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In this new-normal you can be guaranteed that plenty of people are going to get inventive and consider starting their own business. Is that you too?  In this quickfire post we outline some of the key startup costs that you are going to have to consider when starting that business.  Assets and expenses First up, try and pipeline what costs when starting a business will be assets and wh...
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This article will help you understand the mindset and the process of what you will go through during the phases of building up your startup.Many young graduates and skilled employees ponder upon the idea of jumping ship and starting their own venture. If you fall into that category, you’ve come to the right place! This article will help you understand the mindset and the process of what you...
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Starting up a business is difficult.  There are so many things to juggle at the same time – and there can be an insurmountable amount of pressure to get things right, and sometimes with limited support elsewhere.  It also may be your very first business – so you will learn things along the way.  Here are 5 things you need as a startup business. Logo and Branding Your l...
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So much is written about how people should go about starting a startup business, but little is said about whether someone should start one! These are the question we should be asking, suggests Adrian Enache, CEO of Angels Den... Tell a friend or colleague you are planning on starting your own business and the response tends to fall into two categories – either dire warnings about how hard i...
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When starting your own business there are many legal pitfalls startups can fall into. Here's a few common reasons why you could end up in legal hot water. Starting your own business is the dream for a huge number of Brits, with 54% saying they’d like to do so at some point in their career. Being your own boss or slowly building up your own workforce, certainly has something appealing about ...
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Mercarto wants to give everyone the opportunity of starting their own business via their new eCommerce platform which creates an end-to-end online retail business with no risk and no cost. Founded by entrepreneur Sean Brown, the free, one-stop platform aims to do all the hard work of building a business for you; taking care of web design, sourcing, storage, delivery and payment, with more th...
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Starting out in the UK & considering trading as a sole trader? Here's some current sole trader & self assessment info you'll need to know, care of Bradley Post, Managing Director of Rift Tax Refunds. I'm setting up a business. Am I better off as a Sole Trader or a Limited Company? The first steps are the most important when you're setting out in a new business. A big part of ge...
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You’ve had a great business idea, you may even have gone as far as registering your company but now the real fun begins. Starting a business is extremely exciting but also terribly daunting. Whilst a good knowledge of your industry and business in general is useful, there may be a few unexpected twists and turns that no business school can prepare you for. To help you succeed, here’s ...
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Need a step-by-step guide to starting a new business? This handy guide written by Samuel Atkinson of 1st Formations will surely make for a helpful start for those looking to operate a UK based business.When starting a new business, you have to understand that there is more to getting your business off the ground than just making sales. Long before that ever happens, there is a lot of planning and ...
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If the New Year has given you the motivation to start that new business you’ve been thinking of for a while, there will be a lot to consider and plan in the coming weeks. We have put together this 10 area starting-a-business checklist to help you a little, rounding up some of our most useful beginner articles on the subject, plus some top content from around the internet.   Concept st...
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