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Explains your responsibilities, including choosing a name, having a registered address, appointing designated members and registering with Companies House.
Find out if you could claim the cost of training as an allowable business expense if you are a self-employed individual.
This page provides support for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) on bidding for government contracts.
Find out what to do with your payroll and PAYE reference numbers if your business changes but does not cease to trade.
Claiming Universal Credit if you're self-employed - eligibility, reporting your earnings, start up periods
If you import, manufacture, process, distribute or sell plant protection products (PPPs) for professional use in Great Britain, register to comply with regulations.
Find out how to register with Ofsted as a nursery or other daycare, and what you will need to tell us about.
Register now to find out more about what you need to consider when starting a company.
Find out if you’re a trust or company service provider who needs to register for supervision with HMRC under the money laundering regulations.
Finding the right advice and advisor is the first step in making the best decisions for your invention or business.
Find out if simplified expenses suits your business. Compare what expenses you can claim using simplified expenses with what you can claim by working out the actual costs.
Find out about investment opportunities and support from the UK government. Learn how to manage risk, invest ethically, and access guidance on African countries.
The Lambert toolkit is for universities and companies that wish to undertake collaborative research projects with each other.
Businesses can partner with a local authority for advice on how to comply with trading standards, environmental health and fire safety legislation.
A range of tailored advice and support services for early-stage businesses in New Anglia covering Norfolk and Suffolk
Find out about help you can get moving from benefits to work - work trials, programmes and clubs, New Enterprise Allowance, help with drug or alcohol problems, carer support
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.
Guidance for UK businesses on rules for selling services to Norway.
1:1 advice, signposting, start-up services, training and premises.
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