What does it mean to be a ‘limited’ company?
By Gary Townley Senior communications manager at Companies House.
When you hear the word limited, what do you think? It sometimes brings up negative thoughts. For example, the project has met with limited success, he tried his best but the performance was limited, there was limited room for improvement.
On other occasions, it can mean the exact opposite. A limited edition can mean the product is exclusive, more valuable or have special features. A limited edition print, a collector’s edition of a book and
Making Ends Meet When You’re Starting in Business
A guest blog from Jason Lewis at StrongWell.org
For years, you’ve worked for the man in the corner office. This is the boss who tells you how much you’re costing the company or promises to put on track to be partner – just like he was saying 14 years ago. You’re sick of it, and you’ve mustered the courage to start your own business. You’re not alone: Around 550,000 Americans are becoming entrepreneurs every month. Yet, the rate of failure of startups
Business Rate Relief
You can get small business rate relief if:
you only use one property
your property’s rateable value is less than £12,000
Contact your local council ( see below) to apply for small business rate relief.
What you get
You’ll get 100% relief (doubled from the usual rate of 50%) until 31 March 2017 for properties with a rateable value of £6,000 or less. This means you won’t pay business rates on properties with a rateable value of £6,000 or less.
The rate of relief will gradually
How to get support and advice from Innovate UK
Guidance for business and academic organisations on how to get advice and support to test and develop innovative products and services with Innovate UK.
If you have an idea for an innovative product or service, you can get help from Innovate UK to develop it and make it successful.You can get technical help and access specialist facilities. You can also get expert knowledge from universities and research organisations.Innovate UK provides opportunities to help you network, share ideas and find project partners.
Do You Want To Talk to A UKTI Export Adviser
Exporting needn’t be difficult. It doesn’t matter which country you’re looking at, or what industry sector you are in, or what stage your business is at, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) can help you.
On average, companies earn £100k in additional sales within 18 months of working with UKTI, and the advice given by the UKTI’s trade experts is FREE.
If you want your business to grow internationally, with UK government’s global support, tap into the ULTI’s expertise right now.
Enter your details here, and
Distance Sales Business
An article by the Business Companion, giving a guide to Trading standards Law which applies to Distance Selling.
Distance selling covers the sale of goods, services or digital content where there is no face-to-face contact with consumers
For example:
online
phone
mail order
TV shopping channel
interactive TV
If your business is selling using any of these channels the view the guide here.
Tradeshow Access Programme (TAP)
Find out how the UKTI’s Tradeshow Access Programme (TAP) can help promote your business overseas, and how to apply for financial support.
Overview
The Tradeshow Access Programme provides funding in the form of grants for eligible businesses to attend overseas trade shows. The funding helps your business gain:
market knowledge
experience in attending and getting the most from overseas trade shows
advice and support from trade experts
UKTI can offer grants to eligible businesses taking part in the programme. The grants must be matched by
5 reasons your business should be using social media
Microsoft UK Enterprise Team
Everybody and their dog is on social media nowadays. According to a 2014 analysis from We Are Social, there are now 2.03 billion people worldwide who sign into Facebook, Twitter, Weibo or some other service on a monthly basis – not bad going at all for seven million!
And yet a lot of companies still aren’t that great at building relationships and reaching out to customers on social media. Sure, some might have a bare-bones presence, but that’s not
What Banks Look for when lending money
In this guide we try to share with you the process Banks follow and give some practical tips to support you in getting the credit you require.
HOW A BANK LOOKS AT YOUR CREDIT.
All banks have their structure for credit analysis, but you won’t go far wrong if you follow this structure:
Character of the business
Ability to repay
Margin
Purpose of loan
Amount of loan
Repayment terms
Security
Character of the business
A bank will conduct an internal and external analysis of your business. Internal analysis looks at:
Management– Determining
Mindset of High Growth Report
This report provides an overview of research undertaken by the Centre for Enterprise at Manchester Metropolitan University, supported by the Business Growth Service Growth Observatory. The objective of the study was to understand more about the personal factors associated with the processes of seeking and achieving growth. The research builds on the idea of an entrepreneurial mindset and aims to identify potential elements of a ‘high growth’ mindset.
View the Mindset of high growth report
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