Business Link
Financing a New Business
- Financing a New Business looks at ways in which a new business can determine and monitor its financial needs. It provides information on securing enterprise and government grants and includes a directory of available sources and the criteria necessary for a business to be eligible. Topics covered also include capital allowances and other tax friendly initiatives which could be beneficial to new businesses.
Business Taxes
- Business Taxes include sections on both corporate and personal aspects of the taxation system. A detailed yet user friendly explanation of VAT is provided, beginning with registration and following through to compliance and submission of quarterly, monthly or annual returns. The effects of starting a business on a person's personal tax position are explained both for situations where a company is incorporated and where an unincorporated business is setup.
Buying or Selling a Business
- Buying or Selling a Business section discusses the alternatives to setting up a new company from scratch and how established enterprises can dispose of their assets. Franchising, which is a common method of purchasing an established business model is analysed both from the prospective of buying in to one or changing a current business enabling it to be sold as a franchise. The taxation effects of selling up are also considered.
Health and Safety for Startups
- Health and Safety for Startups focuses on an area often overlooked by small businesses. It seeks to educate users on their legal and social obligations regarding safety at work and the environmental impacts of their operations. The different kinds of business insurance are discussed including premises, professional indemnity and building and contents cover.
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