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Your business markets and competitors
Define your market, identify your target customers and main competitors and look to the future to anticipate change.
What a business plan should include
How to make a clear and simple plan for how your business will move through the startup and growth phases.
Business plan: marketing and sales
Sectors covering price, customers, your sales channels, distribution methods, promotional strategy and sales plan.
The audience for your business plan
Your business plan will need to be ready for an external audience to view if you're seeking finance or investment.
Succession planning in family businesses
How to balance family relationships and business needs to draw up a fair, effective and tax-efficient exit strategy.
Financial forecasts for your business plan
What to include in your business sales, cashflow and profit and loss forecasts, including financial forecast examples.
Tips for presenting your business plan
Tips for business plan presentation, such as appendices, proofreading and further advice and support.
Managing conflict in family businesses
Using family constitutions and encouraging good communication to manage conflict and channel it as a driver for change.
Download a business plan template
Free downloadable business plan template with tips and guidance to help you write a successful business plan.
Business plan: your operations
Information to include about how you will source, procure, create and deliver the goods or services you will be selling.
Identify how much money your start-up business will make
Concentrate on cashflow estimates in the first year, not expected profit, to help ensure your business stays afloat
Cut business costs to increase start-up cashflow
Some simple, common-sense steps to consider when trying to make significant start-up business cost savings
What happens if I don't pay my rate bill?
Action that may be taken by Land & Property Services if you fail to pay your business rates.
Pay business rates by internet or telephone banking
How you can pay your business rates bill using internet banking or telephone banking.
Pay business rates by standing order
How to set up a standing order to pay Land & Property Services your business rates bill.
Pay business rates by telephone
Pay your rates over the telephone using the Land & Property Services automated payment service.
Pay business rates by cheque
How to pay your business rates bill by cheque.
Pay business rates online
How to set up online payment for your rate bill through Billpay.
How Land & Property Services uses your information
How LPS uses customer data and how they protect this data under the legislation.
Business rates: occupying and leaving a property
How your business rates are affected if you occupy or leave a property and how to inform Land and Property Services of changes.