All "invoice-discounting" articles
- A guide to raising business finance
- A guide to the different types of business finance available to small business, from corporate law solicitor Mary Erb.
- See more in: finance, capital, funding, money, mezzanine, overdrafts, loans, invoice discounting, venture capital, VCs, asset finance, banks, business angels, grants, flotation, guides
- Yes – you can beat the credit squeeze
- A guide, written by an experienced finance broker, to managing your small-business finances while credit is hard to come by.
- See more in: credit crunch, credit squeeze, finance, brokers, finance brokers, banks, credit, guides
- 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
- Getting the stationery right
- Trivial as it might sound, getting your company stationery right means complying with legal requirements. Andrew Small of Franaccounts takes you through it...
- See more in: stationery, guides, start a business, startups, legal
- Bookshops
- Running a bookshop is the dream of many. But can it be profitable and worthwhile?
- See more in: retail, bookshops, bookstores, guides
- Crunch time for small-business finance
- The credit crunch looms large over every aspect of the economy – so what does it mean for entrepreneurs wanting finance to start or buy a business?
- See more in: credit, crunch, credit crunch, squeeze, finance, funds, buying, buy a business, borrowing, borrow, money, recession, guides
- Theme parks: a guide to the UK's best
- The faint-hearted, those of a nervous disposition and expectant mothers needn't read this guide.
- See more in: theme parks, alton towers, drayton manor, chessington world of adventures, thorpe park, guides
- Loans: a guide
- Most business finance is still raised through loans. Here's a guide to the types out there, including secured/unsecured, fixed rate/variable rate and fixed/flexible repayment periods.
- See more in: finance, funding, banks, loans, start a business, startups, buy a business, 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
- 10 tips for business success
- By Bill Kirkwood, CEO of Site Confidence, a website performance monitoring company.
- See more in: tips, guides
- Personal phone calls cost business £1m a day
- Business phones are being abused for personal use suggests new research.
- See more in: mobile phones, VAT, tax, telecom expense management, HR, news
- Choosing the right franchise
- Only fools rush in, as they say. Brian McLelland advises against ploughing your savings into the first franchise that comes along.
- See more in: franchises, buy a franchise, franchisees, franchisors, due dilligence, guides
- How I bought... a financial software company
- Having started a small business before, David had an idea: to bypass the start-up phase and buy a proven company.
- See more in: financial, buy a business, interviews, software, interviews, technology, business to business, b2b
- 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
- Perception and reality: the brand-building guide
- A small-business guide to how various businesses establish - or fail to establish - a reputation in line with customer experience.
- See more in: brand, branding, advertising, marketing, Body Shop, Nike, Stella Artois, news analysis