Starting your business
Perfect for: Anyone figuring out, or reconsidering, how to start their business
Contents: Business Set-Up, Employees, Suppliers & Organisational Data Protection
Business Set-Up
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Deciding How to Trade
This blog post explains the different ways you can set up your business along with some of the pros and cons
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Search for a Trade Mark
This UK Government link allows you to search existing Trade Marks before you apply.
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Apply for Trade Marks
If you want to protect your business name, trading name, logo or other designs then this is for you. UK Government link.
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Setting up a Limited Liability Company
This UK Government link explains everything you need to know about creating a limited liability company
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Tax: Sole Trader
This UK Government link covers basic tax for sole traders/self employed who have simple accounting needs.
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Expenses: Sole Trader
This UK Government link covers all the things a sole traders/self employed can claim expenses for.
Suppliers
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Dream it.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
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Build it.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
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Grow it.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Employees
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Staff Contracts Types and Responsibilities
This UK Government link explains everything you need to know about how to take on staff and your responsibilities.
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Hiring Freelancers
This UK Government link explains everything you need to know about all things freelance and contractors.
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Employee Contracts
This UK Government link explains everything you need to know about hiring employees.