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Asset finance is a financial product that allows a business to acquire an asset new to its organisation via leasing or hire purchase.

Discover the essentials of filing annual accounts with Companies House, learn how credit reference agencies use your data, and the consequences of late filing.

Learn when and why you might need a business valuation, and different methods to calculate the value of your business with our guide.

Are you ready for asset-based lending? Our checklist helps you understand whether this type of finance is suitable for your business.

Where could your business be in 2030 if you start your net zero journey today?

Learn about how bringing a non-executive director into your business could make it more resilient and help you get your business ready to access finance.

Making Tax Digital means businesses must use accounting software to manage their taxes. Learn how MTD works, how it affects businesses and how to register.

How do you know that you’re ready to take your business to the next level? This checklist is designed to help you understand what you need to do to prepare your business for investment.

Planning to export? Learn the issues exporters face and how to overcome them, from accessing new markets to having enough working capital.

Using a VAT loan is an increasingly common way to avoid HMRC fines and arrears payments - discover how one could help your smaller business.

Buy Now Pay Later schemes (BNPL) could help businesses secure more sales. This guide outlines the benefits and the potential drawbacks to bear in mind.

Learn how to recognise and respond to invoice fraud with our invoice fraud prevention tips and best practices.

This online guide has been co-created with Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University to help smaller businesses decipher the terminology surrounding decarbonisation.

Community Development Finance Institutions can be a great way for female-led business, minority-led businesses, and businesses from deprived areas to secure funding. Learn more with our guide.

Mezzanine finance could help your businesses to grow. Learn more about mezzanine finance and the difference between it, equity, and debt.

Learn how different stages of equity funding could help your business, how to obtain capital, and when it's the right path for your business.

Signing a personal guarantee could help business owners access finance, but it could also seriously impact on their personal finances.

In this interview, we speak to Emma Airley, Founder of Pasteis Lisboa, about what business resilience means in her industry.