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Finding your way through the maze of information available on the internet presents a challenge. Here in our business centre you will find wide-ranging content covering aspects of business planning and management. Our eleven business guides will lead you into over 100 fact and information centres.

We welcome the opportunity of advising you in any of these areas - do please contact us for advice or if you have suggestions for guides that should be included in this online information service.

Budget Day 22 June 2010

Our site has now been updated to include details of the raft of announcements made by Chancellor George Osborne in his first Budget Speech. These changes include a new rate of capital gains tax of 28% and an increase in entrepreneurs’ relief from £2 million to £5 million.

Do you have a capital gain? Check our Capital gains tax calculator.

Discover our planning and tax planning insights

Business start-up: Looking to turning your business dreams into a reality? Our extensive experience and advice can signpost you to success.
Limited companies: More than 25 information guides including insights for company directors regarding the tax system for companies and how to save tax.
Business finance: Keeping your business dynamic and forward-looking is not just a matter of chasing new customers. It involves every aspect of the business operation, from marketing to product development, from administration to training, from financial management to creative thinking.
Your customers: The customer-driven business is a successful business. Here we look at ways of understanding your customers, of keeping them happy and of measuring their value to your business.
Your employees: No matter how much cash there is in the bank or how large its stock is, a firm's most valuable asset is its employees. Taking care of your staff can make the difference between an ordinary business and a truly successful one.
Recession news centre: We have a range of up to date articles and commentaries on the effect of the recession on small businesses, banks, lending and saving, the economy and pensions and investments.

Partnerships: Are you a partner? Review these guides to discover important information about partnerships and planning.
Sales and marketing: No business can afford invisibility, which is why the way a business markets itself and how it plans its sales are vital to its development and growth.
IT and e-business: Information technology and the internet are increasingly central to businesses of every size and of every sector, and are set to become even more important in the future.
Business regulations: There are a number of rules with which businesses and employers need to comply. This section details the latest regulations to have come into effect.
Business and the environment: The actions that are being taken by governments to combat climate change will have a significant impact on businesses over the coming years. As well as helping to safeguard the environment, going 'green' can have several other advantages for a firm.
Selling your business: A strategy to maximise the assets of your business on its sale requires patient, advance planning.

Upcoming deadlines

Sep 19 2010	CIS return date Construction Industry Scheme : Monthly return due for period to 5th of month
Sep 30 2010	Company accounts filing deadline Company Accounts Filing Date Filing deadline at Companies House (Northern Ireland: Companies Registry) of accounts for private companies with a year ended 31 December 2009 and for public companies with a year ended 31 March 2010 CT61 date End of CT61 quarterly period Corporation tax return date Filing deadline for Corporation Tax Return Form CT600 for period ended 30 September 2009 to be submitted to HMRC Small business rate relief date In England, closing date for business ratepayers to claim Small Business Rate Relief for 2009/10 financial year.
Oct 01 2010	Fuel duty increase Fuel duty to increase in real terms by 1 pence per litre Corporation tax Due date for payment of Corporation Tax for year ended 31 December 2009, for those companies not liable to pay their liability by instalments.

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