Starting a Business

If you are thinking of becoming self-employed, starting a business, or have recently started your business, there is support available to help you establish and grow your business.

Check out our start-up guides

There is a lot of decisions to be made when starting a business, or you are a new business. There are a range of online resources and templates that can help you, including our business guides.

Business Planning	Start Up Finance
How to write a business plan	Start Up Loans Company
Write a business plan	Financing a start-up
Cash flow forecasting	Guide to financing your start up business
Writing a business plan	How to calculate business start up costs

Legal, Tax and Structure of a Start Up	Start Up Marketing and Sales
Set up as self-employed	Marketing, PR SEO and Social Media Toolkits
Choosing the right business structure	E-commerce
Getting started as a limited company director	The seven most popular ways to promote your business
Self Assessment tax returns	Before you do anything else in business, do your market research