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Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
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Find out how to use the Flat Rate Scheme, who can use it and how to apply to join the scheme.
Guidance for local authorities on paying grants to support businesses during national lockdown periods and periods of local restrictions.
What you need to do to start a business: choose a legal structure, see if you need licences and insurance, learn about reliefs and benefits
Major package of reforms to support small businesses in PM’s first economic speech since the Spring Budget [Monday 18th March].
Check if you can get a reduction in your business rates bill with business rates relief and find out how to apply.
Government has launched Help to Grow: Management Essentials, a new online training course for small business leaders.
Find out if you’re a trust or company service provider who needs to register for supervision with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
Information for large employers about transferring unused apprenticeship levy funds to another business to pay for their apprenticeship training and assessment.
Set up and run a business partnership - naming a partnership, registering with HMRC, partnership tax returns and legal responsibilities
Find out how to work out your annual alcohol production if you’re part of a group, or you merge with, or separate from another business.
How VAT works, what VAT is charged on, VAT thresholds and VAT schemes.
How to register a group of companies, company divisions, joint business ventures and business units for VAT and what to do if they change after registration.
New data released today reveals small businesses (SMEs) won a record-breaking amount of government work in 2021/22.
Find out how to account for VAT schemes on business gifts, samples and promotional schemes.
Reclaim VAT you've paid on goods and services bought in the UK to use in your business if you’re registered as a business outside the UK.
Organisations using HM Land Registry Business e-services can apply for additional services, such as Network Services or Lender Services.
Find out about green taxes for businesses - tax relief for becoming more energy efficient and schemes for off-setting your environmental impact
Find out if you need to apply for approval to sell alcohol to another business.
Information and guidance on Business Improvement Districts.
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