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Pitfalls you need to avoid when getting new business premises

James Leckie — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:04:39 +0000

Categories: Premises

If you’re about to start your business and need premises, or have started up successfully at home and now need space to expand, this is an exciting time! Moving into an office or retail premises for the first time says something about a business. It can make your operation seem more “real”, meaning your dreams [...]

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The 10 common sense business development truths

James Leckie — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:01:05 +0000

Categories: Business Plan Tips

Tags: business development, business plan, customers

Business development is much more than just about marketing, sales, pitching, online wizardry, mailings, advertising, branding, social media strategies, glossy brochures, discount deals, promotional gimmicks or special events. Every single thing a business does has a potential impact on business development, especially the 10 basic common sense truths. Don’t overlook them. These tips were written [...]

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How to set up in business as a partnership

James Leckie — Mon, 14 May 2012 07:06:41 +0000

Categories: Self Employed

Tags: partnership, set up a partnership

If two or more people wish to go into business together, and don’t wish to go down the limited company route, a partnership offers a simple way to get started; it is similar in many ways to going the sole trader route for an individual. A partnership has no legal status, as a limited company [...]

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New HMRC IR35 test published

James Leckie — Thu, 10 May 2012 17:15:50 +0000

Categories: News

Tags: hmrc, ir35, ir35 business test, it contractor

HMRC has uploaded its new IR35 business entity test to indicate whether or not you are in business on your own account, and to establish what risk you have of being assessed for IR35 compliance. The guidance, published on the HMRC IR35 site in PDF format, includes the business test, an overview of how HMRC [...]

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What SMEs should be doing to protect their digital assets

James Leckie — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:51:46 +0000

Categories: Technology

Tags: cloud computing, data

Mobile devices: laptops, netbooks, tablets, and smartphones, to name a few, have become not only ubiquitous but essential tools in our personal and professional lives. Companies of all sizes are now faced with the reality that employees would like their business and personal lives to blend, often preferring to use their personal mobile devices to [...]

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British Franchise Exhibition 2012 – Free entry for Bytestart readers

James Leckie — Mon, 07 May 2012 09:52:54 +0000

Categories: News

Tags: british franchise exhibition, franchise, franchising

This year’s British Franchise Exhibition will take place at Manchester Central on 8th and 9th June – aimed at providing people thinking of starting out on their own the advice and guidance they need to consider franchising as a career move. Bytestart visitors can attend for free. The event, which is endorsed by the British [...]

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The start-up survival guide – 6 tips to get beyond the early years

James Leckie — Thu, 03 May 2012 08:00:41 +0000

Categories: Start Up Tips

Tags: start a business, start-ups, startups

John Sollars, the serial entrepreneur behind Stinkyink.com provides some useful tips for Bytestart readers on how to survive the start-up phase. With all the focus and emphasis that both the Media and Government are giving to promoting start-ups it got me thinking more about longevity than ‘starting up’. Stats from HMRC show that 80% of [...]

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Late payment the biggest cash flow killer

James Leckie — Wed, 02 May 2012 10:13:43 +0000

Categories: Cashflow

Tags: credit control, factoring, late payment

A recent survey shows, once again, that late paying customers remain the biggest single threat to the health of the UK’s small businesses. Here, we provide some tips on how to avoid late payment problems. It doesn’t matter if you have the best ideas, the most innovative products, or most satisfied customers, if your business [...]

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Employers liability insurance – is it compulsory?

James Leckie — Wed, 02 May 2012 08:22:00 +0000

Categories: Insurance

Tags: business insurance, employers liability insurance, public liability insurance

Of the types of insurance you may take out when running a business, Employers’ Liability Insurance is the one type of cover that is mandatory for most firms. However, there are exceptions. Is your business obliged to have EL cover in place? As the name would suggest, this type of insurance will cover your business [...]

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Small firms still shut out of public sector tendering process

James Leckie — Tue, 01 May 2012 09:35:46 +0000

Categories: News

Tags: fsb, public sector contracts

Despite Government pledges to make the tendering process easier, a poll by the FSB shows that most small businesses either feel sidelined by officials, or find the process itself too complex. The findings from the Federation of Small Business survey will come as a blow to the Government who have made numerous commitments to put [...]

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