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3 questions acquirers are asking
In extraordinary times, what's on buyers' minds?
Brexit: what are the opportunities?
It's time to look to markets beyond Europe
Building a flexible future
Will flexible working become the status quo?
How to go social prospecting
Using social networks to find new customers
Capital gains tax under review
The government is considering a report that suggests a big increase in the tax may be needed
Getting support to raise your game
The government-backed schemes designed to make SMEs more competitive
Choosing an online marketplace
Meticulous planning and execution is essential for your success
5 start-up lessons from 2020
What new businesses can learn from those that have survived and thrived
Learning resilience from lobsters
What an unlikely lockdown-beating alliance teaches us about business
Preparing for business exit in 2021
How should you go about selling your business next year?
Managing Covid-19 debt
Businesses have borrowed heavily during the pandemic
Starting a business in the pandemic
Launching a new enterprise could be a smart move
Funding for female founders
Networking and powerful presentations can unlock venture funding
Reintegrating staff
Furloughed staff may return to work in December for the first
5 signs it’s time to sell
Have you reached the end of the journey with your business?
Should you invest now?
Spending on your enterprise could pay in the long-term
The mental health challenge
How can you spot the signs when an employee is struggling with remote working?
When you return to the office
Make sure you're prepared when things change and restrictions are eased
Is your buyer serious?
What homework do you need to do on a potential buyer
Investment in the ‘new normal’
Investors’ doors are still open, but the landscape has changed
Productivity and the pandemic
Now is the time to focus on improving productivity
Reacting to unsolicited offers
What should you do if you receive an unexpected approach?
Adapting to the new environment
How you can thrive by pivoting your business model
5 steps to scaling up fast
How to meet a rise in demand during the pandemic
Funding in the age of Covid-19
With so much coronavirus uncertainty, where should start-ups be looking for capital?
Learning from the financial crisis
Lessons from the 2008 crash can be helpful if you’re considering an exit
Recruiting remote workers
How can you integrate new colleagues when they are working from home?
Thriving through a recession
We ask former KPMG Restructuring Officer Stuart Lawson for advice on navigating a recession
Is your office too big?
Your office needs may have changed after Covid-19
Marketing through a crisis
Why start-ups need to find new ways to reach customers
Staying on course
Covid-19 hasn't changed how businesses are valued ahead of sale
Back to work
How to bring back workers as the furlough scheme winds down
Winning business at a social distance
There’s no reason to believe you can’t build relationships from behind a screen
Thriving after lockdown
How can businesses return to good health after the pandemic?
Covid-19: through investors’ eyes
Investors tell us they're still backing great companies
How to exit in 2020
Strong leadership and sustainable profitability and growth are the key
Get virtual advice for Covid-19
Take advantage of our Virtual Coronavirus Advisory Support sessions
Protecting your wealth
Securing your personal wealth in the era of coronavirus
Cash in a time of crisis
Strategies to help you emerge safe and well from the pandemic
Bouncing back fast
Now is the time to plan for recovery
Key tools for remote working
Software to keep your remote team working seamlessly
COVID 19 – Business Owners’ Advisory Service
How to survive... and then, how to thrive
Covid-19: get the help you need
A guide to the Government support available for your business
Exit during a pandemic
Most owners will have to navigate Covid-19 before considering a sale
Making the most of alternative finance
There’s more than one way to get the growth funds you need
Start-up loans - the ‘bots’ have arrived
Loan providers are automating the process of identifying promising companies
Entrepreneurs’ Relief changes from £10 million to £1 million
Entrepreneurs’ Relief is being scaled back from £10m to £1m – how does this affect you?
Growing by winning procurement contracts
It can be daunting to tackle a formal procurement process
Five ways to benefit from a growth market
Top tips on how to reap the rewards
Make your business more attractive
Academics believe firms can boost their chances of success by becoming more attractive
How’s your poker face?
Holding your nerve is vital for getting the best price when you sell your business
Investment bonanza
Greater political certainty is likely to mean more investment capital
Help… we’re scaling up!
Most entrepreneurs haven’t scaled a business before, so what do they need to know?
Six steps to boost productivity
Top tips on ensuring your business is as productive as possible
Crunch time for Entrepreneurs’ Relief?
All signals point to Entrepreneurs’ Relief being reduced or removed in the March 2020 budget.
How to prepare to sell your business when it’s dependent on you
How intrinsic are YOU to the value of your business?
Five things you need to know
As a business expands it can be hard to keep up with company law
Seven rules for hiring employees
Top tips to help you grow your workforce
Five reasons loans are declined
Why you should plan your borrowing strategy carefully
Starting over
Protect the proceeds from your first business when launching another
Have you protected your IP?
Taking care of intellectual property will help you thrive
Navigating to exit in uncertain times
Why you should stress test your financial and business plans
Raising money to expand
How to raise funds through private equity and venture capital
How to keep cash flowing
Failing to manage cashflow could hamper growth
Lacking interest?
Low deposit rates to cost SMEs dearly
Selling your business to employees
Why Employee Ownership Trusts provide a tax-efficient way of extracting capital
The opportunities of private equity
Private equity investors can help entrepreneurs grow or exit their businesses
Skills shortages – what’s the risk?
The UK’s skills gap is increasingly posing a challenge
Do corporates want your start-up?
Large companies sometimes acquire smaller firms for their people
The bespoke approach to borrowing
How private banking can help throughout the business cycle
Don’t cook the books!
Financial areas to address when selling a business
Entrepreneurs’ Relief – which way now?
Why the tax break is under fire
Should you sell up?
What should you do in an uncertain economy?
When a key shareholder departs
Planning for resignations, retirement, death or incapacity
Securing a start-up loan
How one programme provides both money and mentoring
Be prepared for an offer
How should you react when someone wants to buy your business?
Finding cutting-edge expertise
A Knowledge Transfer Partnership could put you in the fast lane
Five ways to find early adopters
How can you identify the first customers for your start-up?
15 facts about extracting capital
How to limit the amount of tax you will pay
Do you know your SPOFs?
Identifying the 'single points of failure' that could affect your sale
Entrepreneurs’ Relief: how it affects you
Make the most of the tax benefits on offer while you still can
Are you a credible founder?
The personal qualities that persuade funders and clients to buy into you and your company
How to nurture clients
Looking after the customers you already have is a good way to drive growth
Is your business your pension?
Taking out a pension is a tax-efficient way to take money from your company
Could you get R&D tax credit?
Think only scientists and technology companies qualify? Then think again
Challenging the corporate bullies
Can SMEs do anything about unfair payment terms?
Ten changes to make at £1m turnover
As your business gets bigger you need to shake things up
Five things affecting exit valuation
Understanding what acquirers look for is key to achieving top dollar
Playing the long game
Growing a business to sell a business
Attack of the cyber criminals
Criminals are sophisticated. SMEs need to keep up
Borrowing from friends and family
The challenges and opportunities of seeking finance close to home
Should you start again?
Beware ploughing all your money into a new venture
Breaking down the barriers
We ask two experts how to overcome common barriers to overseas expansion
When is the right age to sell your business and retire?
The truth is, retirement doesn’t have to be at 65
How to recruit and retain top talent
It's not all about offering great salaries and brilliant perks
It’s about culture
Why diversity and culture is not just about headcount
Volatility is here to stay
Is your business exposed to currency risk?
Should you save or invest?
Deciding what to do with your new wealth
Five things overseas customers hate
How to avoid mistakes when exporting
How to fund your success
Top tips for using venture capital to grow your business
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Managing the risk to my business
Rewarding my employees
Incentivising senior management
Raising capital tax efficiently
5 things start-ups get wrong
Classic errors made by small businesses… and how to avoid them
3 questions acquirers are asking
In extraordinary times, what's on buyers' minds?
Brexit: what are the opportunities?
It's time to look to markets beyond Europe
Building a flexible future
Will flexible working become the status quo?
How to go social prospecting
Using social networks to find new customers
Capital gains tax under review
The government is considering a report that suggests a big increase in the tax may be needed
Getting support to raise your game
The government-backed schemes designed to make SMEs more competitive
Choosing an online marketplace
Meticulous planning and execution is essential for your success
5 start-up lessons from 2020
What new businesses can learn from those that have survived and thrived
Learning resilience from lobsters
What an unlikely lockdown-beating alliance teaches us about business
Preparing for business exit in 2021
How should you go about selling your business next year?
Managing Covid-19 debt
Businesses have borrowed heavily during the pandemic
Starting a business in the pandemic
Launching a new enterprise could be a smart move
Funding for female founders
Networking and powerful presentations can unlock venture funding
Reintegrating staff
Furloughed staff may return to work in December for the first
5 signs it’s time to sell
Have you reached the end of the journey with your business?
Should you invest now?
Spending on your enterprise could pay in the long-term
The mental health challenge
How can you spot the signs when an employee is struggling with remote working?
When you return to the office
Make sure you're prepared when things change and restrictions are eased
Is your buyer serious?
What homework do you need to do on a potential buyer
Investment in the ‘new normal’
Investors’ doors are still open, but the landscape has changed
Productivity and the pandemic
Now is the time to focus on improving productivity
Reacting to unsolicited offers
What should you do if you receive an unexpected approach?
Adapting to the new environment
How you can thrive by pivoting your business model
5 steps to scaling up fast
How to meet a rise in demand during the pandemic
Funding in the age of Covid-19
With so much coronavirus uncertainty, where should start-ups be looking for capital?
Learning from the financial crisis
Lessons from the 2008 crash can be helpful if you’re considering an exit
Recruiting remote workers
How can you integrate new colleagues when they are working from home?
Thriving through a recession
We ask former KPMG Restructuring Officer Stuart Lawson for advice on navigating a recession
Is your office too big?
Your office needs may have changed after Covid-19
Marketing through a crisis
Why start-ups need to find new ways to reach customers
Staying on course
Covid-19 hasn't changed how businesses are valued ahead of sale
Back to work
How to bring back workers as the furlough scheme winds down
Winning business at a social distance
There’s no reason to believe you can’t build relationships from behind a screen
Thriving after lockdown
How can businesses return to good health after the pandemic?
Covid-19: through investors’ eyes
Investors tell us they're still backing great companies
How to exit in 2020
Strong leadership and sustainable profitability and growth are the key
Get virtual advice for Covid-19
Take advantage of our Virtual Coronavirus Advisory Support sessions
Protecting your wealth
Securing your personal wealth in the era of coronavirus
Cash in a time of crisis
Strategies to help you emerge safe and well from the pandemic
Bouncing back fast
Now is the time to plan for recovery
Key tools for remote working
Software to keep your remote team working seamlessly
COVID 19 – Business Owners’ Advisory Service
How to survive... and then, how to thrive
Covid-19: get the help you need
A guide to the Government support available for your business
Exit during a pandemic
Most owners will have to navigate Covid-19 before considering a sale
Making the most of alternative finance
There’s more than one way to get the growth funds you need
Start-up loans - the ‘bots’ have arrived
Loan providers are automating the process of identifying promising companies
Entrepreneurs’ Relief changes from £10 million to £1 million
Entrepreneurs’ Relief is being scaled back from £10m to £1m – how does this affect you?
Growing by winning procurement contracts
It can be daunting to tackle a formal procurement process
Five ways to benefit from a growth market
Top tips on how to reap the rewards
Make your business more attractive
Academics believe firms can boost their chances of success by becoming more attractive
How’s your poker face?
Holding your nerve is vital for getting the best price when you sell your business
Investment bonanza
Greater political certainty is likely to mean more investment capital
Help… we’re scaling up!
Most entrepreneurs haven’t scaled a business before, so what do they need to know?
Six steps to boost productivity
Top tips on ensuring your business is as productive as possible
Crunch time for Entrepreneurs’ Relief?
All signals point to Entrepreneurs’ Relief being reduced or removed in the March 2020 budget.
How to prepare to sell your business when it’s dependent on you
How intrinsic are YOU to the value of your business?
Five things you need to know
As a business expands it can be hard to keep up with company law
Seven rules for hiring employees
Top tips to help you grow your workforce
Five reasons loans are declined
Why you should plan your borrowing strategy carefully
Starting over
Protect the proceeds from your first business when launching another
Have you protected your IP?
Taking care of intellectual property will help you thrive
Navigating to exit in uncertain times
Why you should stress test your financial and business plans
Raising money to expand
How to raise funds through private equity and venture capital
How to keep cash flowing
Failing to manage cashflow could hamper growth
Lacking interest?
Low deposit rates to cost SMEs dearly
Selling your business to employees
Why Employee Ownership Trusts provide a tax-efficient way of extracting capital
The opportunities of private equity
Private equity investors can help entrepreneurs grow or exit their businesses
Skills shortages – what’s the risk?
The UK’s skills gap is increasingly posing a challenge
Do corporates want your start-up?
Large companies sometimes acquire smaller firms for their people
The bespoke approach to borrowing
How private banking can help throughout the business cycle
Don’t cook the books!
Financial areas to address when selling a business
Entrepreneurs’ Relief – which way now?
Why the tax break is under fire
Should you sell up?
What should you do in an uncertain economy?
When a key shareholder departs
Planning for resignations, retirement, death or incapacity
Securing a start-up loan
How one programme provides both money and mentoring
Be prepared for an offer
How should you react when someone wants to buy your business?
Finding cutting-edge expertise
A Knowledge Transfer Partnership could put you in the fast lane
Five ways to find early adopters
How can you identify the first customers for your start-up?
15 facts about extracting capital
How to limit the amount of tax you will pay
Do you know your SPOFs?
Identifying the 'single points of failure' that could affect your sale
Entrepreneurs’ Relief: how it affects you
Make the most of the tax benefits on offer while you still can
Are you a credible founder?
The personal qualities that persuade funders and clients to buy into you and your company
How to nurture clients
Looking after the customers you already have is a good way to drive growth
Is your business your pension?
Taking out a pension is a tax-efficient way to take money from your company
Could you get R&D tax credit?
Think only scientists and technology companies qualify? Then think again
Challenging the corporate bullies
Can SMEs do anything about unfair payment terms?
Ten changes to make at £1m turnover
As your business gets bigger you need to shake things up
Five things affecting exit valuation
Understanding what acquirers look for is key to achieving top dollar
Playing the long game
Growing a business to sell a business
Attack of the cyber criminals
Criminals are sophisticated. SMEs need to keep up
Borrowing from friends and family
The challenges and opportunities of seeking finance close to home
Should you start again?
Beware ploughing all your money into a new venture
Breaking down the barriers
We ask two experts how to overcome common barriers to overseas expansion
When is the right age to sell your business and retire?
The truth is, retirement doesn’t have to be at 65
How to recruit and retain top talent
It's not all about offering great salaries and brilliant perks
It’s about culture
Why diversity and culture is not just about headcount
Volatility is here to stay
Is your business exposed to currency risk?
Should you save or invest?
Deciding what to do with your new wealth
Five things overseas customers hate
How to avoid mistakes when exporting
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