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Employing staff for seasonal businesses
Seasonal businesses should use flexible working options and incentives to find and keep high-quality staff.
Finding finance for seasonal businesses
Arrange repayment terms on overdrafts, loans, mortgages, leasing and factoring to suit seasonal highs and lows.
Choosing a leasing company
Advice on sources of asset finance and on making sure your contract terms are suitable.
Types of leasing
An outline of the types of leasing available including finance leasing, operating leasing and contract hire.
Seasonal businesses: make the best use of quieter periods
Ideas for exploiting off-peak periods to improve your business - from marketing to stock control.
Advantages and disadvantages of renting business equipment
Consider cashflow, tax, maintenance and administration when leasing or renting equipment.
Tax and benefits issues for seasonal businesses
How to ease tax bill pressures and learn what benefits are available for low-income businesses.
Identify potential cashflow problems
How to use cashflow forecasts and business plans to avoid financial problems.
How changing market conditions can affect your business
How competitors and market conditions can affect business cashflow.
Signs that your customers are in financial trouble
The importance of staying aware of your customers' financial situation.
Working with banks and other lenders
How to use your bank and bank account to improve your cashflow and avoid problems.
Keep business finance forecasts up to date
Why and how you should assess and maintain your budgets and business plans on a regular basis.
Artificial intelligence in business
Discover what artificial intelligence is, the possible applications of AI in business, and their benefits to your business.
Equity finance
Overview of what equity finance is and how to find it.
Risks and limitations of artificial intelligence in business
Find out about the risks of artificial intelligence for your business, and possible limitations of these new technologies
How are businesses using artificial intelligence?
How to use artificial intelligence to improve your business performance, operational management, marketing and customer services, or simply seize new business opportunities
What is artificial intelligence (AI)?
Artificial intelligence refers to machines capable of intelligent behaviour - here's the definition, the difference between weak and strong AI, and how they are used in business
Equity finance: the equity gap
What the equity gap is, how you could avoid it, and guidance on Enterprise Capital Funds.
Six sources of equity finance
Outline of the various sources of equity finance available to businesses.
Product life cycle
Key stages of product life cycle, and how you can use this information to increase profits and generate sales.