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Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
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Employers have duty of care for those they employ overseas. Advice includes protecting company employees and how the UK government can assist.
Even the best-run business can face unexpected challenges and solvency issues. It's important you recognise the signs and understand your duties as a director.
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
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company
Toolkit of resources associated with the 10 steps taken by effective local partnerships.
When your company or organisation pays Corporation Tax - paying, reporting and dormant companies
Crime and fraud issues in international trade: theft of goods, money laundering, cyber crime, employee fraud, infringement of intellectual property.
Find out about being 'active', trading and non-trading, and being dormant if you’re a new or existing company or organisation.
Learn more about your responsibilities as a company director.
How to protect your employment business, and the workers you supply, from non-compliant businesses in your supply chain.
Understand and avoid all types of anti-competitive and cartel activity including price-fixing, collusion, bid-ridding and sharing markets. Know how to report concerns to the CMA.
Help and guidance for limited company directors.
Understanding your role as director of a limited company and your responsibilities to Companies House.
Find out about mini umbrella company fraud, including checks you should complete and how to report potential fraud.
You must register as an overseas company in the UK to do business legally - find out about what you need to do
What you must do when you sell your company, partnership or sole trader business
Cashflow is an indicator of your company’s health.
How networks and individuals can support the country's emergency planning, response and recovery, and keep systems and services running.
Working out and paying Capital Gains Tax (CGT) if you're a sole trader or in a business partnership, claiming tax relief
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