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Commercial mortgages and lenders
How to find a mortgage or broker to suit your business situation.
Advantages and disadvantages of buying business premises
Buying business premises can make good financial sense but it’s also a big commitment, so it’s worth considering the pros and cons.
Should I grow my business?
Understand the different types of business growth and common pitfalls, and find advice to help you decide when and how to grow your business.
Prepare a business plan for growth
How to plan for business growth, what to include in your business growth plan and why you should regularly review it.
Grow your business successfully
How to identify and overcome the challenges and the pitfalls that you may encounter while growing your business
Top tips to prepare your business for growth
Practical suggestions to help you maximise your business potential and plan an effective and sustainable growth strategy.
Strategic planning for business growth
Understand the importance of a clear and effective strategic plan to enable the growth of your business
Advantages of business continuity planning
Benefits of business continuity planning and its role in helping your business cope with possible disasters.
Minimise the potential impact of crises
How to reduce potential threats to your business by taking preventive measures and purchasing insurance.
Test your business continuity plan
How to test a business continuity plan to find out if it will work to protect your business when disaster strikes.
Create a business continuity plan
How to write a business continuity plan, what to include and why should you carry out business continuity planning.
Business impact analysis
Understand the importance of analysing the likelihood and the effects of a crisis on your business.
Advantages and disadvantages of raising finance from friends and family
The advantages and potential problems of finance from friends and family.
Financing from friends and family: loan or investment?
How giving a share in your business is an option if you need long-term funds from friends and family.
False accounting
How following good business practice can help you avoid false accounting and prevent fraud.
Financing from friends and family: tax implications
Understand the tax implications of investment and interest-bearing borrowing from friends and family.
Setting up a loan or investment with friends or family
Why you should treat finance from friends and family as a formal arrangement.
Legal agreements with friends or family
The importance of ensuring that a formal agreement clearly covers the terms on which money is provided.
Business organisational structure
Different types of business organisational structure, their pros and cons, and the reasons why you might want to change your business structure.
Hierarchical organisational structure
Understand the features, advantages and disadvantages of hierarchical organisational structure and find out how tall hierarchy could benefit your business