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Business start-up

Looking to turning your business dreams into a reality? Our extensive experience and advice can signpost you to success.

Limited companies

More than 25 information guides including insights for company directors regarding the tax system for companies and how to save tax.

Business finance

Keeping your business dynamic and forward-looking is not just a matter of chasing new customers. It involves every aspect of the business operation, from marketing to product development, from administration to training, from financial management to creative thinking.

Your customers

The customer-driven business is a successful business. Here we look at ways of understanding your customers, of keeping them happy and of measuring their value to your business.

Your employees

No matter how much cash there is in the bank or how large its stock is, a firm's most valuable asset is its employees. Taking care of your staff can make the difference between an ordinary business and a truly successful one.

Recovery news

We have a range of up to date articles and commentaries on the effect of the recession on small businesses, banks, lending and saving, the economy and pensions and investments.

Selling your business

A strategy to maximise the assets of your business on its sale requires patient, advance planning.

Partnerships

Are you a partner? Review these guides to discover important information about partnerships and planning.

Sales and marketing

No business can afford invisibility, which is why the way a business markets itself and how it plans its sales are vital to its development and growth.

IT and e-business

Information technology and the internet are increasingly central to businesses of every size and of every sector, and are set to become even more important in the future.

Business regulations

There are a number of rules with which businesses and employers need to comply. This section details the latest regulations to have come into effect.

Business and the environment

The actions that are being taken by governments to combat climate change will have a significant impact on businesses over the coming years. As well as helping to safeguard the environment, going 'green' can have several other advantages for a firm.

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Autumn Statement : 29 November 2010 Onwards

News and analysis made by the Government.

2010 Economic Review

For those interested in an overview of the ups (very few) and down this year. Read the Economic report here.

Comprehensive Spending Review : 20 October 2010

News and analysis made by the Government on the 20 October 2010.