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Get business support and advice over the phone and online - setting up and running a business.
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
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.
The Business List contains three separate sub-lists: business financial services regulatory and pensions business. Business We deal with a wide range business disputes, often with an international dimension. Frequently these concern a business structure (company, LLP, LP, partnership etc) including:...
Business plans - download free templates and get help writing a business plan
Running a business from home - insurance, business rates, expenses, tax allowances
Set up and run a business partnership - naming a partnership, registering with HMRC, partnership tax returns and legal responsibilities
Get company information including registered address, previous company names, directors' details, accounts, annual returns and company reports, if it's been dissolved
Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
This collection brings together all documents relating to Small Business Survey reports dating back to 2007 to 2008.
You must register with your local authority to run a food business.
Business rates are charged on most non-domestic properties - who has to pay, how your rates are calculated, getting a revaluation, what to do if your premises change.
Sign in or set up a personal or business tax account, Self Assessment, Corporation Tax, PAYE for employers, VAT and other services.
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We incorporate and dissolve limited companies. We register company information and make it available to the public. Companies House is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade .
Resources for businesses.
Loans and mentoring for people looking to start or grow a business in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Check if you can get a reduction in your business rates bill with business rates relief and find out how to apply.
We are the department for economic growth. We support businesses to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the country. DBT is a ministerial department, supported by 20 agencies and public bodies .
Steps to take if you want to provide a service or set up a business in the UK.
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