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For a successful business, you need a viable business idea, the skills to make it work and the funding. Discover whether your idea has what it takes.

Forming your business correctly is essential to ensure you are protected and you comply with the rules. Learn how to set up your business.

Advice on protecting your wellbeing, self-confidence and mental health from the pressures of starting and running a business.

Learn why business planning is an essential exercise if your business is to start and grow successfully, attract funding or target new markets.

It is likely you will need funding to start your business unless you have your own money. Discover some of the main sources of start up funding.

Businesses and individuals must account for and pay various taxes. Understand your tax obligations and how to file, account and pay any taxes you owe.

Businesses are required to comply with a wide range of business laws. We introduce the main rules and regulations you must comply with.

Marketing matters. It drives sales and helps promote your brand and products. Discover how to market your business and reach your target customers.

Some businesses need a high street location whilst others can be run from home. Understand the key factors from cost to location, size to security.

Your employees can your biggest asset. They can also be your biggest challenge. We explain how to recruitment and manage staff successfully.

It is likely your business could not function without some form of IT. Learn how to specify, buy, maintain and secure your business IT.

Few businesses manage the leap from start up to high-growth business. Learn what it takes to scale up and take your business to the next level.

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March 2023

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The newly-formed Micro Business Alliance aims to promote better government understanding of the needs of UK start-ups, small businesses and sole traders.
A new study has found that almost 7,000 businesses were dissolved in 2022 just months after they were incorporated.
New research has found that almost one million SMEs have £1,000 or less saved to help them stay afloat in the event of a decline in revenue.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered a Budget focused on getting people back to work and helping businesses to grow. But the Federation of Small Businesses says the Budget shows that small firms are "overlooked and undervalued".
HMRC is changing the way that UK exporters make customs declarations; businesses have to sign up to a new system by 30 November.
The government is extending the 5 April deadline to pay voluntary NICs to 31 July this year after a surge of interest from taxpayers.
A record number of businesses were founded by women in 2022; however, less than a third of UK small firms are owned by women and female business leaders report significant issues with gender bias.