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The particular tax and legal issues you will need to consider when starting and running a part-time business.

How to keep your home business running smoothly with business development, customer care and administration

How to research and analyse information on an existing business you are thinking of buying.

Rental agreements between tenants and landlords for business property and an outline of what rent reviews are.

Circumstances in which a landlord might take back their premises during the course of a business tenancy.

When a landlord can refuse to grant a new tenancy, and how the tenant can respond or oppose this.

Rules about how to name your business as a sole traders, partnerships and limited partnerships and how to check it.

What you need to consider in order to attract customers to your business because of your business' name.

Rules about using certain words and phrases in your business name and contacting Companies House for further advice.

Register a company or partnership name, rules on choosing names and how to check a name is not trade marked.

How to promote your business name on the internet, how to choose a suitable name and how to register your domain name.

Companies limited by shares or guarantee, registration and applying for charitable status

The rules and procedures you must follow to become a community interest company

How to successfully plan the diversification of your farm through business planning, research, financing and marketing

Community benefit societies explained, including registration costs, asset locks and applying for charitable status

An overview of trusts, charitable trusts, the trust deed, asset locks and development trusts

How to operate and organise an unincorporated association, and decide whether it suits your needs

How you can source start-up finance from within your local community and how to access peer group lenders.

Impartial loan financing information and support to businesses and entrepreneurs looking to develop and grow.