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- VAT registration
- When VAT was introduced to the UK in 1973 the Chancellor said it was a simple tax. But if it was true then, it certainly isn't true that VAT registration is simple now...
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- Starting a small business in a recession
- Recession is looming, but that needn’t put you off starting a small business. Some businesses are recession-proof, recession-resistant or actually perform better during a downturn.
- See more in: recession, food, luxury goods, funeral parlours, healthcare, debt collection, solicitors, schools, maintenance, over-50s, franchises
- How I started... an online database of stolen goods
- One time hotelier and restaurateur Adrian Portlock tells BusinessWings about how starting his business was even more stressful than hospitality - yet still more enjoyable.
- See more in: buyer, buy a business, online, internet, web, database, security, stolen goods, theft, interviews
- Fashion accessory retailers
- It's outgrowing every other sector in the clothing industry - so now could be a good time to get into fashion accessories.
- See more in: fashion, fashion accessories, clothing, retail, guides
- Bakeries
- Despite competition from supermarkets, a bakery can still be your breadwinner if you find the right mix.
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- Online retailing: retail versus e-tail
- Retail or e-tail? It is becoming more and more popular to shop online as confidence grows, but is it wise to set up a virtual business?
- See more in: online retail, online, internet, retail, ebusiness, work from home, guides
- 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
- Haulage companies
- The haulage industry is big business, but there are many things to be taken into account if you are going to be successful...
- See more in: services, transportation, haulage, freight, guides
- Akio Morita
- The founder of electronics giant Sony was in the vanguard when it came to building brands and anticipating the internationalisation of markets.
- See more in: Akio Morita, Sony, electronics, branding, profile
- Sam Walton
- It sounded the death-knell for town centre diversity – but now we can get Buy-One-Get-One-Free Monster Munch multipacks. Wahey! Meet the man who made discount shopping a reality...
- See more in: Sam Walton, Wal-Mart, budget, discount retail, retail, profiles
- Starting an online business – Gillian Nissim
- Starting a business is hard enough as it is – Gillian managed it while juggling the arguably trickier job of raising two children.
- See more in: online, internet, recruitment, startups, start a business, work from home, interviews
- Manufacturing businesses
- Manufacturing is still big business, despite what the papers say – but you need to know your stuff.
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- Preparing your franchise business plan
- How franchise buyers should write a business plan, by BFA-affiliated accountant Andrew Small.
- See more in: franchising, buy a franchise, business plans, marketing, guides
- History of business – regulation in the Middle Ages
- Bureaucracy is a major bugbear of small-business owners, but even hundreds of years ago there were plenty of hoops for the small businessman to jump through.
- See more in: Middle Ages, bureaucracy, red tape, regulations, merchant guilds, craft guilds
- Opening a euro account
- The European Union is the largest single market for trade and investment in the world, so opening a euro account will be necessity for many UK businesses.
- See more in: banks, euro accounts, accounts, euros, guides
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