Finance the Business

When you come to start your own business, you need to understand the various revenue duties that it will be subject to, so you can budget for them....

Although it might be tempting to spend money on a whim, regardless of when you expect to see a return on your investment, this is not a sustainable...

Value Added Tax (VAT) is a charge based on a fixed percentage of the selling price of goods and services. Companies that are registered for this tax...

Sooner or later, you will probably need to raise some money, either to launch a new venture or to allow an existing one to grow. There are various...

If you are planning to sell your business, there are various routes you could take. This article discusses the most common ones so that you can make...

It’s easy for errors to creep into your financial records. It’s easy to make mistakes when adding up column upon column of figures. Double-entry...

How much of a gambler are you? As an entrepreneur, chances are that you’re quite a risk-taker. Even if you think you operate in an established and...

Not every small business has to appear out of nowhere with a fanfare and millions in venture capital behind it. Instead, it is possible to start a...

The government and other organisations are keen to promote enterprise. They may offer grants to businesses in order to encourage them to invest in...

A profit and loss (P&L) account, also known as an income statement, is a financial record of a company’s income and expenditure over a...

Sometimes you feel like giving up. We all do – that’s just human nature. But what separates you and your fellow entrepreneurs from the rest of the...

There are many different approaches you could take to calculate the financial worth your small business. Multiple of Earnings If a business has...

In the early days of private equity, venture capitalists (VCs) tended to be wealthy individuals and families who would privately finance...

How do you determine what price to charge for your goods and services? Do you just copy your competition, or try to undercut them? You could be...

Although companies exist to make a profit, it is cash that is the lifeblood of business. If more money is flowing into a company than flows out then...