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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
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
Find out about group and divisional VAT registration and the forms you should use to apply.
Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
Once your business is established and you’re making a profit on the…
Growing your business, whether through increased sales or improved…
How you go about increasing sales depends on your circumstances and how…
One way of finding new customers for your products and services is by…
If you’re looking to grow your business by improving your products and…
If you’re planning to develop new products and services, you should test…
As your business expands, you’ll need more capacity to produce or provide…
Business mentors can help you develop your ideas for growth by sharing…
Guidance on the use of the sensitive words accreditation, accredit, accredited and accrediting, in a company, Limited Liability Partnership or business name.
Guidance for UK companies on winning business from international aid and development projects.
In England and Wales your local property tax will be either Council Tax or business rates (sometimes referred to as non-domestic rates).
When and how to account for VAT when you transfer a business as a going concern (TOGC).
If you run an EU-based business, check what your business needs to know to continue trading with the UK.
How companies can help developing countries through the development and uptake of inclusive business models.
This series brings together all documents relating to Mid-sized businesses
Start a business to help people or communities - business structures including community interest companies and co-operatives
Find out about partial exemption special methods for government departments.
You must register as an overseas company in the UK to do business legally - find out about what you need to do
You may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain if you are a representative of an overseas business or a representative of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organisation.
Partnership opportunities for companies developing innovative business models that offer both commercial success and development impact.
This is a RPC short guidance note on issues around defining a ‘business’.
Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company
The Insolvency and Companies List was formerly known as the Companies Court. We handle cases relating to the insolvency of companies, including: petitions to wind up a company applications to unfreeze bank accounts or challenge a winding up petition applications...
Business rates are charged on most non-domestic properties - who has to pay, how your rates are calculated, getting a revaluation, what to do if your premises change.
Find out if your business needs to publish a tax strategy, what it should include and when to publish it.
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