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Business banking services offered by European banks
The different business accounts and business services offered by European banks.
What you will need to set up your business account in Europe
The documents that banks in Europe will require you to submit before you can open your business bank account.
UK business bank accounts for Europe
Business accounts and services from UK banks for doing business in Europe.
Accessibility of European banks
The face-to-face and remote access services you can expect to be offered by European banks.
Single European Payment Area
How the Single European Payment Area (SEPA) operates and how it can benefit business.
Tips to improve business cashflow
What you can do to free up cashflow in order to improve your business.
Assess your business plan to improve your business
The areas of your business that you should assess in order to uncover any problems or potential problems.
How are shares issued?
Issuing share capital and definitions of the relevant terminology.
Making changes to share capital
Companies House must be informed of a change in share capital and of the allotment of new shares.
Paying dividends and paying tax
How and when to pay a dividend to shareholders and how much employee shareholders can reinvest.
Profit reporting: how, when and where?
Reporting deadlines, the form to use and who to send it to.
Do all businesses have to produce formal profit and loss accounts?
What types of business have to produce P&L accounts and why they are a good idea for most businesses.
How to respond to changes in your business market
How to research and understand your marketplace, customers and competitors to improve your business performance.
How to close down your business
What you need to do if your business fails and has to close down or be sold.
Set up a profit and loss account for your business
The financial records you need to keep in order to report your profit or loss.
Profit and loss accounting periods and tax
Accounting periods to use for the self-employed, partnerships and limited companies.
Records for producing a profit and loss account or completing a tax return
The financial records you must keep for profit and loss accounts or to complete personal and business tax returns.
Recording business expenditure
How to record expenditure in different categories and the proof you must keep.
Cost of equipment
How to account for capital items and fixed assets in the profit and loss account
Business expenses
Legitimate business expenses for accounting purposes and how to apportion expenses partly for business purposes.