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Getting Started
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Finance
Finance
Covering everything from grants and loans to crowdfunding and accounting, we hope this section will give you the help to raise, manage and improve your finances.
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Technology
Technology
Product news, reviews and guides to help every business select the right mix of hardware and software. From online security to fleet maintenance, we can help you stay productive and save money.
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People & Premises
People & Premises
Recruiting and managing staff is a massive step in the life of any small business and so is taking on new premises. Get support on the legal and regulatory side of both here.
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News
From entrepreneur profiles and award winners to company growth news and analysis, we provide the insight every business needs to grow and thrive.
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Sustainability
Being a green business is very important in today's world. Business owners have an increasing responsibility to be environmentally friendly and reduce their business' carbon footprint. With green business ideas and information on organic wholesalers and green gadgets, learn how you can not only start an eco-friendly business but also how to improve the green credentials of an existing business. Social enterprises often also have an environmental focus, or have other social or ethical business goals at their core. Below, there is information on setting up a social enterprise including legal issues, funding, ethical business practices and examples of existing social enterprises as well as expert advice on how you can become a social entrepreneur.
Plant based meat: an industry full of potential
January 11, 2024 | 10 min read
Sustainable finance: funding options for eco-friendly small businesses
December 18, 2023 | 10 min read
How to be a net zero hero
September 29, 2023 | 3 min read
How UK startups are contributing to carbon capture targets
August 1, 2023 | 5 min read
How (and why) to become a UK B Corp
December 18, 2022 | 9 min read
National Vegetarian Week: Top 5 sustainable food startups
December 18, 2022 | 4 min read
Leaner and Greener: How I halved my business energy bill by going sustainable
August 4, 2022 | 7 min read
More than half of UK SMEs have invested in sustainability in the last year
June 24, 2022 | 3 min read
What are the legal issues regarding social enterprise?
June 23, 2022 | 2 min read
Impact investment: the Startups guide
June 23, 2022 | 9 min read
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