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  • How do I protect customers’ credit card details?

    Find out how to ensure security compliance
  • How is my company's credit score calculated?

    One of my suppliers told me that a leading credit reference agency holds a poor credit score on my business. My business is in pretty good shape, so I’d like to know how credit ref...
  • How to scale down a long-term debt?

    I run a serviced offices company, which embarked on an expansion at the height of the property boom. The gamble turned somewhat sour for obvious reasons. I scaled down the business...
  • Boosting your credit rating

    I’ve discovered that my catering business has been labelled ‘high risk’ and now I’m at risk of losing hundreds of thousands of pounds. I only found out when we were turned down for...
  • Unwanted interest

    Invoice discounting has helped me avoid cashflow problems. However, recently some of my bigger customers have been requesting longer or deferred payment terms, so it will take long...
  • Can my business improve its cashflow?

    I run a regional three-store retailing operation, and my cashflow is out of control. I prepared budgets at the start of the year, and although sales have been worse than budgeted,...
  • Taxing temps

    We have recently been using temporary workers to help with our increasing workload. I’ve heard that I could have to pay more tax when employing the services of temporary staff agen...
  • The facts on tax

    I run a growing advertising agency based in Edinburgh. I am considering listing my company on AIM in order to fi nance expansion plans, but I am unsure as to what tax implications...
  • When accounts don't add up

    I’ve discovered my in-house accountant has made some quite serious errors which are likely to impact on our profits for this year. I’m in the early stages of raising angel finance...
  • Do I really need an FD?

    My four-year-old £4m-turnover business is at the stage where I believe it could benefit from better financial advice, but could my accountants offer a similar service? How do I kno...
  • How do I choose the best business bank?

    We have been with our current bank for more than five years. After their initial injection of loan capital I have continued to have a good relationship with them but am starting to...
  • How can we find the best insurance broker?

    Shortly it is going to be time to renew the insurance for my business. In the past I have used a local broker: is it worth looking further afield to try to secure a better deal? Wi...

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