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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…
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If you’re planning to develop new products and services, you should test…
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Tips at work do not count towards the National Minimum Wage - tips and tax, what your employer has to do, advice and help, cash in hand payments
If you get tips at work they do not count towards the National Minimum…
You have to pay Income Tax on any tips you get, and may have to pay…
Guidance to help businesses and organisations improve online security and protect against cyber threats.
Records and paperwork you must keep if you're self-employed as a sole trader or partner in a business: income, costs, profit, how long to keep records.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
VAT and other taxes on shopping and services, including tax-free shopping, energy-saving equipment and mobility aids.
FCDO travel advice for El Salvador. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
The S1 waste exemption lets you store certain waste in secure containers at a site separate to where it was produced, before transportation to another site for recovery.
Business waste management in England - your duty of care, waste collection, licences and waste transfer notes
Information on methods used by fraudsters to target members of the public when using online financial and retail services.
Find out when you need to agree a bespoke VAT retail scheme with HMRC.
The Communities and Local Government Select Committee Report on retail markets recognised the need to share good practice, and recommended that…
What to expect when the Valuation Office Agency visit and measure non-domestic property.
This is the official one-stop shop for businesses on child online safety.
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - retailer and wholesaler responsibilities, waste collection and compliance schemes.
Businesses which are members of trade associations or other business groups can benefit from Primary Authority.
Rules you must follow, who’s responsible, when to tell the Environment Agency and what to do if you get an enforcement notice.
This exemption allows you to temporarily store waste at a collection point before recovering or disposing of the waste elsewhere.
Provides guidance on planning for retail and other town centre uses.
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