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Ensure you insure to avoid any problems

STARTING out in business for the first time is both exciting and daunting. Read

Top 10 tips: Motivating staff

MENTION the words ‘staff motivation’ to fans of cult comedy The Office, and images of David Brent clapping his hands to Simply the Best will no doubt spring to mind. Read

Health and safety regulations

FROM your first day in business you need to comply with health and safety regulations. Read

Developing a Basic Website for Your Business

THIS guide explains the main options for planning and building a basic website for your business. Read

Financing your business

Every year, thousands of people decide to set up their own business. This guide looks at some of the points you need to consider. Read

Selling your business

Selling your business could be the most important financial deal you'll ever make. For many owners, selling the business they've spent years building up can also be emotionally difficult. Read

Finding the right premises

Buying a property can often be the only way of getting the right premises for your business. Read

Managing your employees

Taking on employees for the first time can be a daunting and complicated experience. You need to work out exactly what staff you need, and how to find and recruit them. Read

Advertising and PR

MOST businesses can benefit from advertising. Advertising is an important component of the promotion of business along with direct marketing, PR, exhibitions and having a website. Read

Evaluating your training

When your business has invested in some training, how do you know if it was a success? Your gut feeling might be that skills and practice have improved. But in what ways and by how much has it improved, and did you get value for money? Read

Use innovation to grow your business

The successful exploitation of new ideas is crucial to a business being able to improve its processes, bring new and improved products and services to market, improve its efficiency and, most importantly, improve its profitability. Read

Use innovation to grow your business

The successful exploitation of new ideas is crucial to a business being able to improve its processes, bring new and improved products and services to market, improve its efficiency and, most importantly, improve its profitability. Read

Evaluating your training

When your business has invested in some training, how do you know if it was a success? Your gut feeling might be that skills and practice have improved. But in what ways and by how much has it improved, and did you get value for money? Read

Developing a Basic Website for Your Business

This guide explains the main options for planning and building a basic website for your business. It looks at design, maintenance, costs and getting outside help, and explains how you can get started. Read

Advertising and PR

MOST businesses can benefit from advertising. Advertising is an important component of the promotion of business along with direct marketing, PR, exhibitions and having a website. Read

Managing your employees

Taking on employees for the first time can be a daunting and complicated experience. You need to work out exactly what staff you need, and how to find and recruit them. Read

Finding the right premises

Buying a property can often be the only way of getting the right premises for your business. Read

Financing your business

One of the key considerations when starting a new business is where you will find the finance to purchase equipment or fund your day-to-day expenses, there are a range of finance options available to you including: Read

Starting up in business

Once you have made up your mind to go ahead and start up in business, you need to get to grips with the legal requirements. Read

Financing your business

One of the key considerations when starting a new business is where you will find the finance to purchase equipment or fund your day-to-day expenses, there are a range of finance options available to you including: Read