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Business exit strategy: selling your business
How to develop key business characteristics that will make selling your business to another business more likely.
Business exit strategy: float your business on the stock market
Characteristics your business will need to attract venture capital investment or for a stock-market flotation.
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.
Business exit strategy: close your business
Overview of the circumstances in which you may close your business and the practicalities of how to go about it.
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.
Managing your franchisees
Supporting and motivating your franchisees to grow sales and increase franchising fees.
Change your business structure
You may want to switch from a partnership to a limited company, or the other way round - find out the implications
Running the business after an employee buyout
Training for employees, managers and trustees for their new roles.
Common legal structures for businesses
An overview of the most common legal structures for businesses
Prepare your pitch to secure finance
What to include in your pitch to secure finance and how to structure your presentation
Reporting Aggregates Levy
How to report Aggregates Levy including exemptions, completing your return and sending your return online
Paying Aggregates Levy
How to pay your Aggregates Levy and payment options
Shares and investments - Capital Gains Tax
If you own your business, are a partner, or own shares in a business, you may be entitled to tax reliefs that reduce your Capital Gains Tax bill
Special types of employee pay
How to report employee tips or services charges, incentive awards, shares, holiday pay scheme.
Starting a company or partnership
Guidance for businesses on how to set up, register and name a new company or partnership with Companies House
Stamp Duty on shares
Stamp Duty on shares and securities when you buy through the stock market or a stock broker
Stamp Duty Land Tax: introduction
Stamp Duty Land Tax is usually payable when you buy or lease land or property - it's also sometimes payable on transfers of ownership of property or land
Stamp Duty Land Tax returns
Completing, amending and paying Stamp Duty Land Tax returns
Stamp Duty before December 2003
You pay Stamp Duty when you buy shares using a stock transfer form, on some transfers of interest in partnerships and on land or property transactions entered into before 1 December 2003