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Health and safety risk assessment for home businesses
Identify possible risks in your home including fire, noise, hazardous substances, and electrical appliance safety.
Building regulations and planning permission for home businesses
Building regulation, planning permission, and business rates considerations when running a business from your home.
Advantages and disadvantages of working from home
Home working could reduce costs but you may have trouble separating home life from work so weigh up the pros and cons.
Check a job applicant's entitlement to work in the UK
How employers must take steps to ensure that a worker is allowed to work for you
Home business work equipment and workstation setup
Take steps to ensure your home workplace is safe and secure and your output and sensitive data are fully protected.
Running a business from home: checklist
What you should consider before setting up a workplace in your home.
Tax considerations of working from home
The tax implications of working from home including VAT, Capital Gains Tax, and business rates.
Foundation degrees explained for employers
A Foundation degree is a higher education qualification mainly delivered in local colleges which combines academic and work-related learning.
Six tips for choosing the right business property
Six tips to help you find a suitable commercial property to buy or rent for your business.
Legal considerations when choosing business property
Key legal obligations and restrictions to consider when choosing commercial premises.
Choose the right location for your business premises
Identify the advantages and disadvantages when deciding on a suitable location for your commercial property.
Search for commercial property
Specifying what you want when searching for business premises and where you can search for suitable commercial property.
What higher education is
Types of higher education qualifications that are available to your employees
Benefits of higher education and work-based learning
Types of higher education qualifications and how they can improve motivation and reduce staff turnover
Recruiting higher education students
Ways to incorporate higher education skills into your business
Property changes and business rates
How making alterations to your property or the type of business you use them for can affect your business rates.
Business property specification
Preparing a specification that sets out what you want when starting a search for commercial premises.
How business rates valuations are calculated
Valuation for newly built properties, alterations to an existing property, specialist schemes, and appealing your valuation.
Paying business rates
Payment options available for you to pay your business rates bill, what you should do if you can't pay your bill, and what will happen if you don't.
Help available for business rates
Information on various rate relief and support schemes for businesses.