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- Keeping both eyes on the competition
- A guide to keeping abreast of what your customers are doing and, most importantly - what they're doing better.
- See more in: competition, competitors, marketing, prices, research, market research, guides
- 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...
- See more in: VAT, registration, tax, regressive, prices, goods, services, guides
- Buying a business: the time is now
- Obtaining finance to buy a business is easier than getting a mortgage and you might even get a bargain, according to a survey.
- See more in: buy a business, buying, buy, credit crunch, credit squeeze, credit, finance, loans, banks, news
- Deal or no deal?
- What to look for when buying or selling a business, by expert in merger and acquisitions Philip Marsden.
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- Investors turn to old reliable as gold price soars
- The price of gold reached its highest price since 1980 on Friday.
- See more in: gold, bullion, subprime, mortgages, economic, economy, investment, news
- Calculating the potential profit of a franchise
- Advice on how to ascertain the profitabilty of a new franchise business, by Robin Every of Card Connection.
- See more in: buy a franchise, franchising, franchises, guides, research
- 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
- 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
- Buying an online gallery – Andy Daniel
- Andy Daniel started out with the intention of buying an art gallery, but ended up switching his attentions to something more virtual.
- See more in: buy a business, online retail, retail, online, internet, work from home, interviews, art
- The 10 steps to buying a business
- A step-by-step breakdown, including choosing, targeting and valuing businesses.
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- 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
- Fish and chip shops
- Cod supplies are dwindling and the traditional British takeaway has been usurped as national favourite by the curry - but a fish and chip shop can still be a veritable goldmine if the location is right.
- See more in: fish and chip shops, fish and chips, takeaway, fast food, food, guides
- Chasing the iPod: MP3 players compared
- Just as the Hoover brand became a generic word for a vacuum cleaner, iPod now defines its category. But is the competition worthy of more attention?
- See more in: MP3 players, music players, music, technology, iPod Nano, comparisons, reviews
- Buying an online retailer – Chirin Gill
- Chirin and his business partner saw the perfect opportunity, but had to bide their time before making the purchase...
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