Technology & Digital

Software, IT services, digital products, smart cities and tech startups.

222 guides

12 journeys

Browsing by sector — Guidance organised by industry. Find what you need based on who it applies to.

Guided journeys

Step-by-step guides for businesses in this sector:

Export controlled goods and dual-use items

Compliance-critical guidance for exporting military items, dual-use technology, or goods subject to sanctions - with penalties up to 10 years imprisonment

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Start a tech business

Launch a software, digital services, or technology startup

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Grow your tech business

Scale your tech business - funding, international expansion, investment, and preparing for exit

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Start a fintech business

Launch a financial technology business requiring FCA authorisation

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Run a tech business

Ongoing compliance, operations, and growth guidance for established UK tech and software businesses

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Consumer rights compliance checklist

Quick compliance check for traders selling goods, services, or digital content to consumers. Covers quality standards, remedies, distance selling, unfair terms, and enforcement readiness.

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Comply with the Online Safety Act from scratch

A complete learning path for platform operators new to the Online Safety Act 2023. Covers understanding the Act, determining scope and platform category, conducting risk assessments, protecting children, implementing content moderation, writing compliant terms of service, setting up complaints procedures, implementing age assurance, and registering with Ofcom.

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Handling customer refund disputes

When a customer demands a refund, what are your legal obligations? This guide helps you determine whether the customer is entitled to a refund, what remedy to offer, and how to process it correctly under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

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Online Safety Act compliance quick check

Rapid compliance self-assessment for experienced operators: confirm scope, verify risk assessments, check content moderation, terms of service, complaints, age assurance, and Ofcom registration status.

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Understanding consumer rights law for traders

Learn your legal obligations when selling goods, services, or digital content to consumers. Covers the Consumer Rights Act 2015 quality standards, tiered remedies, distance selling rules, unfair contract terms, and enforcement penalties.

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Respond to an Ofcom investigation

What to do when Ofcom takes enforcement action against your online service under the Online Safety Act 2023. Covers identifying the type of action, evidence preservation, senior manager criminal liability, responding to notices, penalty mitigation, and seeking legal advice.

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Start selling online legally

Everything you need to know before launching an online shop. Covers distance selling regulations, pre-contract information, cancellation rights, refund obligations, website compliance, consumer rights for goods and digital content, and enforcement.

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Guidance for technology & digital

Digital & Technology

• Software licensing compliance — Understand your legal obligations when using, developing, or distributing software - including open source licensing, …
• E-commerce regulations for online selling — Legal requirements for selling online - including consumer contracts, pre-contract information, cancellation rights, and digital …
• Tech Sector Compliance Overview — Comprehensive guide to regulatory compliance for technology businesses - UK GDPR, data protection, online safety, …
• Tech Sector Licensing and Authorisations — Comprehensive guide to licences and regulatory authorisations required for technology businesses - telecommunications, financial services, …
• Cryptoasset Business Regulation — Regulatory requirements for cryptoasset businesses in the UK - how token classification determines whether you …
• Protecting Your Software Intellectual Property — Complete IP protection guide for software businesses - automatic copyright for source code, patent eligibility …
• Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations — PECR sits alongside UK GDPR and gives specific privacy rights relating to electronic communications, including …
• Network and Information Systems (NIS) Regulations — The NIS Regulations 2018 (as amended in 2022) require operators of essential services and relevant …
• Cyber Essentials Certification — Government-backed scheme helping organisations guard against common cyber attacks. Required for many government contracts involving …
• AI Regulation Framework — The UK takes a principles-based, sector-specific approach to AI regulation. There is no single AI …
• Computer Misuse Act Compliance — How to comply with the Computer Misuse Act 1990 when conducting security testing, developing security …
• Electronic Communications Code — Rights and obligations for communications network operators to install and maintain electronic communications apparatus on …
• General Authorisation for Electronic Communications Services — Any provider of electronic communications services or networks in the UK operates under a general …
• Radio Equipment Regulations — Equipment that intentionally transmits or receives radio waves for communication or radio determination must comply …
• Export Control (Dual-Use Technology) — Export of goods, software, and technology with both civil and military applications requires licensing. Particularly …
• Making Tax Digital for businesses — How to comply with Making Tax Digital requirements.
• NIS Regulations: compliance for operators of essential services — How to comply with the Network and Information Systems (NIS) Regulations 2018 as an operator …
• Online Safety Act: duties for online services — How to comply with the Online Safety Act 2023 if you operate a user-to-user service …
• Get Cyber Essentials certified — How to achieve Cyber Essentials certification for your business. Covers the five technical controls, certification …
• Cyber security basics for small businesses — Practical, low-cost steps to protect your small business from cyber attacks. Covers the five Cyber …
• App store and digital platform regulation — How the Digital Markets Act and CMA regulation affects large digital platforms and app store …
• Age verification for online services — How to implement age verification to comply with the Online Safety Act and ICO Children's …
• E-commerce and digital exporting — Selling internationally through online marketplaces, understanding distance selling regulations, and VAT obligations.
• Consumer rights compliance for digital content sellers — Your legal obligations under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 when …
• Set up content moderation to meet Online Safety Act requirements — How to build a content moderation system that meets Online Safety Act 2023 duties. Covers …
• Write terms of service that meet Online Safety Act requirements — How to draft or update your platform's terms of service to comply with Online Safety …
• Register with Ofcom for Online Safety Act compliance — How to register with Ofcom as a regulated online service and understand fee requirements under …
• Online Safety Act penalties and enforcement powers — Quick reference to Ofcom's enforcement powers, penalty calculations, and senior manager criminal liability under the …
• Understanding the Online Safety Act — A strategic overview of the Online Safety Act 2023, explaining what it is, who it …
• Conduct an illegal content risk assessment — Step-by-step guide to conducting the mandatory illegal content risk assessment under the Online Safety Act …
• Conduct a children's access assessment — Step-by-step guide to assessing whether children are likely to access your online service under the …
• Children's safety duties under the Online Safety Act — Comprehensive guide to the children's safety duties under the Online Safety Act 2023. Covers what …
• Implement age assurance on your platform — Practical guide to implementing age assurance on your online platform. Covers choosing between age verification …
• Online Safety Act compliance checklist — Quick-check verification of your Online Safety Act compliance status. Covers scope assessment, risk assessments, content …

Sector-Specific

• Claim creative industry tax reliefs — Corporation Tax reliefs for creative businesses - film, high-end TV, animation, video games, theatre, orchestras, …
• Apply for creative industry funding and grants — Funding opportunities for creative businesses - Arts Council Project Grants, BFI Film Fund, Screen Scotland, …
• Consumer rights compliance for traders — Your legal obligations under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 when selling goods, services, or digital …
• Comply with Trading Standards and Consumer Rights — Your legal obligations under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, Consumer Contracts Regulations, and trading standards …
• Avoid unfair trading practices — Your legal obligations to trade fairly with consumers. Covers prohibited misleading actions and omissions, aggressive …
• Distance and off-premises selling requirements — Your legal obligations when selling to consumers online, by phone, by mail order, or at …
• Accessibility requirements for businesses — Legal obligations to make your business accessible to disabled people under the Equality Act 2010, …
• IR35 rules for off-payroll working — How to assess contractor status under IR35 off-payroll working rules. Covers who must make determinations, …
• How to manage a product recall — Step-by-step guidance for manufacturers, importers, and distributors on managing a product recall when a consumer …
• Trade sanctions and export restrictions — Understanding UK sanctions on 80+ countries, arms embargoes, and the criminal penalties for breaching restrictions.
• General product safety requirements — Understand your legal obligations under the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 when placing consumer products …
• Product safety penalties and enforcement — Quick reference for product safety penalties, enforcement powers, and sanctions under the General Product Safety …
• Understanding UK product safety law — A strategic overview of UK product safety law for business owners and directors. Explains the …
• Choose the right conformity assessment route — How to determine the correct conformity assessment route for your product before placing it on …
• Importer responsibilities for the GB market — Legal responsibilities for importers placing products on the Great Britain market. Covers verifying manufacturer compliance, …
• Sector-specific product safety regulations — Quick reference for the main sector-specific product safety regulations in Great Britain. Covers toys, electrical …
• AI product safety: how product liability law applies to AI — How existing UK product safety law applies to AI products and AI components embedded in …
• Software and AI as medical devices (SaMD/AIaMD) — How MHRA regulates software and AI-powered medical devices. Covers the SaMD definition and boundary guidance, …

Tax & Finance

• Register as self-employed with HMRC — How to register for Self Assessment as a sole trader, get your Unique Taxpayer Reference …
• Set up as a sole trader — How to register as self-employed and start trading as a sole trader.
• Use VAT Cash Accounting — How Cash Accounting can help your cash flow by paying VAT only when you receive …
• How to complete your VAT return — Step-by-step guidance on what to include in each box of your VAT return. Covers boxes …
• VAT you cannot reclaim — Understand the items where you cannot reclaim VAT on business purchases. Covers blocked input tax …
• Corporation Tax basics — Understanding and paying Corporation Tax.
• File your Company Tax Return (CT600) — How to file your Company Tax Return (CT600) including deadlines, payment requirements, iXBRL tagging, and …
• Corporation tax loss relief — How to use trading losses to reduce your company's corporation tax bill. Covers carry-back, carry-forward, …
• Prepare for Making Tax Digital for VAT — What you need to do to comply with Making Tax Digital requirements for VAT, including …
• VAT invoice requirements — Learn what information must appear on a VAT invoice and when different invoice types apply. …
• Voluntary VAT registration - pros and cons — Understand the benefits and drawbacks of registering for VAT when you're below the £90,000 threshold. …
• Corporation tax rates and small profits relief — Understanding the Corporation Tax rate structure following Finance Act 2022 changes. Covers the 25% main …
• Pay National Insurance when self-employed — How to pay Class 2 and Class 4 National Insurance contributions when you're self-employed. Covers …
• Prepare for Making Tax Digital — How to get ready for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, including when you must …
• How to charge VAT correctly — Learn how to charge VAT on your sales, choose the right rate, and create compliant …
• Understanding HMRC enquiries — What happens during an HMRC enquiry and how to respond. Covers types of enquiries, time …
• Register for Self Assessment — When and how to register for Self Assessment tax.
• Filing your Self Assessment tax return — Who must file a Self Assessment return, how to complete and submit it, what expenses …
• Claim business expenses as a sole trader — How to claim allowable expenses to reduce your tax bill, including simplified expenses options for …
• Reclaim VAT on business purchases — Understand when and how you can reclaim VAT paid on goods and services for your …
• How taxes work for limited companies — Understanding Corporation Tax, VAT, PAYE, and Self Assessment - how they interconnect and your obligations …
• Correct VAT return errors — How to fix mistakes on your VAT return and when to tell HMRC. Covers error …
• Check if you need to register for VAT — Find out if your business must register for VAT based on your taxable turnover. Covers …
• VAT schemes: choosing the right one for your business — A guide to the three main VAT schemes for small businesses: Flat Rate Scheme, Cash …
• File your Self Assessment tax return — Step-by-step guidance for sole traders on completing and submitting your Self Assessment tax return to …
• Get your Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) — How to get a UTR number for Self Assessment. Covers registration for sole traders and …
• VAT when selling online to customers abroad — Understanding VAT obligations when selling to overseas customers through your website or online marketplaces. Covers …
• Join the VAT Flat Rate Scheme — How to join the Flat Rate Scheme and calculate your VAT using a fixed percentage …
• Use the trading allowance — When to use the £1,000 trading allowance versus claiming actual expenses. Includes eligibility rules, relief …
• Choose the correct VAT rate — Find out which VAT rate applies to your goods or services - standard, reduced, zero-rated, …
• Keep business records as a sole trader — What records you must keep as a sole trader, how long to retain them, and …
• VAT registration — When and how to register for VAT, including mandatory and voluntary registration, what counts as …
• Digital Services Tax (DST) Compliance — Guide to Digital Services Tax for large digital platforms. Understand the 2% tax rate, revenue …
• Run payroll and submit RTI — How to run your payroll and submit Real Time Information to HMRC each pay period.
• Pay PAYE to HMRC — How and when to pay your PAYE tax and National Insurance to HMRC.
• PAYE year-end tasks — What employers must do at the end of the tax year for PAYE compliance.
• Understanding PAYE tax codes — How to read and apply PAYE tax codes for your employees.
• Handle a new starter without a P45 — What to do when a new employee does not provide a P45 from their previous …
• Recover statutory payments from HMRC — How to claim back statutory payments (SMP, SPP, SAP, ShPP) from HMRC.
• Correct PAYE errors — How to fix mistakes in your payroll submissions and HMRC records.
• Prepare for an HMRC PAYE compliance check — What to expect and how to prepare when HMRC reviews your PAYE records.
• Statutory Sick Pay for employers — How to calculate and pay Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).
• Maternity and paternity leave — Statutory entitlements for new parents including leave periods and pay rates.
• Report expenses and benefits (P11D) — How to report taxable benefits in kind to HMRC, including company cars, medical insurance, loans, …
• Student loan deductions for employers — How to calculate and process student loan and postgraduate loan deductions from employee pay.
• Workplace pensions: your auto-enrolment duties — Your legal duties to automatically enrol eligible employees into a workplace pension scheme and contribute …
• Register as an employer (PAYE) — How to register with HMRC as an employer before your first payday.
• Raising equity investment — How to attract investment from angel investors, VCs, and crowdfunding platforms in exchange for company …
• Director's loans — Tax implications when directors borrow from or loan money to their limited company.
• Opening a business bank account — Open a business bank account to separate your finances, simplify tax returns, and accept payments …
• Business funding and grants — Find funding options for your business.
• Payment systems and banking protections for businesses — How the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 protects your business through the Payment Systems …
• Finding government grants — How to search for and apply for government grants, subsidies, and financial support for your …
• Organising your business finances — Essential financial management practices - bank accounts, bookkeeping, and record keeping.
• Go full-time with your business — Practical guidance for transitioning from employment to full-time self-employment. Covers financial preparation, legal obligations, tax …
• Cancel your VAT registration — How to deregister for VAT, including when you must notify HMRC, completing your final VAT …
• Close your PAYE scheme — How to permanently close your PAYE scheme with HMRC, including final FPS submission, issuing P45s …
• File your final Self Assessment return — How to file your final Self Assessment tax return when you stop being self-employed. Covers …
• VAT and tax on exports — Zero-rating exports, evidence requirements, rules of origin, and claiming tariff-free trade under UK agreements.
• Correct your Self Assessment return — How to amend your Self Assessment return within the 12-month window, claim overpayments after the …
• Close company tax rules for owner-managed businesses — What close company status means for your tax obligations, including Section 455 tax on director's …
• Report capital gains on your Self Assessment — How to report capital gains using SA108, including the annual exempt amount, CGT rates, the …
• Claim R&D tax relief for your company — How to claim R&D tax relief under the merged scheme and ERIS for innovative UK …
• Associated companies and Corporation Tax — How associated companies rules affect your Corporation Tax rate thresholds and quarterly instalment obligations.
• Pay your Self Assessment tax bill — How to pay your Self Assessment tax bill, including payment methods, payments on account, Budget …
• Claim capital allowances for your company — How to claim AIA, full expensing, and writing down allowances on your Corporation Tax return.
• Report property income on your Self Assessment — How to report rental income on your Self Assessment using SA105 - allowable expenses, mortgage …
• Corporation Tax annual compliance checklist — Year-end checklist to verify your Corporation Tax compliance is complete.
• Plan your Corporation Tax payments — How to pay Corporation Tax on time, including quarterly instalments for large companies and Time …
• Register your company for Corporation Tax — Step-by-step Corporation Tax registration for new companies.

Business Structure

• Business name rules — Rules for choosing a business name, trading name, or company name.
• Register a trademark — Protect your business name, logo, or slogan by registering a UK trademark with the Intellectual …
• Choose a partnership structure — Compare general partnership, limited partnership (LP), and limited liability partnership (LLP) to find the right …
• Dissolve a business partnership — How to wind up a general partnership, settle debts, notify HMRC, and fulfil your final …
• Register a business partnership — How to register a partnership with HMRC for Self Assessment, including nominated partner responsibilities and …
• Change from sole trader to limited company — How to incorporate your sole trader business as a limited company. Covers the incorporation process, …
• Sole trader or limited company — Compare the two most common business structures and choose what's right for you.
• Set up a business partnership — How to register a partnership and understand partner responsibilities.
• Create a partnership agreement — How to draft a partnership agreement covering essential clauses, legal requirements, and what happens if …
• Running a business from home — Rules and considerations for home-based businesses.
• How partners pay tax on profits — Understanding how partnership profits are taxed on individual partners, including profit allocation, National Insurance contributions, …
• File partnership tax returns (SA800) — How to file the SA800 partnership tax return and individual partner returns. Covers registration, deadlines, …
• Your first 90 days as business owner — Strategic guide for your first 90 days owning a business. Covers immediate priorities, building relationships, …
• Stop being self-employed — How to close your sole trader business, notify HMRC, and complete your final Self Assessment …
• Mandatory registrations every business must complete — Step-by-step guide to the registrations every business must complete before trading, regardless of sector. Covers …
• Check your business name is available — Step-by-step guide to checking your business name is available across Companies House, trademarks, domains, and …

Compliance & Legal

• Set up a limited company — Steps to incorporate and register your limited company.
• Fire safety duties for landlords of residential properties — Your legal duties as a landlord to protect tenants from fire. Covers smoke and carbon …
• Business licenses: what you need — Find out what licenses and permits your business needs to operate legally.
• Submitting VAT returns — How to calculate VAT, choose an accounting scheme, submit returns through Making Tax Digital, pay …
• Bribery Act 2010: compliance for businesses — How to prevent bribery in your business and comply with the Bribery Act 2010. Covers …
• Write a privacy notice that meets UK GDPR requirements — How to write a privacy notice that complies with UK GDPR. Covers required content, plain …
• Respond to a ransomware attack — Emergency response guide for ransomware attacks. Covers immediate containment, recovery options, reporting requirements, and ransom …
• Business insurance: what you need — Understanding mandatory and recommended insurance for your business, including employers' liability, public liability, professional indemnity, …
• Respond to data subject access requests (DSARs) — How to handle data subject access requests under UK GDPR. Covers the one-month response deadline, …
• International data transfers: UK GDPR requirements — How to legally transfer personal data outside the UK under UK GDPR. Covers adequacy decisions, …
• Report a cyber incident — Emergency response guide for reporting cyber attacks and data breaches. Covers who to contact (Report …
• Responding to data breaches: legal requirements — What to do when you discover a personal data breach. Covers the 72-hour ICO notification …
• Cookie consent: comply with PECR requirements — How to comply with cookie consent rules under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 …
• Register with the ICO and pay the data protection fee — How to register with the Information Commissioner's Office and pay the annual data protection fee. …
• Data protection for businesses — How to comply with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. Covers ICO registration, …
• Find licences you need for your business — How to identify and apply for the licences, permits, and registrations your business needs using …
• Conducting risk assessments — How to identify hazards, evaluate risks, and implement controls using the 5-step risk assessment process.
• Gender pay gap reporting — Mandatory gender pay gap reporting for large employers and transparency obligations.
• Protect new and expectant mothers at work — Your legal duties under Regulations 16-18 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work …
• Get licences from your local council — Comprehensive guide to local authority licensing requirements including premises licences for alcohol and entertainment, food …
• Managing export business risk and corruption — UK Bribery Act compliance, due diligence on overseas buyers, political risk assessment, and IP protection …
• Handle subject access requests (SARs) — How to recognise, process, and respond to subject access requests under UK GDPR. Covers the …
• Data protection annual compliance checklist — Annual checklist for verifying your data protection compliance. Covers ICO fee renewal, privacy notices, records …
• Write a GDPR-compliant privacy notice — How to write and maintain a privacy notice that meets UK GDPR requirements. Covers mandatory …
• Carry out a data protection impact assessment (DPIA) — How to carry out a data protection impact assessment under UK GDPR Article 35. Covers …
• Data Use and Access Act 2025: what changed for businesses — What the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 means for UK businesses. Explains the eight …
• Product liability and insurance — How strict liability under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 works in practice, what statutory defences …
• Equality and menopause action plans for large employers — Requirements for mandatory gender pay gap action plans and menopause support action plans for employers …
• UK AI regulation: how it works — Comprehensive overview of UK AI regulation. The UK has no single AI law. Instead, existing …
• Which regulator covers your AI system — Decision-tree reference guide mapping AI use cases to the UK regulators responsible for oversight. Covers …
• AI regulation timeline and key dates — Quick reference for all key AI regulation dates and upcoming milestones. Covers the EU AI …
• Using AI in recruitment and HR — Compliance requirements when using AI for recruitment, screening, and HR decisions. Covers equality law risks, …
• AI bias and equality law — How the Equality Act 2010 applies to AI systems and what businesses must do to …
• EU AI Act: what UK businesses need to know — Comprehensive guide to how the EU AI Act affects UK businesses placing AI systems on …
• Prepare for EU AI Act high-risk obligations — Practical steps to prepare for EU AI Act high-risk AI system obligations before the 2 …
• AI and copyright: what businesses need to know — The current UK legal position on AI and copyright, including training data risks, AI-generated content …
• Assess your AI compliance obligations — Step-by-step guide to assessing what AI compliance obligations apply to your business. Covers inventorying AI …
• Set up an AI governance framework — How to establish accountability structures, risk processes, and oversight for AI systems in your business. …
• AI transparency and explainability obligations — What transparency and explainability mean for AI systems and how to meet the obligations. Covers …
• AI compliance checklist — Quick verification checklist covering all major AI compliance obligations. Use this checklist to confirm your …
• Create a data retention policy — How to write and implement a data retention policy that satisfies the UK GDPR storage …
• Checklist for protecting new and expectant mothers — Compliance checklist for employers when an employee is pregnant, has recently given birth, or is …
• Cyber insurance for businesses — Understanding what cyber insurance covers, when your business needs it, and how UK GDPR obligations …
• Professional registrations: regulated sectors — Which business sectors require professional or regulator registration before trading, what the registration process involves, …
• Approvals and registrations you need before trading — Understanding the approvals, registrations, and licences your business needs before you can legally start trading. …
• Pre-trading compliance checklist — A concise yes/no checklist to verify you have completed all mandatory pre-trading requirements, including business …
• Start a subscription business — Guide to setting up a recurring revenue business covering pricing tiers, payment processing, legal requirements, …

Environment & Sustainability

• Meet your environmental compliance obligations under the Environment Act 2021 — Understand which provisions of the Environment Act 2021 apply to your business and how to …

Growth & Strategy

• Email marketing: PECR and UK GDPR requirements — How to send compliant marketing emails under PECR and UK GDPR. Covers consent requirements, the …
• Marketing and advertising law — Legal requirements for promoting your business.
• Social media for business — Advertising rules for promoting your business on social media.
• Electronic marketing rules (PECR) — How to comply with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 when sending marketing emails, …
• Apply for innovation funding — Access Innovate UK grants and competitions for research, development, and game-changing technologies.
• Protect your intellectual property — How to identify, protect, and enforce your intellectual property rights. Includes guidance on trademarks, patents, …
• Identify your intellectual property — Discover what intellectual property your business owns, from brand names and creative content to inventions …
• Develop your brand identity — How to create a professional brand identity that builds customer trust and business value. Includes …
• Secure web domains for your business — How to choose, register, and protect your business domain names. Includes guidance on domain extensions, …
• Keep business records after closing — Record retention requirements that continue after your business closes. Covers how long to keep tax …

Employment & HR

• Manage redundancies correctly — How to make employees redundant fairly and legally. Covers collective consultation requirements, fair selection criteria, …
• Redundancy consultation process — How to conduct redundancy consultations properly. Covers collective consultation requirements, selection criteria, statutory redundancy pay, …
• The complete employment lifecycle: employer responsibilities from hire to exit — A comprehensive guide to employer responsibilities across every stage of the employment relationship, from lawful …
• Equality Act 2010 employer compliance — Your legal duties under the Equality Act 2010 including protected characteristics, discrimination types, reasonable adjustments, …
• Settlement agreements — How to use settlement agreements to resolve employment disputes. Covers legal requirements, tax treatment of …
• Employment status: employee, worker, or self-employed — How to correctly determine whether someone is an employee, worker, or self-employed. Covers the key …
• Preventing workplace harassment: employer duties — How to comply with strengthened harassment prevention duties from October 2026, including third-party harassment liability …
• Preventing discrimination at work — Your duties under the Equality Act 2010 to prevent workplace discrimination. Covers the nine protected …
• Mandatory hiring requirements — Every employer obligation from pre-hire through the first month of employment. Covers right to work …
• Check someone's right to work — How to conduct compliant right to work checks before employment begins. Includes acceptable documents, online …
• Sponsor overseas workers — Get a sponsor licence to hire skilled workers from outside the UK. Covers licence fees, …
• Employment Contracts and Written Statements — Your legal duty to provide written employment terms. Covers the day-1 requirement, mandatory terms, contract …
• Before you hire your first employee — Everything you need to do before employing your first staff member.
• Prevent sexual harassment in the workplace — Your legal duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment at work, effective from …
• Make employees redundant when closing your business — How to make employees redundant when closing your business. Covers statutory redundancy pay calculations, consultation …
• Respond to an employment tribunal claim — What to do when a current or former employee brings an employment tribunal claim against …
• Understanding employee share schemes — An overview of the four HMRC tax-advantaged employee share schemes (EMI, CSOP, SIP, and SAYE), …

International Trade

• Traveling abroad for export business — Business visas, travel insurance, temporarily exporting samples/equipment, and tax/NI for overseas work.
• Understanding UK export licensing and controls — When you need an export licence, how to apply, and the serious penalties for exporting …
• Export customs declarations and procedures — How to declare exports, what documentation you need, and how to avoid the most common …
• UKCA marking: complete guide for manufacturers — How to comply with UK product marking requirements when placing goods on the Great Britain …
• Windsor Framework: what businesses need to know — An explainer guide to the Windsor Framework for businesses trading between Great Britain and Northern …
• Product safety responsibilities across the supply chain — Who is responsible for product safety at each stage of the supply chain. Explains the …
• Selling products in Northern Ireland — How GB businesses can sell products in Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework's dual regulatory …

Premises & Operations

• Understanding permitted development rights — When you can change your business premises or convert buildings without applying for full planning …
• Professional indemnity insurance for businesses — Professional indemnity (PI) insurance protects your business against claims of negligent advice, errors, or omissions …