Starting a business

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Before you begin: Key questions to ask before starting a business.
Getting started: Taking the difficult early steps.
Growing the business: Challenges you will face as your business takes off.
Managing money: How to make sure you have a grip on your finances.
Start-ups - your business and the law: The legal essentials for new start-ups.
Tax and tax planning for start-ups: We can help you to minimise your tax bill.

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18 Jul 2019

Fraud 'costing UK businesses £130 billion each year', report suggests

A report published by the Centre for Counter Fraud Studies at the University of Portsmouth has suggested that fraud costs UK businesses £130 billion each year.

17 Jul 2019

Wage growth 'accelerates to highest rate since financial crisis'

Data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that UK wage growth increased to 3.6% in the year to May 2019 - representing the highest rate since the financial crisis in 2008.

16 Jul 2019

HMRC urges firms to register for MTD for VAT before August

HMRC is urging businesses to register for Making Tax Digital for VAT (MTD for VAT) before the 7 August VAT filing date.

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Fraud 'costing UK businesses £130 billion each year', report suggests

Wage growth 'accelerates to highest rate since financial crisis'

HMRC urges firms to register for MTD for VAT before August