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Does your UK small business export to the European Union (EU)? If you do, the new General Product Safety Regulations (GPSR) should be on...

Effectively managing your expenses is crucial for sustaining growth and ensuring profitability of your business, while ensuring you have...

Business rates can be a major overhead when you’re running a shop or hospitality business. But the good news is that your business may be...

We’re trading in uncertain times at present. But there’s still a pressing need to refine your business model, add value and look at the...

When you invest in the first faltering steps of a new venture or enterprise, you want to be pretty sure that you get a decent return on...

You’ve completed the sale of your business! Now there’s an important question to ask yourself – what happens next and how do I see the...

You’ve spent years growing your business and adding value to the company. Now it’s time to sell up, get a good deal and liquidise the...

When your business develops new technical innovations within a specific industry, it’s vitally important for you to protect the resulting...

With many businesses expecting a lower profit this financial year, the more prepared you can be for the unexpected, the better. Managing...

At the point of selling your business, getting a good price for the company will be a major goal. A key way to achieve this is to add...

Building up a business can take years. For some, it will be a lifetime’s work. So when the time comes to sell, you want to make sure you...

Did you know that diving into the data could help your operations run a lot more smoothly? In this series, we continue to look at how...

When your business needs new plant or equipment, what’s the best choice – buy or lease? The answer will depend on your specific...

In this series, we continue to look at how data-driven decisions sit at the heart of running a successful business. With the best...

Do you have direct debits and online payments set up for your business? Making it easy for your customers to pay you is vital to business...

In this series, we continue to look at how data-driven decisions sit at the heart of running a successful business in 2024. Today, we’re...

In this series, we continue to look at how data-driven decisions sit at the heart of running a successful business in 2024. Today, we’re...

Becoming the successor to the family business is a genuine honour. But taking over control of the family legacy, and taking the business...

Inflation may be down but there’s still real uncertainty for business owners. We’ve been trading in challenging times for a number of...

You’ve spent a lifetime building up your family business, growing the company and creating a lasting legacy for your nearest and...