Finance & Admin...
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Incorporation
When starting a small business, there are a number of key considerations that should be addressed at an early stage. Primary amongst these is the...
Approaching Investors for Your Business
New business investment is a dwindling area. As the credit crunch bites, any investor worth their salt has been tightening their belt. It has...
Avoiding the Most Common Business Plan Mistakes
A business plan is potentially the most important document for any new business. It should act as a calling card for potential new investors,...
Carbon Footprints and Your Business
Climate change and the environment is one of the key political issues of our time. It is particularly notable in that it has captured the imagination of the public at...
Financing a Social Enterprise
A social enterprise is, as has been explored in an article elsewhere on this section, a business. The concept of the 'double bottom line' underscores the fact that a...
Getting a New Business Bank Loan
For any start up business, securing sufficient funding is an immediate and potentially difficult challenge; indeed, many businesses never clear this first hurdle....
Joining a Trade Organisation
Running a small business can frequently be a fairly lonely experience. On a day-to-day business you may well be dealing with clients or employees, but it is easy to...
Keeping Accurate Accounts for Your Business
If you are considering setting up your own photography business, there are a number of practical factors that you should take into consideration....
Legal Structures of Businesses
All too frequently, a new business is established with little consideration for the practical implications. Many entrepreneurs set out on new ventures, excited (as...
Making Realistic Sales Forecasts
Forecasting sales is amongst the most important tasks facing a new business. If your business plan is aiming to secure third party investment then it is vital that it...
Photography Business: Alternative Finance Sources
As a business owner, finance will be amongst your top priorities. A successful photography business needs some money to get it off the ground,...
Raise Capital Through Government Grants
Raising capital is one of the most significant and immediate problems facing any start up business. Initial capital is required for a number of...
Self Employment Rules and Regulations
The majority of small businesses begin with one self employed individual setting up as a sole trader. This is particularly true of the more...
The Rules on Employing People
Many photography businesses are established because the owner, previously a freelance photographer, has found that they cannot deal with the volume of work that they...
What is a Limited Liability Partnership?
When establishing a new business, legal structures may not be at the forefront of your mind. The likelihood is that your time will be taken up with...
What is a Social Enterprise?
Social enterprise is a growing phenomenon in which the UK is leading the field. Social enterprise organisations are businesses, but they have are distinct from regular...
What is IR35?
IR35 is a piece of legislation enacted when Gordon Brown was Chancellor. IR35 came into force in April 2000, and was designed to ensure that what had become known as...
Writing a Business Plan
When starting a business of any type, whether photographic or otherwise, it is vitally important to be clear of the objectives, and aware of the potential problems. To...
