Setting up a business has never been more popular, with over 400,000 business start-ups in the UK per year. However, it can still be a daunting prospect and it is vital to be well informed. The new edition of this authoritative guide provides coverage of all the developments in the world of self-employment and new business. 

          It includes all the key topics that should be considered, such as: defining your business; funding and finance; marketing; sales and customer relations; purchasing; process management; transportation; financial management; bookkeeping; IT considerations; taxation; employment issues; asset management; and managing for growth.Neatly combining information on basic business practice with advice on business expansion, this guide should prove useful to anyone who is looking to establish themselves in business.