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Practical advice for business
 
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Real help with finance now

Real help with finance

Find real finance help for the economic downturn

A new dedicated Business Support Service designed to meet the needs of businesses'

Time to pay

Find out how HMRC can help you with your tax payments if your business is affected by the economic downturn

Use our tools and guides to get advice that could help your business during the economic slowdown

Help for businesses

Use our guides and tools to find advice and support during this challenging economic climate

Use our new tool to help you comply with the law

Are you taking on a new employee?

Use our tool to help you comply with the law

Use our tools and guides to help your business reduce costs and increase profit margins

Reduce your business energy bills

Save energy and make your business more efficient

New ID cards for foreign nationals can help you check whether your staff can work in the UK

Identity cards

Identity cards can help you check whether your staff are entitled to work in the UK

Use our interactive tool to search for an available company name and trade mark

Company name and trade mark checker

Use our tool to search for available names and trade marks for your business

Do you know how much holiday to give your staff?

Holiday entitlement

Do you know how much holiday to give your staff?

Find out how your business can safeguard valuable resources such as intellectual property

Protect your intangible assets

Find out how your business can safeguard valuable resources such as intellectual property 

Use our new podcast service to access business advice on the move

Business podcasts

Listen to business advice on the move with our new podcast service

At-a-glance guidance about new and changing regulations that affect small and medium-sized businesses

Regulation updates

Keep track of regulation changes affecting small business with our at-a-glance guidance

 
Plan ahead for regulations due to come in to force on 1 October

October 2008 regulation changes

Find out how the 1 October regulation changes affect your business

Help shape European and national policy to be more small business friendly by taking part in consultations on new regulations affecting your business

Consultations

Take part in consultations on new regulations affecting your business

Find out how to sell with these three new guides

New sales guidance

Find out how to sell with these three new guides

Information about flexible working, how to implement it and the benefits it can bring to your business

Flexible working

Find out how flexible working can benefit your business 

Businesslink.gov.uk launches the UK Trade Tariff, new guidance and tools

Trading abroad? Thinking of starting?

Use our free tools and guidance, including the UK Trade Tariff, to help you import and export

We, in conjunction with BERR, and HM Treasury have worked together to answer your questions

Do you bank in Iceland?

We, in conjunction with BERR, and HM Treasury have worked together to answer your questions

 
 
 
 

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