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The next generation of business leaders have received over £100 million worth of support from the Government backed Start Up Loan Scheme
Check what you need to do if you own a UK legal services business and are a lawyer with qualifications from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
This research shows how the dispositions of business owners shape how they think about and run their businesses.
Guidance about compensation to owners and occupiers of business premises once a compulsory purchase order comes into force.
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
Government has launched Help to Grow: Management Essentials, a new online training course for small business leaders.
Get business support and advice over the phone and online - setting up and running a business.
Set up and run a business partnership - naming a partnership, registering with HMRC, partnership tax returns and legal responsibilities
Tools and guidance for businesses
Get company information including registered address, previous company names, directors' details, accounts, annual returns and company reports, if it's been dissolved
Our use of data from the Companies House business owner survey.
Apply to extend your Entrepreneur visa (Tier 1), bring your family.
What you must do when you sell your company, partnership or sole trader business
Refreshed Help to Grow campaign and SME Council set up to boost small firms across the UK
Defines unincorporated and incorporated businesses.
Asks whether entrepreneurs aspire to grow and if so on which dimensions of the business
Find out about tax reliefs and allowances available from HMRC if you run a business, employ people or are self-employed.
Find government-backed support and finance for business
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