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Information that invoices must contain
A valid invoice must contain certain information which may include VAT number, company name, business name and address.
Business growth: market research
Use market research to drive business growth and innovation and to stay ahead of the competition
Business growth strategy and planning
Maximise the chances of business growth success by carefully planning your growth strategy
Business growth: developing skills
Developing effective leadership skills and making the most of other people's abilities can help you grow your business
Reduce your business insurance risks and premiums
How to pay less for insurance by managing risk - perhaps by improving your health and safety performance.
Who deals with bankruptcy and company liquidation claims?
The role of the official receiver, insolvency practitioner, trustee and liquidator, and relevant costs and fees
Making a bankruptcy or company liquidation claim
Submitting a proof of debt form for your claim
Creditors' meetings and creditors'/liquidation committees
Procedures for calling a meeting of creditors and for appointing a creditors' committee or liquidation committee
Conduct and voting at creditors' meetings
What happens at a first meeting of creditors, how an insolvency practitioner is appointed and the rules on voting
Completion of bankruptcy and company liquidation cases
How the official receiver or insolvency practitioner is released from the case and your right to object
Order of priority for repayment of creditors
The strict order of priority in which creditors are repaid
Ensuring you are registered as a creditor
How to find contact details for the official receiver or insolvency practitioner dealing with your debtor's case
Keeping records of workers' documents
Records employers must make and keep to prove their workers are eligible to work in the UK
What is a statutory demand
What a statutory demand is and how long it can last
Serving a statutory demand
How to serve a statutory demand depending on who you are serving it on
Proof of serving a statutory demand
When you need to prove you have served a statutory demand, and when you may need a statement of truth
After serving a winding-up petition
What to do after you have served a winding-up petition on a debtor company
What happens after a winding-up order is made?
What happens to a company after the court makes a winding-up order against it
Check a job applicant's entitlement to work in the UK
How employers must take steps to ensure that a worker is allowed to work for you
Insurance for exporting and importing
Potential risks of exporting and importing, and how to insure against them.