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How Does Crowdfunding Work For Businesses?
Crowdfunding can help your business raise money from donations or investments from a large group of people. It lets start ups use online platforms to finance projects more flexibly than…
Bounce Back Loan Scheme: How to Repay
The Bounce Back Loan Scheme was set up by the government to help businesses get financial support during the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s now closed, but you can find out more…
Santander Business Account Review: Pros, Cons & Features
Read our review of Santander’s business accounts, including pros, cons and key features.
Your Small Business Budget in 5 Steps
Budgeting is something of an art form, and it’s absolutely non-negotiable – especially for small businesses. Here we teach you how to create a business budget to manage your business’s…
How to Switch Business Bank Account
Switching to a new business bank account can help businesses cut costs, take advantage of introductory offers and gain access to fantastic features like free accounting software or international banking.…
Cost Control: Increasing Small Business Profits
Cost control techniques can help you rein in undisciplined spending habits and get your business saving the money it needs for survival, expansion or investment. Find out more about how…
Online Banking: What Business Leaders Want
NerdWallet asked 1,000 business owners and decision-makers in the UK about their business banking priorities, applications and attitudes to online banking. What we found was a prioritisation of cutting costs…
What Are Business Fixed Rate Bonds?
Business fixed rate bonds are a type of savings product that businesses can use to earn predictable interest over a set period of time. Find out more about how to…
4 Tips to Help Your Small Business Chase Unpaid Direct Debits
With the latest research suggesting that failure rates for direct debits are around their highest recorded levels, we explore why this payment system is becoming more popular and viable for…
What is a VAT Loan?
The quarterly obligation of paying VAT returns to HMRC can be challenging for VAT-registered businesses for several reasons. VAT loans are a source of financing companies can use to avoid…
Top 6 Crowdfunding Sites UK
Raising money through crowdfunding could help you to start a business, launch a new project or expand the business to the next level. But determining the best crowdfunding platform for…
Corporate Investment: Investing as a Business
Corporate investment is a way for businesses to use excess cash to purchase assets like property, equities and more in order to seek high returns. Find out about what businesses…
5 Top Tips on How to be Self-Employed
Being self-employed carries a number of challenges for anyone considering taking the plunge. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of essential tips for anyone looking to sidestep the rat race…
Autumn Statement 2023: What It Means for Your Business
From business rates support to National Insurance cuts, there was a lot for businesses to unpack in Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement 2023. We take a look at the headline…
What is Working Capital? Calculate and Manage it
Working capital, or net working capital, is defined as a business’s assets minus its liabilities. This formula sounds simple enough, but offers in-depth information about your business through understanding the…