Starting up
In this section we explore issues that are of particularly relevance when you are starting up. We have included them under the following headings.
- Developing your business idea
- Your business structure
- Setting up
- Accounting systems
- Payroll and PAYE
- National Insurance contributions
- VAT
- Income tax
- Corporation tax
Many of the issues you face will be common to all businesses and we recommend that you explore other areas of the site. You may be interested in the following pages, for example:
- in Buying a business, the page on whether you should buy a business or set up from scratch.
- in Running a business, the page on your business premises
- in Growing a business, the page on obtaining finance
