Finances

Money in all its forms is key to every small business. Without effectively managing your business finances and accessing sufficient cash to plough into your company operations, you’ll struggle to achieve success. 

This section of BusinessZone.co.uk offers practical advice on the financial issues that matter. Subjects covered include business grants and funding, cashflow management, small business tax issues and loans and insurance.

Con/Lib Dem coalition: Which tax policies would make it?

2010-05-10 16:08 - 1132 reads
tax
Wth a Conservative and Liberal Democrat power sharing deal likely, the ACCA predicts which tax policies of each party would make it into law.

Mervyn King: Win the election and guarantee defeat next time round

2010-05-06 15:59 - 726 reads
Gordon Brown David Cameron Nick Clegg
Whoever wins the election will inherit such a poisoned chalice that their party will be knocked out at the next election and face a generation in the political wildnerness, Mervyn King has claimed.

How to beat the business giants

2010-05-05 11:46 - 2216 reads - 2 comments
David and Goliath
Talking to small business owners, Benjamin Dyer has learnt many lessons about how you can take on big competitors and win. The article offers five tips.

A tour of recession Britain: Is the worst over?

2010-05-05 09:17 - 928 reads
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The UK200Group of accountants and lawyers surveyed small business owners at the height of the recession. Has the situation improved two years on?

Businesses issue 90-day challenge to new government

2010-05-04 10:15 - 1073 reads
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Whatever party gains power after the election, it has 90 days to prove its business credentials, the British Chambers of Commerce has said.

Defining small business in the recession: Blameless 'poor me' SMEs or innovative entrepreneurs?

2010-04-30 09:43 - 2051 reads - 3 comments
word entrepreneur in a dictionary
Two definitions of 'entrepreneur' currently exist, says Robert Craven. Which one are you?

Businesses back Tories and fear hung parliament in major election poll

2010-04-29 16:46 - 972 reads
General Election 2010
In a survey taken by more than 38,000 people, almost half of the small business owners taking part claim they will vote Conservative in the general election.

REPLAY: Live coverage of the final Leaders' Debate - The economy

2010-04-29 12:17 - 2735 reads
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Replay our live coverage of the UK's third prime ministerial leadership debate which focused on the economy.

Politicians fail to commit to ditching IR35

2010-04-29 10:40 - 584 reads
tax bill
Despite promising a review, the Tories have shied away from committing to scrap IR35, the controversial legislation which determines how much tax contractors pay.

Osborne commits to 'unleashing entrepreneurial resources of business'

2010-04-28 13:32 - 622 reads
George Osborne
Entrepreneurship will be at the heart of the next government should the Conservatives win the general election, George Osborne has pledged.
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