Owning a buy-to-let property requires due consideration. While there’s the appeal of steady rental income, there are also many points of expenditure to bear in mind. As always, the difference between a positive investment and a financial headache comes down to preparation.
This guide is a comprehensive look at starting an e-commerce business. It covers all the steps you need to take as well as a diving into building a professional financial plan.
Startups by their very nature are breaking new ground. It’s perhaps ironic then that many are founded by entrepreneurs who have trodden this ground before, who know the ropes of setting up a business, driving customer acquisition and finding funding and bringing together positive teams.
As the country is locked down again, many businesses are forced to close. But there’s one kind of business that can stay open! Find out how to open your very own food van with our comprehensive guide.
Data is an invaluable resource that businesses cannot afford to ignore. However, how do you get actionable insights from such data? Explore this topic with us in our latest article.
One of the most popular businesses to start in the UK is a dog walking business. It’s no surprise really, it’s easy to get going and costs very little. In this guide, we walk you through every single step and breakdown the financial plan at the end. You’ll be up and running in no time!
Startups need watch their burn rate. This article is for you if you haven’t heard the term “burn rate” associated with anything other than exercise before.
A SWOT analysis can help you see your startup from different perspectives and angles that you may not have before.
Writing a business plan doesn’t have to cost a penny. Here’s a guide to help you get a professional looking initial business plan written up for free.
Start-ups can happen very quickly. Or at least, that’s how they look from the outside. This guide goes through the steps to start up a business in the UK, including writing a business plan and marketing plan.
Estimating your start up costs can be daunting. Let us help you identify what you need to research when putting together your initial start up budget.
Starting your own business venture can be very exciting, but it often requires a critical ingredient for success: capital. Whether you’re a startup looking to turn your idea into reality or an already established business owner seeking to grow, securing the necessary funding can be an overwhelming tas
The Rule of 72 is a fundamental financial concept that provides a quick and easy way to estimate the time it takes for an investment to double in value, based on a fixed annual rate of return.
Ever wondered what the best ways to find competitors for your upcoming business? How do you analyse them? Don’t worry we cover all the ways you can find your competitors, both local and online. Then we’ll go through the ways that you can analyse them to influence your business decisions.
Whether you’re an established food truck/van owner or you’ve just got the seed of an idea, you’ll know that it’s necessary to create a cash flow forecast if you want a chance at success. Get started now with our in-depth guide.
In this guide, we will provide step-by-step instructions on how to create a comprehensive cash flow forecast specifically tailored for a gardening business
Whether you’re starting or you already have a clothing business, one thing which is often overlooked is the financial forecasting aspect of it. In this article I’m going to be covering how to create a cash flow forecast for a clothing business. I’ll cover the key areas with examples of their significance in a clothing business. Then, step by step, I’m going to build a cash flow forecast!
Using ChatGPT to write a business plan might sound appealing, but it’s not as simple as relying on AI for the entire process.
Are you considering or running a business from home? It can be very rewarding, though not without its challenges… Jo Thornley’s guest article this week explores these problems and their potential solutions.
One of the major benefits of being an e-commerce business owner is the ability to connect your e-commerce platform to a range of other systems that can all work together in unison. These help to build stronger insights and more informed decision making.
In our newest ‘starting a business’ article, we take a look at one of the most popular business to start in the last year – cake baking!
If you’re here, chances are you’re starting – or thinking about starting – a dog walking business . While many see dog walking as a fun side gig, if money is exchanging hands, it’s still a business. But does every dog walking business need a cash flow forecast ? Not necessarily. However, if you’re relying…
Join us for a detailed guide on starting a gardening business in the UK, we walk through all the necessary steps from market research all the way through to creating a detailed financial plan. Starting a gardening business is easier than you think, if you’ve got a green thumb, check this article out!
So, you want to start your own clothing business? Welcome to the guide on how to do just that. In this guide, we’re going to cover everything you need to start your own fashion label, including ideation, growth and so much more!
In this article, we’ll be exploring how to set up your own website. We’ll look at everything from how to purchase a domain name to how to host your own website.
In this article we explore the ways you can protect your business. You’ve got a minimum viable product and know how you’re going to market it. You now need to make sure you protect your business from the law and to ensure people don’t steal your idea! In this article, we’ll be looking at how to patent and trademark your intellectual property designs, what terms and conditions and privacy policies are and why you need them, and how to protect your company from breaching GDPR.
You’ve started marketing your product or service. How can you tell if it’s doing well or not? Well in this post we’ll walk you through how to measure the success of your campaigns with practical examples.
In this post, we’ll talk through what a marketing channel is and the options you have. From traditional to more experiential channels, we help you choose a channel that suits your business best.
This week, we’re going to explain the concept of the marketing funnel. We’ll walk through the stages and show you how understanding the three stages is the one of the keys to more conversions and sales.
One of the pitfalls fledgling entrepreneurs can fall into is getting stuck in the costly product development process. Lot’s of time and money gets invested into a business before customer feedback gets involved. When customer feedback eventually does get involved it can derail a lot of the work that has been put in. Creating early prototypes for the purpose of gathering feedback is a good way to avoid this issue.
Your Unique Selling Point is your competitive edge – the reason that people will buy from you rather than your competitors. This guide will teach you how to identify product features that your target market wants and what your competitive advantage is.
Struggling to come up with ideas for businesses? Don’t worry, we’ll take you through an easy process for coming up with business ideas that match your skillset. We’ll take you through how to identify a gap in the market, if it’s a good business idea and whether it’ll be profitable.
For many entrepreneurs, borrowing is a necessary evil as few new businesses have the capital to be entirely self-funded. In this article, I’ll explain the role credit scores play in startup funding and some of the credit score-based borrowing options available.
There are a lot of elements to starting and running a personal training business that you might not have thought of yet. This step by step guide takes you through setting up the fitness business of your dreams!
For as long as things have been getting dirty, people have been paying to have someone clean it, and a cleaning business is one of the simplest businesses to start, with a minimal outlay and lots of room to grow. This week, we take an in-depth look at starting a cleaning business.
