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Batteries business regulations
Rules for businesses classed as producers, distributors, treatment operators, recyclers or exporters of waste batteries.
Batteries responsibilities for business
Controls on placing new batteries on the market and separate collection, treatment and recycling of waste batteries.
Disposing of invasive plants and contaminated soil off site
How your business can legally and safely dispose of invasive plants and contaminated soil at a waste site.
Reduce the energy used by office equipment
Some simple energy efficiency simple steps that can significantly reduce energy use within your business.
Burying invasive plant material on site
Environmental guidance on legally and safely burying invasive plant material and soil containing invasive plants.
Office equipment energy efficiency
How your business can reduce energy consumption and costs by using office equipment more efficiently.
Apply for bank finance: step-by-step
Before applying for bank finance, take a step-by-step approach so that you have the best chance of success.
Advantages and disadvantages of overdrafts
The flexibility, advantages, drawbacks and costs of using an overdraft facility.
Providing a guarantee for your loan
How loan guarantees can help you secure funding, and details of personal and limited liability.
Debt finance for music businesses
How to raise money for your music project through debt finance, including bank loans, credit cards, overdrafts, etc.
Prepare to raise finance
What you can do to prepare your business to raise finance
How to avoid overtrading: example
A case study of how to avoid a situation of overtrading and the potential disaster it causes.
Balance sheets
Balance sheets show a business' assets and liabilities and can help you assess a business' financial health.
Insure against common business risks
Risks most businesses need to consider insuring against - from fire, theft and equipment failure to unpaid bills and cyber attacks.
Protect your staff with insurance
Insurance to protect you and your staff - key person, critical illness, income protection, private health cover.
Reduce your business insurance risks and premiums
How to pay less for insurance by managing risk - perhaps by improving your health and safety performance.
What insurance does my business need?
Learn about the different types of insurance and how to get help from an insurance broker.
What types of business insurance are legally required?
Information on the types of cover you must have by law - typically employers' liability and motor insurance.
Liability and professional indemnity cover
Insurance against legal claims for damages - public and product liability and professional indemnity cover.
Business insurance when working from home
How working from home could affect your cover - perhaps requiring an increased premium or changes to your property.