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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.
In this section, we profile a set of founders who are all interesting people with a story to tell.
Let’s face it, people who start their own business are often a bit different. Founders are people who push forwards and get on with things, overcoming each obstacle that they find in their path.
Some are driven by a particular passion. Many of them feel more comfortable working for themselves than they do being told what to do by someone else.
Some of them have come across another business that was so mediocre that they thought "I can do a better job than that!". And then, unlike most people, they took action.
In this series of short case studies, the founders recall what it was like to get their businesses started. They share their tips for success and the lessons that they learned along the way.