Renting a business property
Understand your legal responsibilities as a tenant when renting a property for business.
Starting a business : Run a business
Ready to start? Here's your guide to setting up your own business, with expert guidance and support.
Run a business
Finding premises
There’s a wide range of business properties in the UK to operate from, including leased offices and co-working spaces.
Running a business from home
Check whether you need permission to run your business from home and find information on tax, insurance and business rates.
Regulations and licensing
How to ensure your products or services comply with legal requirements and safety standards.
Find business regulations
Find guidance and tools on business regulations from the Office of Product Safety and Standards.
Skills and mentoring
Finding a mentor or taking on training can give you the confidence and skills to start and build a successful business.
Find a mentor with Digital Boost
Join a community of small businesses for mentoring, virtual events and peer learning programmes.
Search for mentors in your local area
Mentorsme.co.uk offers businesses access to a list of quality-assured business-mentoring organisations across Britain.
Employing people
Get your business ready to recruit and employ staff, with step-by-step guidance and recruitment resources.
How to become an employer and recruit staff
Check what you need to do as an employer before you can take on staff.
Get ready to employ staff for the first time
Understand the 7 things you need to know to employ staff for the first time.
Understanding employers' liability insurance
You must get employers' liability (EL) insurance as soon as you become an employer. EL will help you pay compensation if an employee is injured or becomes ill because of the work they do.
Get legal advice
Lawyers For Your Business from the Law Society can put you in touch with solicitors with the right experience for small and medium businesses.
