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Your liability for disputed card payments
Customer refunds for fraudulent transactions and for undelivered or defective goods.
What is in a balance sheet?
Fixed and current assets and liabilities are important contents of a balance sheet.
Costs of buying business property
Financial considerations you should take into account when purchasing commercial premises.
Balance sheets
Balance sheets show a business' assets and liabilities and can help you assess a business' financial health.
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.
Advantages and disadvantages of buying an existing business
An overview of the advantages and disadvantages of buying an existing business.
Business transfer agents and business brokers
A business transfer agent or business broker could also help you to find the right business to buy.
How to avoid overtrading: example
A case study of how to avoid a situation of overtrading and the potential disaster it causes.
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.
Payment card security measures
Fraud prevention techniques and your obligation to protect cardholder data that your business stores or transmits.
Advantages and disadvantages of accepting payment cards for sales
Card payments can increase sales, broaden your customer base and cut admin - but watch costs and the risk of fraud.
Where to find a business to buy
Newspapers, trade journals, adverts, magazines, websites and word of mouth will help you find businesses for sale.
What type of business should I buy?
How to choose the right business for you.
Make an offer to buy a business property
Understand conditional offers, lockout agreements, building survey results and raising finance for the purchase.
Funding support for food and drink businesses
Funding support for food and drink businesses in Northern Ireland.
What is a balance sheet and why is it used?
Limited companies and limited liability partnerships must produce a balance sheet as part of their annual accounts.
Compare balance sheets to assess business performance
Use simple balance sheet comparisons to assess business performance internally and against competitors.
Interpreting balance sheet figures
Liabilities, assets, debtors and intangibles can all give you a picture of a business' financial health.
Use accounting ratios to assess business performance
Liquidity, solvency, efficiency and profitability ratio analysis can be used to assess business performance.