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Best Bookkeeping Software For Businesses In 2022

When you start a new business you may look at hiring a VA, consider what options there are for a call answering service, or of course, look into your options for software for various parts of your business. This could be for managing your customers, sending out your email newsletters, or it could be for […]

by Anita Vickers

How To Expand Your Business Abroad

So, it’s the 21st century, your UK sales are stagnating, and thanks to technological developments, it’s easier than over to expand your business abroad. “British products and services are in demand, and exploring overseas avenues delivers huge growth potential” according to Steve Childs, Head of International for Business Banking at Barclays. It is still one […]

by Sam Wilson

The Argument For Bootstrapping

Bootstrapping your business isn’t usually the first line of many unicorn fairytale stories. When starting a business, many entrepreneurs believe there is fairytale to fulfil. Come up with great idea, start on your quest to find the elusive unicorn, discover a wide old investor who gives you the sack of gold you need to help […]

by Sam Wilson

How to Fund a Start-Up 101

There’s only so far you can go in business before you either a) start running out of cash or b) actually need cash. Once you have reached this point, you realise that you may need to start thinking about funding. But where on earth do you get the funding from? Friends and Family Once we […]

by Sam Wilson

8 Ways To Finance A Business In the UK – A Guide

Do you have a great business idea but you are not sure how to finance it? Have a look at our guide on how to finance a business in the UK.