Financing a Business

Financing a small business. Looking at managing small business finances including Government Grants, Business Banking, Business Loans, Accounts and Tax as well as alternative business finance options.

Video | Accounts & tax

Why cash flow planning is crucial for a small business

Ben Lobel | 14 May 2013

Isaac Lilos, founder of art brand Arty Globe, explains why small companies should prepare for the worst-case scenario when forecasting cash flow.

Guides

Accounts & tax

Small business guide to dealing with international payments

Noel Goddard | 13 May 2013

Accounts & tax

What happens when your business is subjected to a PAYE audit

2 May 2013

Accounts & tax

The top five accountancy errors made by small businesses

12 Apr 2013

Accounts & tax

Guide to how small businesses can manage late payment

15 Mar 2013

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Comment & Opinion

How to keep control of your sales process

Shaun Thomson | 14 May 2013

Why banks are not providing the right service for small businesses

James King | 29 Apr 2013

Pitching to investors: A first-hand account

26 Apr 2013

Motivation and the importance of the small business team

Damian Clarkson | 24 Apr 2013

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Video

Accounts & tax

Why cash flow planning is crucial for a small business

Business loans

Video: Matt Price of Zendesk discusses raising money as a small business

Alternative business finance

Weighing up the sources of funding

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Slideshows

Alternative business finance

Five businesses that raised money using crowdfunding

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Comment & opinion | Alternative business finance

How start-ups can be helped by established businesses – in finance and beyond

In the first of a series of blogs, James King, founder of venture capital firm Find Invest Grow, discusses how existing businesses can play a major role in supporting start-ups.

James King | 26 Mar 2013

Comment & opinion | Alternative business finance

Peer-to-peer lending, crowdfunding and beyond: the development of the alternative finance marketplace

Anil Stocker, co-founder of MarketInvoice, charts the development on the online finance sector, why it is relevant to small businesses, and its future.

Anil Stocker | 14 Mar 2013

Guide | Accounts & tax

How businesses can maximise their R&D tax credit benefits

There are many small businesses out there that could be claiming back tax credits for their research and development – but aren't. SmallBusiness.co.uk looks at who's eligible and what can be claimed.

Rob White | 12 Mar 2013

Expert view | Business banking

Business banking, finding premises, registering a company – what order?

Opening a business bank account requires a business address, renting a unit involves giving bank account details and registering as a company also needs an address. I can't work out what to do first!

Jason Oakley | 4 Mar 2013

Grow your business online

4 in 5 people prefer a co.uk when searching online. Meet some real life success stories and discover why .co.uk is a great place to be for you and your business. Find out more.

Guide | Government grants

Government grants for small businesses in Scotland

David Kelly applied for a range of grants for his pre-revenue social business platform Shareflow. He tells SmallBusiness.co.uk about them.

Ben Lobel | 26 Feb 2013

Comment & opinion | Business loans

Majority of small businesses bootstrapped initially – with just 3 per cent achieving a bank loan

Almost three quarters of small company owners launched their new business venture with working capital of £2,000 or less, research finds.

Ben Lobel | 22 Feb 2013

What type of marketing do you use the most?

Expert view | Business banking

My bank is forcing me to restructure my overdraft

My bank is forcing me to restructure my overdraft into a loan. It will be more expensive and in 4-6 months’ time I may not even need an overdraft. Through circumstance I have never signed a directors' guarantor for the overdraft. Can they still force me into this position?

Jason Oakley | 20 Feb 2013

Guide | Government grants

How to get a government grant for business coaching

Liz Mowatt secured a government grant for business coaching for her company A Giving Tribute, which offers tribute cards for funerals. In a Q and A, she and the company's business strategist Joshua Wood talk to SmallBusiness.co.uk about how the grant has helped the business.

Ben Lobel | 20 Feb 2013

Expert view | Accounts & tax

Can we reclaim VAT?

As a small company in construction we are VAT-registered. Our quantity surveyor has recently become VAT-registered and therefore his invoices have increased owing to the VAT element. Can we reclaim this VAT as he is a service provider?

Jason Piper | 7 Feb 2013

Comment & opinion | Alternative business finance

'Dragons' Den without the nerves' joins crowdfunding space

New website www.pitchfor.it will offer entrepreneurs the opportunity to attract potential investors by uploading video pitches. SmallBusiness.co.uk talks to founder Peter Hart.

Ben Lobel | 5 Feb 2013