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Is private equity right for your business?
Assess whether your business could benefit from private equity venture capital investment.
Negotiating a venture capital investment deal
The negotiation stages for a venture capital investment deal.
Communicating with business investors
How to legally contact potential investors when trying to raise finance for your business.
Paying social security contributions for workers coming to the UK from the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, or Switzerland
Check where you need to pay social security contributions if you’re from the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland and are working in UK.
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.
Paying National Insurance for workers from the UK working in the EU, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, or Switzerland
Check if you should pay National Insurance in the UK or social security contributions in the EU, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, or Switzerland.
Placing manufactured goods on the market in Northern Ireland
What you need to do to comply with regulations on manufactured goods you place on the Northern Ireland market.
VAT rules for particular trades
Understand the VAT rules and rates for trades including builders, plumbers, plasterers and car dealers
Is private equity investment right for your business?
How to work out if private equity investment is right for your business
Find the right private equity investor
How to find out which investors to approach and make sure you're ready for investment.
Value your business for investment
How to value your business and methods of valuation used by private equity businesses
Examples of artificial intelligence use in business
Common applications of artificial intelligence technology in business, with examples of use in areas of business management, e-commerce and marketing
Innovation opportunities in manufacturing
Find out how to introduce innovative practices across your manufacturing business - from product and process improvements to equipment maintenance
Examples of digital innovation in business
Common applications of Industry 4.0 technologies in business, with examples of use in areas of design, production, customer experience, business management and more