Business structures

Sole trader, partnership or limited company – which one suits you?

64% landlords with larger portfolios will buy as limited companies.

Relief reaches its ‘sunset date’ after low business take-up.

The majority of small firms are being excluded from the devolution process in their local area.

Issues with the new business rates system have been highlighted ahead of its implementation in 2020.

Half of businesses are not convinced that the additional income from business rates will be sufficiently invested to promote local growth, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Almost a third of British startups will begin trading as pop-up businesses, research by EE has found.

More than 8 out of 10 micro businesses are based in the home, according to research by Lloyds Bank Insurance.

The number of micro businesses in the UK has grown by 43% since 2000, a report by insurance group RSA has found.

Women now hold more than a fifth of all board positions in FTSE100 companies, according to the latest figures.