1. Start-up business plan essentials: Testing your business idea
Field research is a key part of analysing your market and will help you build a successful business plan and brand. Here's how to carry it out effectively...…
Planning
Writing a business plan is a crucial step in starting your own business. In this section, there are plenty of tips and advice on start-up business plans, from how to write a business plan to presenting your plan to investors.
How to choose a business name
Choosing a business name is a vital first step in bringing your business to life. Here’s how to choose one that brings success and growth…
How to create a business continuity plan
What needs to go in to make sure you’re covered for all eventualities?…
Retail marketing: a guide to promoting your shop
Learn how to get ahead of the retail business crowd with these useful retail marketing tips…
Retail business plan: how to write a business plan for a retail store
Creating a business plan is a daunting prospect, but don’t be afraid – we’ve written this helpful guide to get you started…
How to calculate the size of your target market
To prove the viability of your business idea, you’ll need to find out how many customers your start-up can potentially sell to. This guide explains how…
Business plan template
Get guidance on what goes into a business plan…
7 important factors to consider before starting a business
Cut out the risk and give your startup the best chance of success by following these seven top tips from Quality Formations' Graeme Donnelly...…
How to find great suppliers to start a product business
Wherever you source from, you need to put in the groundwork. But where do you start and how do you identify quality suppliers? Startups investigates...…
Start-up business plan essentials: Understanding your customers
We look at how the ‘hierarchy of needs’ can help you analyse your business' market and define what your customers want…
The Software as a Service (SaaS) and subscription business model
As more and more businesses are signing up to the cloud – should you cash in on one of the biggest recent trends in online commerce?…
The pay-as-you-go business model
An attractive option for customers, this revenue model lets buyers pay small amounts for utilities 'on-demand'…
The affiliate and commission-based business model
This tried and tested revenue model lowers the barriers to adoption while making it possible for you to take a slice of the action…
The white labelling business model
Allowing you to widen your customer reach and potentially create additional revenue, this model lets the technology behind the brand do the talking...…
The online marketplace business model
This popular revenue model connecting buyers and sellers is a numbers game. High traffic volumes or high value transactions are key...…
Start-up business plan essentials: Preparing for change and growth
It’s hard to know exactly what path your business journey will take but planning as much as you can for the unpredictable is key. Here’s why…
Starting a business? 7 things you need to do first
You’ve got a business idea but what are the next steps? Startups has compiled a launchpad guide to help you put the foundations in place for business success…
How to increase the attractiveness of your product or service
Find out how price anchoring can alter the perception of your product or service’s value for money…
Start-up business plan essentials: Preparing for the oral presentation
10 vital tips to ensure your business pitch is successful…
Start-up business plan essentials: Creating vision, value and mission statements
How to create long-term business goals to guide and unite your organisation…