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There's many ways to fund a new business - getting a small business loan can help. Here’s our guide to choosing either an unsecured loan or a secured loan.

There's many ways to obtain funding for a new business – from government grants to angel investors – but getting a loan is still the most popular way.

There are start up business grants available from the government. Read our guide to finding and getting small business grants.

Setting up a limited company can provide entrepreneurs with a number of challenges. Overcome them and reach business success with our expert guide.

Buying a franchise is an easy way to start running your own business. Our guide will help you choose the right franchise that best suits your needs.

Choose the best small business software including accounting, office, communications and web design packages – including best free software for start ups.

Funding is essential to getting your new business quickly off the ground. Our guide reveals the funding options for raising finance for a new business.

Ready to launch your new business? Get started with our ten-step guide on how to evaluate a business idea and discover if it will succeed.

Our top tips for email marketing will show you why and how its a great way to engage existing and potential customers in your start up business.

Whether you are launching your business or are already trading, knowing your place within the market is essential for business development.

A Start Up Loan can help you start your own or grow your existing business. We have supported tens of thousands of businesses across the UK to get started.

Employing someone can be a big step for your business. Read our guide on everything you need to know about how to employ someone.

As your business grows, you’ll need to bring in additional people to help. We offer our tips on the alternatives to hiring employees.

It can be hard to know where to begin when you’re starting a business. You’ve come up with a brilliant idea, but where do you go from there?

Knowing how to market your start up is vital so we offer our top tips on how to get customers to notice your new product or service.

As of June 2016, the government-back Start Up Loans scheme has helped more than 38,000 to people become their own boss and build their own business.

We conducted a survey which found that two-thirds of British mums and dads want to leave work to start their own business for this exact reason.

British Business Dreamers survey reveals fear of failure is main trigger preventing ambitious individuals from realising the dream of being their own boss.