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The complete guide to starting in business
•Look at the flow chart from the beginning

For information on a particular aspect of the start-up process, click on one of the topics below.

Looking at your options
•Why start in business

Finance, Grants & Venture Capital
•Investment - time & money
•Small FirmsTraining Loans
•Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme
•European Investment Bank/ Fund
•and much more....

The methods of start-up
With explanations, comments,
'pros and cons' of:
•Buying an existing business
•Buying a business franchise
•Becoming an agent / referral marketing
•Starting a business from scratch

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Starting a business from scratch
•Thinking about your business idea
•Considering the competition
•How to promote your business - top tips
•Choosing your business premises
•The equipment needed to start-up
•Contacting Business Link / Local advice
•The prospect of employing staff

The Business Plan / Cashflow forecast
•Formulating a 'business plan'
•Formulating a 'cashflow forecast'

The legal format of your business
•Limited Company, Sole Trader or Partnership?

Setting up the new business
•Choosing an accountant
•How to form a (private) limited company
•Setting up a business bank account

Legal Regulations / 'Red Tape'
•Steps to the first day's trading - Flow Chart
•Planning and building regulations
•Health and Safety Issues
•Environmental Legislation for business
•Trading Licences
•Your legal responsibilities as an employer
•Intellectual property
•Designing your business stationery
 •National Insurance & Tax
•VAT registration
•Business Insurance - minimum requirements
•Data Protection registration
 Business Information

BizNewz Stories
The latest business news stories from the biznewz.co.uk website

•Do you need cash for your business idea? Dragons Den 2012
•QCon Software Development Conference comes to London March 2012
•LibrePlanet 2012 conference announced: March 24th-25th
•Gartner Reveals Top IT Predictions for 2012 and Beyond
•£158 million investment in e-infrastructure to power growth and innovation
•Summary of UK Chancellor’s Autumn Statement 2011
•Business Video - Top tips for small business success
•New device attaches to boilers to lower heating and utility bills
•Re-launch of Free Software Directory with over 6500 programs listed
•Good business, bad business - Reactions to Ed Miliband’s speech to 2011 Labour Party Conference

Trade Focus
•Places to exhibit products / services
•Taking on a pub tenancy
•Post Offices
•Submit a feature

Calculation Tools.
Currency Converter
Convert Metres to Feet and Inches
Tips : Deducting Tax from a Price

SI units of measurement.
A useful 'data sheet' for converting 1000 units of measurement such as; square feet to square metres etc.
•SIMetric.co.uk

Public holiday dates.
Lists of Public and Bank Holidays and dates of interest. Check before travelling and find out if you will be trying to do business when the country is in festive mood.

.Calendar 2010
.Calendar 2011
.Easter upto 2020
.Religious Festivals
.Saints Days


Other information that is useful for those in self employment. Suggestions for further features are always welcome. Contributions gladly accepted.

Features

An overview of the issues related to small business.
• UK Banking System
Bail-Out Package Announced
• Woolworths' Administrators Continue to Seek Buyer for Business

• Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme
• Employing Staff

•Feature List

•Budget June 2010 Summary
•Budget March 2010 Summary
•Budget 2009 Summary
•Budget - 2008 Pre-Budget Report
•VAT Change from 17.5% to 15%
•Budget 2008 Summary
•Budget 2007 Summary
•Budget 2006 Summary
•Budget 2005 Summary
•Budget 2004
•Budget 2003
•Budget 2002 Summary
•Budget 2001 Summary
•Budget 2001 Comments
•Budget 2001 An analyst's report

•Budget 2000 Summary
•Budget 2000 An analyst's report

Services Explained
•Financial Terms & Accounting Glossary
•Why are finance brokers good for business
•Snowman in Hell's Guide to Getting (refused) Finance for Your Business
•What is a Virtual Office?
An explanation of call handling & mail forwarding services....

Informatiion Technology and Software
•Get Started in E-Commerce
•Starting a Retail Business?
Turn your PC into a Point of Sale system that can do far more than a cash register...


Business Disposals
•Top Tips for a Successful Business Disposal
•How much is your business worth?
Valuing a business...

Franchising
•Franchising : A personal insight
•Franchising : Best Practises
•Franchising : A cautionary tale
•WSI Launches Strategy to Revolutionise Graphic Comms Industry

Polls

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 Books & products to buy :

'Start in Business' Best Sellers :
The Beermat Entrepreneur : Advice on Turning a Good Idea into a Great Business.
How to Make Millions With Your Ideas : An Entrepreneur's Guide.
Richard Branson : The Authorised Biography
Motley Fool : Make your Child a Millionaire.
Hackers and Painters : What impact will programmers have on the rest of us?

Legal Document Templates :
Trading : Debtors & Creditors, Contracts & Letters etc.
Corporate : Corporate Docs & Forms, Company Admin, Companies House Forms
Employment : Recruitment, Staff Management, Discipline & Dismissal
Health & Safety : Health & Safety Statements, H & S Forms

Retailer's and Trader's Resources :

UK Wholesale Directory + Product Database :
SimplyWholesale : Find suppliers & view live wholesale offers.

Wholesale Directory - List of Suppliers :
UK-Trader's Wholesale Guide : Used by thousands of traders. Instant download.

Business Software :
Business Plan Software : Generate a solid business plan.

Gadgets / Future :
Electronic Product Code ( EPC ) Network : Research into the future of products
Buying Gadgets : The first Bluetooth products on the market.
Making Gadgets : Programming wireless devices with Java 2 ME.

Fun Stuff / Entertainment :
Ghana Soundz, Music : Probably the best music you will ever hear
The Office, TV Series : Useful when training your staff!
Need a Better Office Ambiance? : Sound like a call centre on the telephone!