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This article looks at what make up the most common accounting practices and how you - as a sole trader or limited company - can use them to help your business...

Loans from high street banks are a common route for inventors to raise finance to take their inventions further, but soft loans obtained through government initiatives…...

Transforming yourself from inventor to entrepreneur is the crucial part of turning your invention into a business, and you may need to change the way you think as well…...

This article looks at how - as a newly set up business with a new product - you can cover the cost of exporting to other countries...

If you have a small business and need financing what do you do? We look at Small Business Loans (SBLs) and offer some advice...

The DTI's Grants for Research & Development, administered through the regional development agencies, are a good source of matched early-stage funding for developing an…...

Grants, loans and venture capital are all methods of helping develop an invention into a viable business, and in each case it's important to see your invention in…...

For an invention which has already progressed to being a business, securing venture capital investment is a common way to fund expansion and continued development....

Thinking about and presenting your invention as part of a new business, is important to securing a favourable loan, and in the process is crucial to transforming you…...

This article looks at how to maintain an agreed overdraft and what steps a small business or sole trader can take to safeguard themselves from large debts if a…...

This article looks at ways to secure funds for your business against assets the business already owns....

Studying design and engineering can be an excellent way for a young inventor to gain expertise and a background which will make independent invention and new product…...

Submitting an invention to competitions is a great way to achieve funding and publicity. There are organisations around the world looking for new product ideas....

This article looks at Tax Returns and the subsequent VAT inspections which may occur if there are what Her Majesty's revenue and customs deem to be inaccuracies...

This article looks at how to register your company as a limited company...

There are a number of grants available to help inventors turn their innovations into businesses. This article looks at the most significant of these, the DTI's R & D…...

Business angels may expect a high return on their investments, but inventors who use them can have the double benefit of funding and expert advice....

This article looks at business banking and how it can be useful to your company...

This article looks at how the yearly finances are measured against sales and also how year end accounts are put together; the article also looks at dividends for…...