We know that understanding the many different types of financial product in the marketplace and how they can support your business can be difficult.
Our Making business finance work for you guide is designed to help you make an informed choice about accessing the right type of finance for your business.
In this expanded edition of the guide, we’ve highlighted the nine most common challenges you might face, and the types of finance that could help you meet them, to help you move your business forward.
Making business finance work for you - download
- Designed to help businesses know what type of finance is right for them
- Discover the types of finance you can use to start a business
- Learn how finance can support your business growth
- Understand how to consolidate debt or purchase a major asset
- Read chapters on working capital, importing/exporting, R&D and more
Our other free guides
Start-up to scale-up: a small business owner’s guide for growth
- Understand the financial considerations of growing your business
- Build a stronger financial foundation for sustainable growth
- Explore strategies for scaling into new products, services and markets
- Discover funding options and support for growing businesses
- Get your business financially ready to seek funding
- Strengthen financial controls and manage the costs of growth
- Learn how to grow your customer base through focused marketing
- Explore practical ways to use AI to improve efficiency and support growth
Fresh Start Guide
- Explore whether self-employment could be right for you
- Build your confidence and identify your skills
- Understand the common costs of setting up a business
- Develop your business idea and plan your finances
- Learn how self-employment could affect your benefits
- Get guidance on customers, suppliers and marketing
- Discover useful technology, free tools and business support
- Learn how to adapt to change and navigate your first six months in business
The essential guide to starting a business
- Conducting market research on customers and competitors
- Choosing a company structure
- Figuring out your insurance and tax requirements
- Developing your business strategy and sales forecast
- Writing your business plan
Guide to business resilience - download
- Back yourself – hear from our ambassadors on confidence tips for new founders
- financial planning and resilience
- funding options and guidance
- focusing on customers
- technology solutions
- energy use solutions
- supply chain solutions
- making the best use of technology
- recruiting and supporting staff
- mental health and wellbeing
Read the Essential guide to marketing
- How to research your target market and test your business idea
- Creating a marketing plan and setting goals effectively
- Building a business website and attracting online customers
- Low-cost options for on and offline advertising, affiliate marketing and PR
- Free and cheap ways to market your business on a shoestring budget
Essential Guide to PR
- Crafting effective press releases
- Working with journalists
- Engaging customers with social media
- Maximising your website
Social Media toolkit - download
- Choosing the right social media platforms for your business
- Creating a social media strategy
- Techniques you can use to save time and money
- Using social media advertising to build your business
- How to monitor competitors on social media
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