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Communicating with business investors
How to legally contact potential investors when trying to raise finance for your business.
Venture capital
How the venture capital investment model applies to small and medium-sized businesses seeking funding.
Get to grips with cashflow (video)
A short video providing business tips for setting up payment plans, invoicing customers and monthly payment targets.
Liability insurance for your business
Liability insurance, your legal liabilities, which types of insurance are required by law and which are optional.
Employers' liability insurance
What employers' liability compulsory insurance is, what it covers and who needs to be covered.
How liability insurance works
Calculating the cost of insurance using book and risk rating for public and products liability insurance.
How venture capital investors work with and exit from companies
How the relationship between a private investor and company works.
Finding and approaching venture capital investors
How to find the right venture capital investment fund and convince it to invest in your company.
What is private equity and venture capital?
How forms of private equity such as venture capital and business angels are used to invest in private companies.
International business travel: employment contracts and policies
Make sure your employment contracts and policies are correct before sending employees overseas.
International business travel: employer responsibilities
How employers can limit risk by meeting their legal obligations to staff travelling for business to a different country.
International business travel: bringing goods or cash on your journey
Restrictions and declarations that may be required when bringing goods and currency on business trips.
International business travel: advance research and planning
Get your research and planning right to ensure the business trip is a success.
International business travel: working hours and pay
Working hours and pay issues employers need to be aware of when asking staff to travel abroad on business.
International business travel: health and safety
Learn more about health and safety and limit your risks before you send employees overseas.
International business travel: expenses
Why keeping receipts for overseas expenditure is essential to claiming expenses for business travel.
Personal protective equipment exemptions
Check if personal protective equipment exemptions apply or if there is an exemption such as equipment for playing competitive sports or non-protective clothing.
Employment businesses - content of terms with work-seekers
Terms that should be agreed with those looking to seek work.
Taking on voluntary staff
The benefits and challenges of taking on voluntary workers.
When an employee resigns
Steps to take when an employee resigns, including carrying out an exit interview and dealing with difficult situations.