startups

  1. L

    Mental Health, Startups and Universal Credit making me feel bad for wanting to make my business work!.

    Hi, can anyone point me in the right direction regarding business whilst being on universal credit, and trust me I have tried to deal with them, but they make my situation worse and make my mental health so bad that ive had a lot of negative thoughts, also I have been recently diagnosed with...
  2. Jodan-TTRW

    Hi Guys I’m Jordan I’m new here ?‍♂️

    Hello ? Hope everyone is well? I’m Jordan, 25 and I wake up at dawn to graft my **ts off like a lot of people do and have always done. I’d say I’ve awoke from the rat race and time is money ? so I decided to start my own travel comparison “company” website and it’s been going great ?? the...
  3. H

    Importing from Kenya to UK

    Hi all, I am going to be importing goods (stuffed animals) from Kenya and am a bit confused and hoping for some guidance. This is my first time starting a business so apologies for anything seemingly obvious, please be kind. I understand that I will pay import duties & VAT on goods, however I'm...
    • hazen
    • Thread
    • company-formation overseas-trade sole-trader startups vat
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Overseas Trade
  4. Seven practical tips for starting your own business

    Seven practical tips for starting your own business

    When you decide to take the plunge and start your own business, your to-do list will feel never-ending. Mixed up with the excitement of starting your new business journey will be concern about whether you are doing the right thing and confusion about where to turn for trustworthy advice and...
  5. How mentoring forgotten children can create future leaders

    How mentoring forgotten children can create future leaders

    New research released by UKBF last week during National Careers Week, showed that more than 45,000 school leavers aged between 16 and 18 years old started their own businesses in the last three years. Despite this significant number of young people choosing to start up in business, UKBF...
  6. What’s in a name - business owner or entrepreneur?

    What’s in a name - business owner or entrepreneur?

    Do you call yourself a business owner, or are you an entrepreneur? This is a question that UKBF founder, Richard Osborne, is frequently asked. Despite having established and run many successful businesses since he founded his first company over thirty years ago, the term 'entrepreneur' is one...
  7. SME Today talks with influential entrepreneur Richard Osborne

    SME Today talks with influential entrepreneur Richard Osborne

    Richard Osborne is an ambitious, influential entrepreneur who has been a champion of the small and micro-business sector for the past thirty years. In this interview with SME Today, Richard Osborne discusses what he thinks makes an entrepreneur, books that have changed his perspective, and he...
  8. How do you leave the business you founded?

    How do you leave the business you founded?

    Saying goodbye to a business you have founded is definitely no easy task. Not only because of the emotional hardship, but because of the planning and preparation that is required to make your transition as smooth as possible. In this article by startups.co.uk, UKBF founder, Richard Osborne...
  9. Step-change needed to support Britain’s youngest business owners

    Step-change needed to support Britain’s youngest business owners

    Press Release Step-Change Needed To Support Britain’s Youngest Business Owners More than 45,000 school leavers aged between 16 and 18 years started their own businesses in the last three years, yet current legislation prevents thousands of them from reaching their full potential. New...
  10. F

    how to find investors when you are new in the business world?

    Respected. I am a Master Mechanical Engineer and I design machines and write programs for CNC machines. I want to start a startup for the design of machines and robots in the fields of agriculture and the military. How do I find investors who would help me make a startup and in return would have...
  11. M

    Which is the best website to register a Ltd company in the UK?

    Which is the best website to register a Ltd company ? Also i need a registered office address in London and business bank account. Am a UK citizen. Kindly advise pls. Also i want to be 100% shareholder ( so i can transfer shares later to my partner ) and Person with significant control and...
  12. Kperryman

    Diversification is Key - So why have i put all my eggs in one basket?

    Hi Guys, complete newby here! So i currently run a successful mortgage business in the UK, after having spent 10 years working for large high street banks i though F you and stuck it to the man to create my own version, but completely transparent, always for the client, and everything the banks...
  13. A

    Our company is expanding to do things outside of its current area

    Hi everyone, this is my first post so I hope I have put it in the correct area. My wife and I own a company: ABC Software Ltd We are both directors and employees of ABC Software Ltd I am a software contractor and my wife does bookkeeping and testing for one of our own custom software products...
  14. M

    Fast Food Startup

    *apologies for rambling here* Hello everyone, and thank you for allowing me to badger you all for advice / feedback etc. I'm happy to accept complete honesty too! I have quite a unique set of circumstances, which I will explain. Years ago I owned a frozen yogurt shop in the major shopping...
  15. JuliaClementsRoche

    UKBF Media Opportunity: Looking For People Who Started A New Business During Their Retirement

    ??️? Did you (or anyone you know) start a small business in retirement? If so, get in touch (if you'd like to be involved in a national newspaper article we have been asked to help with this morning)! ??️?
  16. JuliaClementsRoche

    UKBF Media Opportunity: Creative businesses wanted

    ?️??️ A journalist at Business Insider is really keen to speak with any UKBF members who have found time to make a change to a creative business venture during the pandemic, or who found more time to grow one. Is this you? ? Please get in touch today (Wednesday 12 January) and I will connect...
  17. H

    egg free cake shop / takeaway / coffee buiseness information needed for start up please !

    hello everyone i hope you guys are doing good i recently moved to england, i don't know a lot of things when it comes to insurance / legal fees / terms and all of that basicly i am an e-marketer / devlopper / graphic designer. i have a lot of knowlegdge when it comes to marketing and selling...
  18. Argayu

    Startup warrants to staff: fairness and taxes

    Hi all! I have joined an EU tech startup earlier this year [through my UK Ltd company] and they have just offered me a warrant package. The startup has been around for about three years and it is starting to generate revenue. I have the right to purchase X number of warrants at -rounding up...
  19. L

    If starting a business from scratch today. What sector would you choose and why?

    If you were starting a business in our current climate, what industry would you choose and why?
    • LSS2021
    • Thread
    • startups
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Start Up Space
  20. L

    Business Partner | lettings industry

    Hi I am the founder and director of a fairly new online letting agency (proptech).There are currently 2 young directors (including myself). We need the help of a third partner/director, with a wealth of experience in lettings and understands the current market. To help take our company from...
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