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- A guide to business insurance
- Overview of key small-business insurances, such as public liability, professional indemnity and building and contents cover.
- See more in: business, insurance, commercial, cover, expenses, public, liability, indemnity, professional, legal, small, building, contents, employers
- Home workers at risk without business insurance
- Home businesses are taking unnecessary risks due to the misconception that home-contents policies will cover them.
- See more in: insurance, home working, work from home, working from home, home workers, news, law, legal, legal fees, online, internet
- Three steps to effective PR
- Dotcom entrepreneur Marcus Markou gives his top tips for creating an effective PR strategy for your small business.
- See more in: PR, public relations, press, journalists
- Bookshops
- Running a bookshop is the dream of many. But can it be profitable and worthwhile?
- See more in: retail, bookshops, bookstores, guides
- Driver Hire – drivers for hire
- Given that the market for hiring drivers is growing and Driver Hire has just been crowned the UK's top franchisor, there's every reason to consider buying into this brand.
- See more in: buy a franchise, franchises, franchisor, automotive, services, hire, drivers, interviews
- Raising finance to buy a franchise
- The good news is, it's easier to raise the funds to buy a franchise than it is to raise the capital to start or buy a small business.
- See more in: buy a franchise, franchises, franchisees, finance, funding, loans, banks, security, guides
- Property development
- Though increasingly competitive and expensive to get into, property remains one of the most lucrative and reliable areas of investment around.
- See more in: property development, property, offices, premises, work from home, guides
- Relocate to Canada
- Canada is being increasingly recognised as the place to do business in. It regularly outranks its fellow G8 partners in GDP ratings.
- See more in: relocate, relocation, Canadian, country, economy, guides, overseas
- Business podcasts
- Links to podcasts we recommend.
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- Funding seminar for female entrepreneurs
- If you're female, live in the south-east and want to know how to raise finance, read on...
- See more in: finance, women in business, businesswomen, funding, banks, loans, providers, buy a business, start a business, news
- How to draw up an employment contract
- By law you have to write an employment contract soon after an employee starts, but the contract doesn't cover all obligations between parties.
- See more in: HR, staff, employees, employment, legal, contracts, employment contracts, guides
- Temporary staff: the law
- With European and domestic law clashing over the issue, the rights of temporary staff are not always obvious to many business owners.
- See more in: temporary staff, HR, recruitment, employees, staff, employment, hiring, legal, guides
- How long should you keep books and records?
- Andrew Small, Joint Managing Director at Franaccounts, answers the question for you.
- See more in: tax, legal, books, records, VAT, PAYE, guides
- Opening a business banking account
- It goes without saying that it is better to keep your business and personal accounts separate. Here's a brief guide about setting up a business account...
- See more in: banks, business banking accounts, accounts, start a business, startups, guides
- How I bought... computer franchise
- Chris Bartoszewicz had a successful career in print and design, but it was a passion for computers that decided his next step.
- See more in: Yorkshire, Leeds, computer, computers, repair, maintenance, franchise, franchisees, franchisee, buy a franchise, interviews
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