Financial planning and accounts
Budgeting and business planning
Why business planning and budgeting are important and how to include them in the daily running of your business
Financial and management accounts: the basics
How to use financial and management accounts, analytical accounting tools and reduce the risk of fraud
Set up a simple profit and loss account for your business
The financial records you need to keep in order to report your profit or loss
Balance sheets: the basics
Balance sheets show a business' assets and liabilities and can help you assess a business' financial health
Set up a basic record-keeping system
What you need to record and for how long, with step-by-step guidance on setting up your own system
Investment appraisal techniques
Techniques for assessing potential investments and key factors to consider
Identify which VAT scheme your business is eligible to use
This interactive tool will help you to identify which VAT scheme is right for your business
Avoid the problems of overtrading
How expanding businesses can match production and order cycles using gearing, working capital or quick ratio tests
Advice for seasonal businesses
How seasonal businesses can plan their cashflow, staff and stock levels and other activities
Assess your business' performance
Use our interactive tool to assess how well your business is currently performing
Pension planning for the self-employed
How pensions work, the basic state pension, stakeholder pensions and choosing a personal pension scheme
Consider your exit strategy when starting up
Considering an exit strategy when you set up a business - from a family succession or trade sale to liquidation
Choose and work with an accountant
How to choose the best professional help with bookkeeping and management accounts
