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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
- Business blogs
- Links to blogs we recommend.
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- Event to feature advice about coping with downturn
- A whole week dedicated to small businesses kicks off Monday 13 October.
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- Accounting for clients' needs
- The founders of PurpleAccounts.com tell the story of how their website was born.
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- Business podcasts
- Links to podcasts we recommend.
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- The dos and don’ts of business plans
- The author of this article and partner at Lewis Hymanson Small, Graham Small often gives advice to start-up entrepreneurs about obtaining funding.
- See more in: business plans, startups, start a business, buy a business, finance, funding, banks, loans, guides
- Small-business financing: venture capital
- Mary Erb from leading corporate law firm Heatons explains how to raise small-business finance to turn your business ambitions into profitable reality.
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- Starting out: who to turn to for advice
- You are highly unlikely to possess the complete range of specialist skills and knowledge required to set up a business. Here's a guide to getting advice about starting a business.
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- Efficiency: big lessons for small businesses
- Adam Howarth of OMS explains why sophisticated strategies used by multinationals can apply equally, in principle, to any small business - and enhance its value.
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- Starting a business consultancy – Helen Dowling
- She had a wealth of experience in the industry, so Helen Dowling was well placed to make build a business consultancy. Now, having established the business, she has big plans for the future.
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- Thank Darling for the VAT cut? Thanks for nothing
- Finance broker Henry Edjelbaum vents his fury at Alistair Darling for burdening retailers for short-term political gain.
- See more in: VAT, government, Alistair Darling, Labour, budget, taxes, opinion
- Types of finance providers
- You do not necessarily need to obtain finance to start a new business through the bank. Here's our guide to the options out there, and their advantages and diasdvantages.
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- 10 tips for business success
- By Bill Kirkwood, CEO of Site Confidence, a website performance monitoring company.
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- Don't pay too much national insurance
- Andrew Small of Franaccounts gives advice on how to avoid giving the taxman too much.
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- Resources guide: raising finance
- Money should not necessarily be an object, as there are no shortage of organisations out there to help you raise finance to start or buy a business.
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