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No calculator required – Finance for non-Finance types Starting up a new business but never run a company before? Always worked for an organisation that’s had an Accounts Department who looked after all the financials? Join the club. Here’s a…
Lack of funds, should not deter you from pursuing your entrepreneurial dreams. With confidence in your idea and a clear vision of how you are going to execute it, you can do it. Once you have that covered, getting the…
Starting a business requires a lot of time, effort and hard work, and many would-be entrepreneurs end up failing. But if your company survives, the rewards are well worth the obstacles you’ll face on the road to success. Below, we’ve…
Under the Pensions Act 2008, every employer in the UK must place eligible staff into a workplace pension and make suitable contributions. This is called ‘automatic enrolment’. If you have one member of staff, you are an employer, and you…
Acquiring initial debt can be an integral way for new businesses to get their feet off the ground. However, if you are a business owner and finding yourself slipping further into the red zone more than you had originally planned,…
Saving money can be difficult, especially if you are running a small business and you can’t always afford to put chunks of money away into a savings account. However, having a rainy day savings can be that little safety net…
If you are a business owner and you have working employees, you must comply with the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage rates. A recent article published by the government, named and shamed nearly 180 employers that have…
What is it really like to run your own business? Do you have what it takes? What are the realities of being your own boss? More and more people are seeing starting their own business as a possibility, however statistics for small…
Are you running a small business and wondering if you’re ready to invest in a loan to help you really get your business running? If you are, then there are a few questions to ask yourself before taking the leap…