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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Find out how the scheme works, including issuing shares and raising money, and how to submit your compliance statement.
Explains your responsibilities, including choosing a name, having a registered address, appointing partners and registering with Companies House.
Start a business to help people or communities - business structures including community interest companies and co-operatives
Find out how the scheme works, including issuing shares and raising money and how to submit a compliance statement.
Apply to get an EORI number to move goods between Great Britain, Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man, and other countries.
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a business, investor or talent visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Find out about being 'active', trading and non-trading, and being dormant if you’re a new or existing company or organisation.
Find out about changes to the Business Investment Relief rules from 6 April 2017.
The King's Awards for Enterprise - how to enter, online entry forms, guidance notes, deadline, nominations, award categories
Incorporate a private limited company - register it with Companies House and rules on directors, shares, articles of association and telling HMRC about the company
Find out if your proposal to raise investments could qualify for a venture capital scheme and what you need to apply for advance assurance.
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
How you start a limited company.
What a New Enterprise Allowance mentor does, how to become one and details of the organisations that match new businesses with a mentor.
Statistics, insight and analysis covering enterprise, small businesses, entrepreneurs and support for business.
A series of publications relating to the Enterprise Bill.
Find out how venture capital schemes work, who can apply and what tax reliefs are available for your investors.
You must register as an overseas company in the UK to do business legally - find out about what you need to do
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