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Manage the family succession process
Writing and communicating a plan, setting out goals and key stages for transfer of control to a family successor.
One family successor or more?
Benefits of passing a family business to a single individual - and how to make financial provision for the others.
Seven steps to buying a business
All the steps you should take to find and buy a new business.
What is franchising?
The different types of franchises and sales relationships such as distribution and dealership, agencies and licensing.
Family succession: clarify your future involvement
Stepping down from the business and getting the financial independence needed to give your successor a free hand.
Paying workers holiday pay
Employees' entitlement to paid annual leave.
Employee representatives during collective redundancy situations
Consulting employee representatives when you are planning to make 20 or more employees redundant.
Employee representatives during business transfers
Consulting employee representatives when employees are transferring from one employer to another.
Things to consider when choosing a crowdfunding website
Things to consider when choosing a crowdfunding platform.
Advantages and disadvantages of crowdfunding
The benefits and disadvantages of using crowdfunding to finance your business idea.
Is crowdfunding right for your business?
Guidance to help you decide if crowdfunding is right for your business.
Pension representatives
Consulting employee representatives on pension matters.
Regulation of crowdfunding
Overview of the regulation of crowdfunding by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK.
Crowdfunding websites
Overview and examples of crowdfunding websites that can be used to fund your business, project or venture.
Types of crowdfunding
An overview of the different crowdfunding options and the benefits of each.
Recruiting people from outside the UK
Guidance for employers on what you need to do when hiring workers from outside the UK including sponsor licences.
Employment-protection rights for employee representatives
What employee representatives are entitled to do and have, and what may happen if you deny them these entitlements.
Ongoing consultation on health and safety matters
Representatives of employee safety and their employment rights.
Ongoing information and consultation arrangements
Representatives for negotiating and running national and transnational information and consultation arrangements.
Working effectively with employee representatives
Working with employee representatives to improve business performance and avoid disputes.