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A selection of great tools, business guides and articles to help make your business a success
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Unsure of the difference between cash-flow and capital? Business jargon can often be complicated, especially if you're just getting started. We've compiled a glossary of some often-used business and accounting terms and provided easy to understand definitions, with links to further info where appropriate.
Find out what help is available for small businesses, gig workers, and the self-employed.
From understanding expenses to starting a limited company, we've a range of jargon-free business guides for you to download and keep.
SWOT is a very common process used for planning - it's not perfect though. What other methods can you use?
If you're self-employed, you may spend a lot of time thinking about your objectives and goals for the future. We look at the ways you can achieve them.
Public Liability Insurance won’t cover you retrospectively, so you should have it in place as soon as you start to interact with members of the public.
How do you know when you might be needing more assistance and advice? We take a look at the ways in which you can find out if you need more help.
This handy checklist will help you understand what to look out for when arranging insurance cover as a contractor.
Those who don't learn from history are condemned to repeat it. If you don’t have an understanding of why businesses fail, your startup is doomed.
All visitors from Crunch who complete the free online legal health check will get access to unlimited free legal documents from Lawbite for eight weeks.
Landlord's permission is necessary when you're running a business from a rental property, but they can’t say no without a ‘reasonable’ justification.
Jo Fortune of Lawbite explains how UK SMEs are struggling due to reluctance to get better legal cover, and how doing this can save your business money.
Here are six important lessons from Alan Partridge for small businesses - some funny, some tragic. Oooh, it's a good list...
Some clients insert non-compete clauses into contracts, curbing your freedom to work. But you don’t need to be held captive. We explain without the jargon.
If you fancy throwing your hat into the ring for certain Government contract jobs, you'll need some form of security clearance. We explain all.
There are some simple ways of estimating what a business is worth that won’t leave you pulling your hair out.
However large your workforce, being aware of how the holiday season affects your employees is important.
We reveal the most ridiculous and unimaginative gifts ever received - plus a look into how to make your work Secret Santa more exciting this year.
Businesses working together to form a bigger power than they could be alone. Here's why you should consider jumping on the bandwagon.
As a freelance or locum doctor, you are effectively now a business. Discover how to get booked and get the rates you deserve.
Want to wax lyrical about digital marketing, software development, photography and running a small business? Here's how to join or start a meetup group.
Thou shalt not ignore late payments. Thou shalt not be a hermit. Thou shalt not sell stuff you can't do well. Thou shalt not pretend to be a big company...
We've collated a selection of free tools and resources for you to help make running your business a breeze. With everything from software to templates you can work out your take home pay, chase that unpaid invoice and calculate your IR35.
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