Annotation Updated for 2014, this is an indispensable guide to starting and running a small business. With sections on getting started, direct marketing, building customer relations, management and accounting, this text is a bible for small businesses.

Whether you’re about to start your own business or have already taken the plunge and want to keep everything on track, make sure you have a copy of The Financial Times Guide to Business Start Up on your shelf. Annually updated, this edition covers the latest legal and financial changes you need to be aware of following the 2013 Budget. There’s also essential new content on shaping up for the digital marketplace and how to develop your online presence, benefit from social media and advertise effectively online. This guide takes you through every important aspect of starting and running a business, including developing your idea and getting financial backing, recruiting staff, building customer relationships, sales, marketing, VAT and much more. Everything you need to know to make your start up a success.

Whether you’re about to start your own business or have already taken the plunge and want to keep everything on track, make sure you have a copy of the No.1 bestselling The Financial Times Guide to Business Start Up on your shelf. Annually updated, this guide takes you through every important aspect of starting and running a business, including developing your idea and getting financial backing, building customer relationships, developing your online presence and much more.

‘As comprehensive an introduction to setting up a business as anyone could need.’ The Daily Telegraph ‘The Wisden of the small business world, threaded through with common sense practical advice.’ The Daily Mail ‘A must for any small business owner.’ Federation of Small Businesses Whether you’re about to start your own business or have already taken the plunge and want to keep everything on track, make sure you have a copy of The Financial Times Guide to Business Start Up on your shelf. Annually updated, this edition covers all the latest legal and financial changes you need to be aware of following the 2014 Budget. This guide takes you through every important aspect of starting and running a business, including developing your idea and getting financial backing, building customer relationships, developing your online presence and much more. Everything you need to know to make your start up a success.

This annually updated and bestselling small business guide covers everything you need to know to succeed as an entrepreneur, from finance, tax and the law, to marketing, sales, pricing and budgeting. This new edition reflects all the latest changes that the small business market is currently going through, including changes in employment law and tax and all the latest budget changes.