tax bill.
Crowdfunding
What is crowdfunding and how can it be used to finance a business.
Family business
Understand the benefits and issues that affect family-run businesses, employing family members or financing from friends and family
Profit and loss accounting periods and tax
Accounting periods to use for the self-employed, partnerships and limited companies.
Records for producing a profit and loss account or completing a tax return
The financial records you must keep for profit and loss accounts or to complete personal and business tax returns.
Recording business expenditure
How to record expenditure in different categories and the proof you must keep.
Cost of equipment
How to account for capital items and fixed assets in the profit and loss account
Sales and other sources of business income
Record sales in the profit and loss account and keep sales documentation and proof of income.
Buying commercial property: concluding the sale
Completing the sale of a business property including exchanging contracts, deposits, paying Stamp Duty Land Tax and Land Registry fees.