Insurance and your new business
Deciding to start your own business is certainly both an exciting and daunting proposition. Besides the usual concerns of creating a unique product or service, hiring staff, and monetising your ideas, you need to think about protecting your business with insurance. There are basic insurance products that any business will require, and depending on the [...] …
Comments (1)Business VAT Guide
If you’ve ever bought anything in Britain, you’ve paid value added tax. VAT is levied on the most transactions for a good or service rendered. …
Comments (3)Q&A: haysmacintyre
This week’s Q&A is with David Cox, Partner at haysmacintyre Chartered Accountants and tax advisors. haysmacintyre advise small and medium sized businesses and in particular are actively involved in assisting new …
Comments (2)Infographic: How Social Media is Changing the Ad Game
Today we’ve got another great infographic from the good people at ad agency MDG. The conclusions are pretty clear: advertisers are focusing more heavily on social channels than ever before. …
Comments (3)Q&A: MarketInvoice
Today’s blog features a Q&A with Charles Delingpole, director and co-founder of MarketInvoice. A fellow top-20 startup, MarketInvoice was set up to help small businesses …
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Duedil nets new round of funding!
Duedil, the world’s largest database of free company financials, has just finalised a second round investment from Jonty Hurwitz, the founding CTO of Wonga. Duedil currently offers a vast array of company data for free, and has ambitious plans to revolutionise the way business information is accessed and used. At Wonga, Hurwitz has built a [...] …
Comments (1)Win free Companies House documents for a whole year!
UPDATE: The competition is now over. Thanks for participating and making this a big success, and a big congratulations to all the contest winners! All winners …
Comments (13)Guest Post: The Six Minute Strategist’s 36 Questions for Start Up Entrepreneurs
This post was written by John Colley, who runs the business advice website Six Minute Strategist. Using the Six Minute Strategist methodology of taking one issue and dissecting it into …
Comments (2)Building Supplier Relationships
In all likelihood, your business both serves customers and is a customer itself. Since you expect and rely on your customers to pay you on time, it is reasonable to expect …
Comments (1)Duedil’s List of London Startups
Following up from our blog post on London’s Real Tech Startups and infographic, today we’re releasing the full list of companies used in our report. …
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Guest Post: 10 Simple Financial Tips for Businesses
A business with superb products and services and a growing customer base can still fail if finances aren’t kept under control. By keeping track of costs and practicing good financial habits, you can lead your business toward success. Here are ten tips to manage the finances for your business. 1. Do the Paperwork. When starting [...] …
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