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Starting a business involves many considerations. Learn the importance of knowing your obligations around business tax, insurance and the law.

A scalable business increases profits but also lowers costs. It's about delivering more for less. Learn 8 ways to scale your own business.

Learn more about how to analyse your skills, find ways to build on them, and use your transferable skills to get your new business going.

Before spending money on launching a business, test your idea to ensure it will work and to spot issues before they become expensive problems.

With a limited budget, many traditional ways of marketing a business might feel out of your reach. Learn some cost-effective marketing tactics to reach your target customers and make your budget go much further.

What can your business do if it wants to attract new customers but lacks the budget to dedicate to marketing and promotion? Find out here.

Starting a business is hugely challenging and demands a certain set of characteristics. To find out what it takes to be successful, read these insights from some current entrepreneurs.

From troubleshooting cash flow problems to spotting cost savings, business owners reveal accounting tips that help them stay profitable.

Read why most successful businesses share the same traits and read practical tips on how you can give your own business the best possible chance of success.

Learn what it means to be self-employed, the different ways you can work for yourself, the pros and cons of doing so, and what it costs.

Find out what government financial support is available during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic for people who are self-employed, and how to apply.

Learn some easy steps to take to increase your credit rating and make yourself more creditworthy.

Viral marketing is any piece of marketing material that engages your target market on a large scale and is shared widely.

Customer experience is the relationship your business has with its customers. It covers any aspect of your business that the customer experiences.

Whatever type of company you operate, Brexit is likely to have an impact on your business. Learn more about the effects of the UK's exit from the EU.

A place on the shelves of a supermarket can see sales soar, boost brand awareness and gain a place in the nation's weekly shopping baskets.

With businesses facing fines of up to €20m or 4% of worldwide turnover for a serious data breach, it pays to take steps to protect customer data.

Careful planning and research, along with taking care of business essentials can go a long way to boosting the chance of a successful launch.