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Running a business from home - insurance, business rates, expenses, tax allowances
In England and Wales your local property tax will be either Council Tax or business rates (sometimes referred to as non-domestic rates).
If you run an EU-based business, check what your business needs to know to continue trading with the UK.
Start a business to help people or communities - business structures including community interest companies and co-operatives
A research paper from the BIS
You must register as an overseas company in the UK to do business legally - find out about what you need to do
Loans and mentoring for people looking to start or grow a business in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
How to use a risk-based approach to carry out compulsory risk assessments of your business.
Find out your VAT obligations if you use an online marketplace to sell goods in the UK.
Find out how to use the Flat Rate Scheme, who can use it and how to apply to join the scheme.
Find out what you need to do if you’re a contractor or subcontractor based outside the UK and do work covered by the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS).
Business plans - download free templates and get help writing a business plan
Research exploring the feasibility of a productivity based approach for evaluating business support interventions.
How the Valuation Office Agency calculates your rateable value for business rates.
This series brings together all documents relating to Mid-sized businesses
Provides analysis of home-based and family-owned businesses using data from the Small Business Survey 2014.
Guidance for UK businesses on rules for selling services.
Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
Government has launched Help to Grow: Management Essentials, a new online training course for small business leaders.
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