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Business tips and advice

We publish a wide range of articles with practical tips and advice from business advisors and industry experts designed to help you build your business. With everything from getting the most out of your website to selecting the right insurance option for you, simply choose the topic you're interested in from the list below.

How to get a mortgage when you’re self employed

Don’t assume you’re out of luck when it comes to being self employed and owning your own property. Applying for a mortgage is achievable, but you...

Starting a handyman business: What do you need to know

If you have a flair for something in life, then it’s probably a good idea to use this to your advantage and make a living from it. So, what if...

Ten weekend side business ideas

According to the latest statistics from the Office for National Statistics around 1.1 million people in the UK have second jobs. That figure has...

How to open your own gym

Many fitness professionals and personal trainers envisage one day opening their own gym, or maybe even a chain. All the big chains started somewhere...

A guide to business banking

Getting the right bank account for your new business is critical – but there are so many different offers and packages available that it can be...

Small business insurance in the UK

When you’re starting a business, it can be hard to know what insurance you need. To help, Simply Business have put together a quick and easy guide...

How to start a photography business

So you’ve been studying photography and know enough to take some pictures of high quality and good composition. You’re keen to get started and set...

How to start a hair stylist business

Many hairdressers realise quite early in their career that owning their own business might be better than working for someone else. Don’t think of...

How to run a courier business

Most courier companies are set up by former couriers, for the simple reason that they know how the industry works. It’s a competitive industry,...

How to start a cleaning business

How many times have you walked into your place of work on a Monday morning and heard someone exclaim: ‘Wow, the cleaners didn’t do a very good job!”...

Starting Up

by Perry Coppen and Brett Creed, co-founders of CrunchPoster CrunchPoster is shaping the online recruitment market by giving recruiters the tools to...

Working Life

By Razan Alsous, founder of Yorkshire Dama Yorkshire Dama is a multi-award-winning cheese company. We produce haloumi that can be enjoyed hot or...

Starting Up

by Chris Evans, founder of Waterfall Ways Waterfalls Ways was borne out of the idea of offering people fun-packed outdoor activities in the heart of...

A day in the life…running a health-conscious jams and spreads business

By Kevin Bath, founder of JimJams It’s often said that great business ideas solve a problem. I completely stand by this. My wife and I came up with...

A day in the life… running a cheese toastie cafe

By Mechelle Clark, founder of Melt Melt is Aberdeen’s first grilled cheese toastie business. We serve good quality, cheese toasties with a twist....

A day in the life… running a charitable start-up workspace enterprise

By Eddie Holmes, founder of Launch 22 Launch 22 is an innovative charity which operates incubators based in Old Street, London and Liverpool. In...

A Matter of Life and Debt – Start Up Loans on the BBC

A new BBC series, A Matter of Life and Debt, takes a look at the lives of people and their businesses, which have been transformed through...

Registering your company name

What’s in a name? For most companies a good or memorable name can be absolutely vital to success, and getting one registered is one of the first...

Finance

What is a balance sheet? A balance sheet is an important document that shows the assets, liabilities and capital of an organisation at a given point...