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Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme

Get the facts behind the government's new Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme and learn where the EFGS supercedes the old Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme (SFLGS).
How to Start a Small Business

Every successful entrepreneur has to start somewhere. Our business advice section, Starting Up, is packed full of free information on how to start up a business.
Creating a Valuable Small Business

Creating a valuable business generally requires a medium or long-term strategy. In our guide you will learn how growth and security contribute to a valuable business, the major opportunities for creating and increasing value and how to protect the value of your business.
Government Grants

Getting a governent grant to help your small business can be a daunting task. With our guide to government grants and the accompanying small business grants search service you can get a better understanding of how grants work and get professional grant search help for a small fee.
National Minimum Wage

The National Minimum Wage was introduced 10 years ago to ensure that low-paid workers are treated fairly and living standards for thousands have increased because of the introduction of the minimum wage rate.
Working Time Directive

The Working Time Directive is a collection of employment regulations that cover hours of work and is designed to protect the health & safety of workers. In the UK there is an “opt out” clause that allows some workers to work beyond the 48 hour working week.
Statutory Maternity Pay

Business advice regarding the rates & rights in Statutory Maternity Pay, Adoption Pay and Paternity Pay. There have been a number of changes to maternity leave and pay since 2003 with the addition of adoption and paternity rights.
TUPE

Small Business owners need to be aware of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) or TUPE regulations. The original 1981 regulations were updated in 2006 and protect a wider range of employees when business is being transferred.
CRM - Customer Relationship Management

CRM helps your business manage and organise your contacts, clients and prospective customers. In our CRM guide you will get to know the benefits, the principals and the ultimate application of CRM systems in a holistic approach toward your customers.
Credit Control

Every small business needs to understand credit control as it is a vital part of running any firm. Deciding upon credit levels, chasing debts and how to deal with other companies' bad credit habits are all covered in our credit control guide.
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Small Business Planning

Strategic business planning is not just about taking a business plan to the bank manager and asking for money. You need to map out your long-term strategies, present your realistic financial forecasts and make sure that your planning works for you.