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Explains your responsibilities, including choosing a name, having a registered address, appointing partners and registering with Companies House.
Choosing a legal structure when you're starting a business: the differences between being a sole trader and a limited company, including legal risk, registration and taxes.
How a product complies with EU safety, health and environmental requirements, and how to place a CE marking on your product.
Service providers or government departments installing networking technologies in government shared buildings, known as hub buildings.
Find out how to set up a Direct Debit with your bank or building society if you’ve set up your duty deferment account.
How to set up and run a motorcycle approved training body (ATB) to provide compulsory basic training (CBT) and the direct access scheme (DAS) to learner riders
Set up a free school - find out what you need to do and how to increase your chance of success
Ask your employer to set up a European Works Council if you're an employee or employer in a multinational business - who can apply, valid requests, ballots, special negotiating body, complain, appeal
How to get your business ready to move goods out of the UK to Common Transit Convention countries.
How to set up an MOT centre for HGVs, trailers, buses and coaches including eligibility, what you need and how to apply.
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