Starting-up

Why it can pay to buy an existing business

If you’re looking impartially and unemotionally at the options ahead when starting your own business, you have to admit...

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Starting a small business – Frequently Asked Questions

Here are some of the questions about starting a business that come up frequently. Q: I’m thinking about turning my hobb...

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Calculating your break-even point

Before you start a business, and perhaps leave a job, try working out if your idea will be worth the risk. If you’re co...

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Buying a business how much should you invest?

It can be easy for your heart to rule your head when you find a business you want to buy. However, if you don’t do thor...

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How to complete a SWOT analysis

A SWOT analysis is used to help fine-tune your business strategy by examining internal and external factors that may help or ...

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Calculating start-up costs – how much money do you need?

Before you start a business, you need to know exactly how much money you’ll need, and where it’s coming from. You...

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Break-even analysis

The break-even point is the point at which your company makes enough money to cover its costs. Past this point, the company s...

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Will your business idea work?

Coming up with a new idea is exciting, and you probably want to jump straight in and make it happen. But before you invest to...

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Seven ways to tell if your business idea will succeed

Document the positives in your business plan to persuade both yourself (the most important person) and stakeholders such as l...

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