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If you start a business on your own, or with someone else, and don't form a company, you will be trading as a sole trader or in a partnership.

Summary of key areas of legislation likely to affect a car repairing business.

Employing family members within the business can create tensions. Encourage family and workplace harmony, to bring commercial and personal benefits.

Buying a business can be a big step forward, but there are pitfalls. Find out how to complete the purchase and check the real state of the business.

Read this leaflet from the Health and Safety Executive to find out more about what you need to do as an employer to keep your homeworkers safe.

Product liability laws cover consumer goods and goods used in a workplace. If someone is injured by a defective product, they can sue for damages.

Avoid cash flow problems and encourage your customers to pay on time by charging interest on late payments. Our guide to your rights.

Rent reviews and business rates revaluations can cost you money. How to judge whether an increase is reasonable, and how to challenge an increase.

Managing basic health and safety need not be costly or complicated. Following this common-sense checklist can help minimise most risks.

How your business can use individuals' personal data under the GDPR. Managing privacy, individuals' rights, security and data breaches.

Find out how to protect and exploit your intellectual property, whether it is a design, shape, brand or type of technology, using this handy tool

Planning your succession is key in obtaining maximum value from the business and to secure its long-term future. Find answers to the key questions.