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Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
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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
Even the best-run business can face unexpected challenges and solvency issues. It's important you recognise the signs and understand your duties as a director.
What makes you self-employed, what counts as trading and what to do, including registering for Self Assessment.
Business plans - download free templates and get help writing a business plan
Start a business to help people or communities - business structures including community interest companies and co-operatives
There are a number of ways for companies to recover from financial difficulty. Seek professional advice early to understand your options.
Find out if your business needs to publish a tax strategy, what it should include and when to publish it.
You must register as an overseas company in the UK to do business legally - find out about what you need to do
Get business support and advice over the phone and online - setting up and running a business.
When your company or organisation pays Corporation Tax - paying, reporting and dormant companies
Guidance for UK businesses on rules for selling services to France.
What you can consider doing if your company is in financial difficulty.
Set up and run a business partnership - naming a partnership, registering with HMRC, partnership tax returns and legal responsibilities
Guidance for UK businesses on rules for selling services to Poland.
Help and guidance for limited company directors.
Employers have duty of care for those they employ overseas. Advice includes protecting company employees and how the UK government can assist.
Guidance for UK businesses on rules for selling services to Austria.
How to put your limited company or limited liability partnership into administration - what administration is, appointing an administrator, when administration ends
Company turnaround or business recovery is a specialised service.
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