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- Closing date for £5k awards approaches
- Time is running out if you want to vie for the top prize at the annual Start-Up Star business awards.
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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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- A guide to overdrafts
- Overdrafts are easy to arrange and give start-ups a bit of cash flow flexibility. Read about the other advantages and drawbacks here.
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- 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.
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- Finding the right business course
- There's plenty out there, but where should you start looking?
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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.
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- 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
- 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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- Business podcasts
- Links to podcasts we recommend.
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- New workshops for new entrepreneurs
- Business Link is to hold workshops for people looking to start, or in the process of starting, their own business.
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- Motherhood makes women more entrepreneurial
- A majority of entrepreneurial mums believe that having children gave them the motivation and skills to start a new business.
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- 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...
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- How we started... an accountancy firm
- Young and female, Sophie and Lucy are far from the archetypal accountancy owners, but say their distinctiveness has been part of the inspiration behind their business success.
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- The voice of experience
- Buying, selling or starting a business: Robert Ward has done them all and has kindly imparted his knowledge for our readers.
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- Opening a business banking account
- It goes without saying that it is better to keep your business and personal accounts separate. Here's a brief guide about setting up a business account...
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