Resource centre
The online resource centre provides you with useful documents to guide you through the start-up process and with the development of your business. Click on the relevant sections to access information on your chosen area.
Starting your own Business from HMRC
Sales and marketing
Need to know how to forecast and plan your sales or worried about delivering a sales presentation for your business? This section provides you with tips and advice on successful selling and marketing techniques that are right for your business.
Business planning
Planning for business is crucial! The business plan is a useful tool to help you clearly define your business idea and your strategy for development. Work through the business plan template in this section which if completed effectively will help you secure finance and make the right business decisions.
Finance
Having trouble trying to create a profit and loss account or a balance sheet for your business? Use the templates in this section to work through and understand your finances.
- Balance sheet template (MS Word)
- Balance sheet example (MS Excel)
- Set up a simple profit and loss account (MS Word)
- Profit and loss example (MS Excel)
- Cashflow management (MS Word)
- Cashflow example (MS Excel)
- Forecast and plan your sales (MS Word)
- Sales forecast example (MS Excel)
- Sources of finance (MS Word)
- VAT (MS Word)
Market research
Do you know everything about you market and where your business is positioned within it? The documents in this section will help you identify opportunities in your market and allow you to understand where you need to position yourself in order to be successful.
Legal issues
Have you chosen the correct legal structure for your business? Does your business need protecting with Intellectual Property Rights? This section explains the differences between various legal structures and helps you to identify if your company must be protected against IP.
Management and personnel
Do you know everything about you market and where your business is positioned within it? The documents in this section will help you identify opportunities in your market and allow you to understand where you need to position yourself in order to be successful.