All "solicitor" articles
- Forming your company
- Will you set up as a sole trader, a partnership or a limited company? A general guide to the various forms your business can take, as well as the implications of your choice. By Jonathan Roberts of RFB Solicitors.
- See more in: legal, company formation, startups, start a business, sole trader, partnerships, limited company, guides
- Bad debt: the zero-tolerance approach
- No-nonsense advice on handling bad business debt during the credit crunch.
- See more in: bad debt, credit crunch, credit squeeze, credit control, credit, debt, invoices, disputes, solicitor, legal, guides, cash flow
- 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.
- See more in: advice, business advisors, solicitors, lawyers, trade associations, business support organisations, start a business, startups, guides, accountancy
- Divorce: the implications for your business
- A guide to protecting your assets in the event of divorce, by Sonny Patel of RFB Solicitors.
- See more in: divorce, protecting assets, assets, legal, guides
- Top tips for buying abroad
- Some quick-fire handy hints to consider when moving abroad.
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- Agency workers: your employees or the agency's?
- The law surrounding agency workers, their status and their rights is quite ambiguous. Brian Mclelland of Business Lawyers explains the implications of a recent legal precedent.
- See more in: temporary staff, HR, recruitment, employees, staff, employment, hiring, legal, guides
- 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
- The franchise agreement: essentials
- The franchise agreement is a contract that binds franchisor and franchisee to certain obligations. Franchise solicitor Manzoor Ishani explains the fundamentals...
- See more in: franchises, franchisees, franchisors, franchise agreement, guides
- Company formation checklist
- A guide to the key decisions you have to make when forming your company. By Brian McLelland, solicitor and Managing Director at Business Lawyers Ltd.
- See more in: legal, company formation, startups, start a business, guides
- How I bought... a hair salon
- Tracey was inspired to buy a small business as an investment and sought one that would yield long-term returns.
- See more in: buy a business, hair salons, hair and beauty, social worker, social work, investing, investment, interviews, buyer
- Guide to finding a lawyer
- They don't come cheap but they're essential nonetheless. We advise you where to find and what to look for in a lawyer.
- See more in: lawyers, solicitors, legal, guides
- 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
- Bullying in the workplace – too costly to ignore
- The macho culture which often prevails in the kitchen, is unacceptable says one of the world's leading chefs, and Richard Port of Clarion Solicitors says this applies to every industry.
- See more in: Raymond Blanc, bullying, kitchen, chefs, legal, guides
- Employing immigrant workers
- Small businesses need to be more vigilant than ever about hiring foreign workers, says Laura Mitchell of Clarion Solicitors.
- See more in: HR, recruitment, immigration, immigrants, foreign workers, employees, staff, employment, hiring, legal, guides
- 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
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