Finance

A good accountant will not only handle your financial and operational data but will offer professional business advice on a number of other topics too, leaving you free to focus on maintaining and expanding your business. (Read more…)

Here are some tips about protecting your business against the risk of bad debt or late payments. (Read more…)

You can be a good business selling profitable products and services, but still fail.  One of the key areas for failure is failing to concentrate on cash flow.

In this article Tracy Ewen looks at some practical tips that you can take to improve your cash flow.

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How to Register as a Limited Company for under £30

If you want to register a limited company it can be an expensive process, with a number of hidden costs.  It is possible to save money with a DIY approach.  Here is a 6-step guide on how it works.

Guide in six steps

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Small business grants in Scotland

As you might expect, there a number of grants available in Scotland to help you develop your new business.

The government is particularly keen to develop small business which it sees as a growth engine of the economy as well as to attract business into Scotland. (Read more…)

We look at the best ways to obtain funding for your small business venture.

1. Forward profit generation

This is the most widespread and safest way of funding a business venture. (Read more…)