An equity crowdfunding guide for ambitious entrepreneurs
As online equity crowdfunding becomes an increasingly popular way for early-stage businesses to access essential funds, ...
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A guide to managing your cash flow
Good cash flow management is essential in every small business if it is to succeed and grow. Our guide includes expert a...
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Guide to controlling your business costs
Need some practical help to control your costs? Our guide includes expert tips and advice to help beat the rising costs ...
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Free professional invoice templates
Want to make a good impression, clearly communicate your payment terms and get paid on time? Find out more about our pro...
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The Art of Being Paid – a free kit to speed up payments
What’s one of your biggest challenges as a business owner? If “being paid” is one of your answers, you’re not alone. ...
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A Taxing Problem: The impact of tax on small businesses
Research undertaken by Sage and published in A Taxing Problem: The impact of tax on small businesses shows that those st...
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Startup Stories: A free guide with advice on running a business
Starting and running a business can be an exhilarating experience. Leaving the world of employment behind so you can tak...
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The ultimate guide to payroll compliance and legislation
Payroll and HR departments face numerous challenges, such as paying your staff on time and making sure they receive the ...
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A guide to transformational versus transactional payroll
How does your business manage its payroll? If you’re not using your payroll data to make better decisions, then it’s wor...
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An ultimate guide to payroll for your small business
As your business grows, the time will come to consider taking on employees. When that step happens you need to start man...
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A guide to managing your payroll in-house
As your business continues to grow, one of the key areas you need to focus on is payroll. And with that comes a decision...
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A guide to Making Tax Digital: Drive digital transformation through financial compliance
Using this guide, CFOs at medium and large businesses can learn how to use Making Tax Digital to trigger digital transfo...
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Self Assessment: A guide for small businesses on filing tax returns
Got a Self Assessment tax return to file but not sure how to go about it? Whether it’s the first time you’re doing it or...
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A quick-start guide to PAYE
If your business employs staff, one of your key obligations will be to run payroll. A major part of this process is deal...
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The A to Z of payroll: A guide on terms and concepts to manage payroll
Get your free, comprehensive A to Z of payroll guide to help you understand key terminology and the basics of payroll, s...
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Key trends changing the face of wealth and asset management
Learn about the four key trends that are changing wealth and asset management by reading this free guide.
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Guide to starting a business
When you're starting a business, taking care of the key start-up tasks properly, and in the right sequence, can help boo...
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A guide to growing your customer base
Our guide is full of insights to help small businesses find new customers and improve relationships with existing custom...
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A free guide to unlock business growth
We're passionate about giving businesses the confidence to succeed and grow. With this in mind, we've created the Going ...
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Ambition in Action: Putting yours to work building your business
Have you got the desire to build your business and see it grow beyond your wildest dreams? Do you want to excite your cu...
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A small business guide to import and export
Deciding whether to start trading abroad? It’s a big decision for any small business to take – but it could be a move th...
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A guide to international trade and mastering the economic climate
Technology is changing the international trading landscape. The likes of artificial intelligence and the Internet of Thi...
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Small business guide to VAT
We know that managing VAT can be a pain for many small businesses... but it doesn't have to be! Our comprehensive free ...
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A free guide to auto enrolment and workplace pensions
If you’re an employer, you’re legally obligated to automatically enrol your eligible employees into a qualifying pension...
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Business plan template for food and drink companies
If you’re thinking of setting up a new food and drink venture, creating a business plan may not be the most exciting ite...
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Business plan template for shops and retail companies
Ecommerce may be booming but opening and running successful shops and retail companies of the bricks-and-mortar variety ...
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Business plan template for online retail and ecommerce companies
Ecommerce is booming as more and more people choose to shop from the comfort of their homes, swiping and clicking to bro...
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Business plan template for professional services companies
Writing a business plan can feel daunting and it’s probably not the thing you’re looking forward to most if you’re setti...
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Get back wasted time: Executive strategies to grow your business
As a business executive, it can be a challenge to be as efficient and productive as possible. What with so many demands ...
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A guide to implementing GDPR: Lessons learned from UK businesses
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on 25 May 2018. The biggest overhaul of data protection fo...
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Fast track your MTD plans: A free guide
Making Tax Digital started on 1 April 2019, beginning with the VAT element, and has changed the way VAT returns are subm...
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A guide to doing business in a post-Brexit future
Brexit is one of the biggest challenges that businesses are facing – both now and in the future when the UK leaves the E...
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A report on how process manufacturers are planning for a brighter future
Is regulatory change affecting your manufacturing firm? If the answer is yes, you’re not alone. According to a new gl...
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The ultimate guide to Making Tax Digital
Making Tax Digital is the UK government’s pioneering initiative to take all tax submission online and to therefore enfor...
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A guide on preparing for Brexit in case of a no deal
Is your business preparing for Brexit? A no-deal Brexit is one of the outcomes that the UK government and the European U...
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A guide to CFO 3.0 and digital transformation beyond financial management
The world of business is changing at a rapid pace. And for the finance department, that sentiment couldn’t be clearer. ...
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Perform at your best: A guide for small businesses
Achieving optimal business performance can be a challenge for any company. With many moving parts to deal with and daily...
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Perform at your best: A guide for medium-sized businesses
Learn how automating manual tasks and effectively using data can elevate business performance.
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Automate your practice: A guide for accountants and bookkeepers
Learn how automation can result in your accountancy or bookkeeping practice providing more value to your clients.
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A guide on transforming the productivity of your business
10 tips to transform your productivity is a guide that will help you reduce the time taken on accounting admin.
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A guide to help you supercharge your business decisions
How do you make business decisions at your company? If gut instinct is your guiding light, then it’s pretty likely that ...
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A report on discrete manufacturing in a changing world
Discrete manufacturing in a changing world is a report that explores how your firm can keep up with business challenges.
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A guide to the VAT domestic reverse charge for construction
Learn about the VAT domestic reverse charge for building and construction services, and what it means for your business.
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How to start a small business in the UK in 2020
Starting a business requires research, dedication and confidence. Got a great idea but unsure where to start? Use our fr...
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The Practice of Now 2020: Essential insights to support accountants and bookkeepers
The Practice of Now makes for essential reading for accountants and bookkeepers. Find out why, then download your free r...
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How to write a business plan
A business plan is essential for reaching financial success. Download our business plan template and use it to help you ...
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The Construction Industry Scheme (CIS): An essential guide for contractors and subcontractors
The Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) can be difficult to implement but our free guide makes it easy. Learn everything ...
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Business continuity: Discover how you can manage uncertainty
Learn about the steps you can take to manage uncertainty and create business continuity plans that will help your compan...
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A manufacturer’s guide to unlocking the value of the circular economy
For a manufacturer, a successful future may involve the circular economy. Read our new business guide to take advantage.
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Guide to employing the perfect person
Employing someone can be a vital step in taking your business to the next level. In this guide, we explain how to make r...
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A guide to managing your people and payroll
People are the most important asset to any business. Invigorate, energise and inspire your employees and your business w...
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A guide on why employee benefits benefit everyone
Employee benefits can play an important role for your business. Think about it. If you want your growing business to ...
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A guide on elevating your payroll performance
Your people are your company’s most important asset. Making sure your payroll processes are working smoothly will help t...
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The essential guide to improving customer experience with integrated CRM-ERP
In a world where it's getting harder to stand out from the crowd on product alone, the importance of a differentiated cu...
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A guide to keeping your business secure online
It has never been more important to keep your business secure. Cloud computing is quickly becoming a mainstay for man...
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The Zen of a Connected Business – free guide
Is your business using different products and apps to manage your customer data? If so, you might be holding back the gr...
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A basic guide to interactive dashboards for small business
Business intelligence aims to summarise financial data in visual and easy-to-understand ways so decision-making is easy ...
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10 smart questions to ask: A guide for choosing accounting software
Starting a business? You'll need software for your accounts. Get your free guide for 10 smart questions to ask before ch...
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Artificial intelligence in 2019: A guide for business leaders
What’s the fuss around artificial intelligence (AI)? Why is there so much buzz around it in the enterprise technology sp...
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Is your business running you? A guide to managing operational challenges
As businesses grow, they become more complex – making everyday tasks more difficult and more time consuming than the day...
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A guide on the future of manufacturing and preparing for Industry 4.0
Global demands on manufacturers mean that business leaders are looking for productivity and efficiency gains. Take advan...
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Move beyond ERP: A guide on moving to a modern enterprise management solution
Taking control of your entire business, from the management of the supply chain to overseeing sales, means it can be run...
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