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Credit checking your customers and setting credit limits
How to ensure that business customers pay their bills on time and why you should pay your bills on time.
How to turn around a struggling business
The areas of your business that you should assess in order to uncover any problems or potential problems.
Choose and manage a business bank account
How to choose a business bank account and the benefits of getting value from your current deal.
Factoring and invoice discounting
How to improve cashflow by selling your invoices to a third party.
Name your limited company
What you can and cannot name your company in the UK, including specific words you need permission to use
Starting a business during an economic downturn
Guidance on how to start up a business during a period of economic slowdown and where to get start-up support.
Legal and financial costs expenses
What you can claim for accountancy, legal and other professional fees and information on how to write off bad debts.
Six top tips for business networking
Networking tips for raising your profile, meeting new customers and suppliers, sharing knowledge and sourcing finance
Assess offers to buy your business
How to assess offers for your business and understand the implications of the deal structure.
Franchising options
Business format franchising, licensing, and agency and distribution agreements.
Managing your franchisees
Supporting and motivating your franchisees to grow sales and increase franchising fees.
Advantages and disadvantages of family businesses
Some of the business benefits and common problems which you can encounter when running a family business.
Business exit strategy: selling your business
How to develop key business characteristics that will make selling your business to another business more likely.
Exit strategy: key considerations when starting a business
Overview of the key start-up decisions that could affect your ability to successfully exit your business.
Legal and financial checks when buying a business
Learn about the financial and legal checks you should make when considering buying a business.
Signing and completing the sale of a business
Details of the sale purchase contract and documentation, and the main tasks you must do to complete the sale.
Develop your franchise format
The franchise operations manual, and protecting your brand.
Is franchising right for your business?
Offering franchisees a successful business model, and having the right resources and skills.
Seeking professional advice when buying a business
Information on potential sources that help when buying a business.
Rules on credit agreements
Understand the rules that govern credit agreements between businesses and consumers such as the consumer credit act and consumer contract regulations.