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Many business owners, over the years, have utilised personal credit cards to settle annual business tax. Unfortunately, legislation which has been instated since January 2018, now no longer allows this method of payment.

Over the years, economies worldwide have seen a significant increase in entrepreneurial ventures. Several of the world’s most lucrative businesses were sparked by one great idea. The idea was put into action, nurtured over time and grown into a fully-fledged company.

As a small business owner, the current economic climate can be quite daunting and unpredictable. This can become quite worrisome, but there are measures that we can take to safeguard against unforeseen circumstances that can lead to a business closing its doors.

Contrary to initial feelings debt is not always a taboo phrase in business, as we have all learnt in our adult life, to get credit, you need to show that you can manage it. The only way that this is done is by having a healthy and manageable amount of debt.

The term ‘secured loan’ has several defining characteristics. Typically, it describes a low LTV product, a property charge, a long processing time combined with high legal and valuation costs. It can work out expensive for your clients and is almost always a lengthy, time consuming process for everyone involved.

What is an SME? We hear the term over and over again, sometimes as much as the dreaded word ‘Brexit’. What does that actually mean? According to Companies House, a small business has a turnover of less than £6.5 Million and less than 50 staff.

So you’ve got your business plan. What’s next? A great idea and a lot of ambition aren’t enough to build a business you also need funding. With this realization comes the fact that, you’ll have to make some decisions about where to seek business funding.

Fast, reliable, friendly. Sound familiar? Phrases the lending market uses all too often. But are they? Looking at some of the rates of interest, they’ll certainly be friendly, possibly even fast, but reliable? flexible? Innovative? Not so sure about that.

Do you think running a business will be easy? Being your own boss, setting your own schedule, and following your dreams seem amazing in theory. But there are obstacles all business owners must overcome.

Ideally, your site is meant to bring in new customers and give returning customers a sense of familiarity. However, everything from bad design to technological issues may be negatively impacting your online performance.