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Toolkit of resources associated with the 10 steps taken by effective local partnerships.
How to access public data from the Companies House register using our data products.
A collection of intellectual property guidance, tools and case studies to help you create value from your ideas.
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This collection brings together all documents relating to Small Business Survey reports dating back to 2007 to 2008.
How to protect your company from scams and fraud and how to report it.
If you manage one or more business taxes online, sign in to your business tax account to view your tax position and manage all your taxes from one place.
How online marketplaces will deal with VAT for goods from overseas that are sold to customers in the UK.
Information on how the CMA investigated the merger, and how you can find out more.
Learn about the services we offer to businesses that enable you to check SIA licences, submit licence applications and pay the licence application fee.
What the public register is, what details you need to give us, and how the public can access this information.
Find out if your business needs to publish a tax strategy, what it should include and when to publish it.
Search reports on business payment practices: when invoices are paid, payment terms and practices
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