Starting a business

Take a look at our guide to starting up a new venture - then contact us for more help.

Before you begin: Key questions to ask before starting a business.
Getting started: Taking the difficult early steps.
Growing the business: Challenges you will face as your business takes off.
Managing money: How to make sure you have a grip on your finances.
Start-ups - your business and the law: The legal essentials for new start-ups.
Tax and tax planning for start-ups: We can help you to minimise your tax bill.

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10 Dec 2018

Confidence amongst small businesses 'falls to seven-year low'

Confidence amongst UK small businesses has 'fallen to its lowest point since 2011', the quarterly Small Business Index (SBI) published by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has revealed.

07 Dec 2018

'Bad payment practices lead to SME failures', report suggests

A new report published by the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has highlighted how 'bad payment practices' have led to the 'failure' of many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

06 Dec 2018

UK businesses urged to prepare now for potential 'no deal' Brexit

HMRC has written to 145,000 UK businesses to urge them to begin preparing now for a potential 'no deal' Brexit scenario.

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Starting a business

Latest News

Confidence amongst small businesses 'falls to seven-year low'

'Bad payment practices lead to SME failures', report suggests

UK businesses urged to prepare now for potential 'no deal' Brexit